Regional Director

Mission/Authority: Through dynamic leadership that inspires growth and health, carry out responsibilities necessary to ensure excellent Young Life ministry in the Blue Ridge region. Additionally, know and uphold all Young Life policies and procedures in an effective, encouraging manner.

Local Note:

Young Life is a world-class ministry for adolescents that has been in existence since 1941. Our staff and volunteers enter the world of kids, focusing on what matters to them — fun, adventure, friendship and a sense of significance. In doing so, we earn the privilege of talking to them about something that matters most of all — the truth about Jesus Christ.

The Blue Ridge Region encompasses western and central Virginia as well as the West Virginia panhandle. With a long history of Young Life, ministry ranges from legacy areas to exciting start-ups and unreached frontiers. The region is dominated by vibrant college campuses/towns and rural/small town areas. Home to Rockbridge, the region has a successful history of camping, leader development, launching small town areas and producing staff for regions across the East and the global mission. The next leader will continue and accelerate this work, with a particular emphasis on the volunteer and staff pipeline, while continuing to lean into the changing needs and demographics of young people in the region.

Spiritual Development — “Following Jesus” includes prayer and spiritual disciplines, fellowship, growth and health and church relationships.

• Develop a yearly personal growth plan that fosters a vibrant spiritual life including time for solitude, retreat, reflection, prayer and a sincere commitment to understanding God’s Word.
• Seek and maintain relationships and disciplines, in the context of active participation in a church community.
• Actively participate in the spiritual life of the Young Life community.
• Lead teams and individuals in spiritual development.
• Ensure that all Young Life ministry in the region, is designed and carried out with a dependence on prayer that takes place out of the overflow of a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

Leadership Development — “Equipping leaders, committee and staff” includes key volunteer care, recruiting, team building and training, supervision and vision casting.

• Cast vision for reaching “every kid” within the region.
• Recruit, interview, hire and place a diverse group of staff within the region.
• Supervise, develop and evaluate staff, providing resources and experiences needed to implement the vision.
• Facilitate healthy departures when necessary.
• Develop and implement regional trainings.
• Conduct assignments or events, including leadership weekends, recruiting days, staff development, leader training and more.

Resource Development — “Fueling the ministry” includes events, major donor care, public relations (branding) and Relationship Centered Engagement (RCE) team.

• Help areas develop committees. Communicate regularly with committee and RCE chairs within the region.
• Develop and lead the region’s fundraising strategy, ensuring excellence in communication to donors.
• Raise the necessary funds to carry out the regional ministry vision.
• Ensure an RCE plan including vision statement and strategy and financial master plan is implemented and reviewed.
• Work with Development staff to identify potential donors for mission wide efforts.
• Coordinate and conduct quality events which reflect Young Life’s capacity to impact kids and warrant the investment of a participant’s personal and corporate resources.
• Work with the area committee to develop good community and church relationships.
• If appropriate, recruit, develop, encourage and sustain a diverse regional committee.

Direct Ministry — “Proclaiming and modeling” includes contact work, club, Campaigners and camp.

• Develop new areas, and identify interested adults to help the ministry to grow.
• Visit areas as needed, including routine and emergency crisis visits.
• Observe and evaluate local areas to ensure Young Life ministry is carried out with excellence.
• Ensure a plan is in place to grow Young Life in the region including multiethnic, focus, and life-stage ministries as part of our vision for reaching all kids.
• Maintain ministry contact with kids to the extent it is necessary to be effective in this role.
• Provide networking opportunities to offer additional camping experiences using non-Young Life camps and discipleship experiences

Ministry Support — “Taking care of business” includes accounting, administration, communication (internal), data management and strategic plan.

• Maintain professionalism concerning office hours, dress, conduct and time management.
• Manage finances with stewardship, accountability and transparency using the mission-wide applications.
• Interface with the missionwide office to facilitate communication and implementation of all Young Life leadership initiatives, policies and procedures.
• Provide clear, prompt, appropriate and professional communication to everyone within the scope of ministry.
• Set yearly strategic ministry plan growth and initiatives to grow the ministry; review them on a regular basis.
• Implement and support regional initiatives, such as a student staff program, DEB, and Forward.
• Accept both short and long-term assignments and projects.
• Other missionwide tasks as assigned

Education:

• College degree preferred.

Working Conditions:

• Could include the extremes of a camp assignment, e.g. heat/cold, dirt, long hours and the physical demands of hiking, horseback riding, boating, etc. Staff person must be able to handle these conditions.
• This staff person would travel depending on the needs of the ministry season. Travel can include local visits to employees, divisional meetings, regional meetings, and mission-wide meetings.

Qualifications Required for the Job:

• Completion of Core Training — Phase One
• Must be able to supervise at a distance.
• Proven spiritual leader.
• Proven relational skills with both kids and adults.
• Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.

• Medical, dental and vision coverage (at no cost to you).
• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• 401(k) matching plan (up to four percent).
• Health club benefit.
• And more!

Submit an online application, including resume and cover letter