Global Disciples
JOB SUMMARY
The Regional Development Coordinator provides regional advocate teams and individuals the necessary resources and toolkits for national scalability. In addition, the coordinator will track and follow-up on regional activities, ensuring clear communication of Global Disciples’ mission and vision in developing regions.
Global Disciples’ heartbeat is to see every person have an opportunity to choose and follow Jesus Christ. We connect the hearts of North Americans with the world’s least-reached people groups and raise prayer and financial support to see Christ-like disciples trained and locally sustainable fellowships planted.
GOALS
This job exists to grow the number of regional advocate teams across the nation, by providing support, resources, and encouragement to regional advocate teams.
RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Work with internal teams (Marketing, Prayer, Partner Relations, Finance, Events) to create, manage, and provide advocate resources & toolkits for all regional segments of Pray-Promote-Provide.
2. Serve as point-of-contact between regional advocates and Global Disciples, regularly communicating with advocates and thanking them for their efforts.
3. Keep and maintain organizational policies and procedures, along with event planning standards for all advocate partners concerning their activities.
4. Provide quarterly updates of regional progress and report results to advocates through email. Additional follow-up conversation via preferred mode of communication (text, phone, email).
5. Provide internal updates via Microsoft Teams, Monday.com, and meetings.
6. Act as project coordinator for Partner Relations team, ensuring regional activities are delivered on time, expectations are managed, and goals are met or exceeded.
- Track details of advocate run events
- Ensure advocates have all materials / resources needed for the event
- Draft event schedule, when requested
- Track event sponsorships
7. In regions with a local Partner Relations Regional Manager, collaborate with the Regional Manager, supporting them as needed.
8. Coordinate staff involvement at various events, speaking engagements, etc.
9. Network with regional and potential advocates, to build relationships, train, and equip.
10. Ship items from the Lancaster office to advocate-led events; receive and put away excess items that are returned to the office.
11. Grow (or participate) in the advocate team located in the incumbent’s region.
12. Stay current with best practices of volunteer development and engagement.
QUALIFICATIONS
1. Must be a committed follower of Jesus Christ and an active member of a Christian church.
2. Passion for the mission and work of Global Disciples and alignment with its statement of faith, goals, purposes, and objectives.
3. Strong project management skills a plus, with attention to detail.
4. Customer-focused, with excellent interpersonal skills.
5. Ability to work with remote staff and volunteers.
6. Must be willing to accommodate a flexible schedule, to support events or volunteer schedules.
7. Ability to follow through on tasks or projects, a must.
8. Bachelor’s degree in business, fundraising, or related field preferred.
9. Microsoft Office 365, ZOOM, and Salesforce preferred.
REQUIRED: Send a Resume and a Cover Letter which includes a few sentences on your cross-cultural experience as well as your walk with the Lord.