CRISTA Ministries Careers

Description

• Mission Statement: To fearlessly declare the Gospel, with Biblical truth and love, leading generations to follow Jesus.
• Vision Statement: Until All Know Jesus.

• Christ-Centered: Approaches work by faith and prayer.  Engages in faith disciplines that reflect spiritual growth and commitment.  Leadership demonstrates Fruits of the Spirit in decision making, words and actions.  Provides opportunity for employees to grow spiritually and integrate their faith at work.  Leads with humility and grace. 
• Servanthood: Serves our world by meeting needs practically and spiritually.  Seeks employee input with problems that affect them and implements their suggestions whenever possible.  Cares for employees.
• Uncompromising Integrity: Honest, transparent, and trustworthy.  Creates environment of ethical behavior and transparency.  Builds high level of trust with employees.  Models humility, fairness and integrity.
• Holy Stewardship: Honors and maximizes the potential of the resources, assets, and people God has entrusted to us.  Develops effective strategies to help employees accomplish goals and objectives.  Ensures great stewardship in all areas of responsibility.  Accomplishes annual goals and objectives.
• Excellence: We serve with excellence, knowing we represent God in our work, words, and actions.
• Unified Team: Models One CRISTA and united in the vision to transform lives with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  Leads with organizational values.  Creates high level of engagement by connecting employees to the mission and vision.  Works together effectively as a team with other ministries and within CRISTA.  Follows through on promises and commitments.

• Mission Statement: World Concern partners to transform the lives of poor and marginalized people through disaster response and sustainable community development. The love of Christ compels us to pursue reconciliation and equip those we serve so that they may in turn share with others.
• Vision Statement: A world transformed from poverty to the abundance of life.

Strategy Integration, Coordination, and Planning

• Lead strategic planning sessions across departments to develop cross-functional strategies that foster shared goals, strategies, and action plans towards reaching World Concern’s mission and growth objectives.
• Support the organization’s strategic planning processes for the creation of multi-year plans to meet both programmatic and fundraising goals.
• Ensure that department-specific goals and projects align with the broader organizational strategy.
• Manage strategic initiatives in collaboration with program, finance, donor relations and marketing teams to improve cross-functional alignment and identify opportunities for greater efficiency and impact.
• Support the President of World Concern in identifying, prioritizing, and managing strategic initiatives to further the growth and impact of World Concern.
• Design and manage collaborative cross-functional processes that:
  • Produce external messaging and content that enhances program visibility and increases donor acquisition, engagement and retention.
  • Ensures resource advancement strategies effectively communicate program distinctives.

 Strategic Engagement

• Lead the development of engagement strategies that strengthen relationships with key stakeholders and increase the organization’s visibility and influence with donors and partners.
• Supervise private grant acquisition and reporting:
  • Support grant proposal development by integrating programmatic insights, data, and outcomes into funding applications.
  • Coordinate with appropriate program, finance, and resource advancement teams to ensure private grant reporting is prepared and shared with donor according to grant agreement.
• Oversee the development of communication strategy that engages both donors and strategic partners and positions the organization as a thought leader within key networks and donor communities.
• Act as a primary representative of the organization in public forums, conferences, and strategic meetings to build awareness and enhance engagement with donors and strategic partners.
• Cultivate and maintain high-impact relationships with strategic partners, supporting initiatives that further the organization’s mission, broaden its reach, and grow its supporter partners.

Process Improvement and Operational Efficiency

• Direct process improvement initiatives that streamline collaboration and communication across programs, development, and other key functions.
• Identify and implement best practices to enhance organizational efficiency, creating frameworks and tools that promote cross-functional alignment.
• Support building staff capacity for strategic planning and cross-functional collaboration.

Organizational Growth and Impact Monitoring

• Support the organization’s growth objectives by aligning strategic initiatives with revenue generation goals and helping to set benchmarks for success.
• Develop and oversee frameworks to monitor and evaluate the impact of strategic initiatives, using data-driven insights to guide continuous improvement.
• Facilitate the development of metrics to assess and monitor progress toward strategic objectives.
• Establish rhythms to regularly assess progress towards strategic objectives, refining plans to stay responsive to sector trends, funding opportunities, and organizational needs.
• Regularly report to leadership on progress toward strategic goals, providing insights on emerging trends, gaps, and opportunities for growth.

Other duties as assigned to further effectiveness of World Concern or CRISTA Ministries

• Belief that Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior
• Is a committed Christian who is dedicated to continued spiritual growth and development as evidenced through a growing personal walk with God (e.g. daily spiritual rhythms of prayer, fellowship, Bible study, etc.).
• Prayerfully seeks God’s will in their own lives and in their ministry at CRISTA.
• Engages our ministry including staff and colleagues through prayer, participation in spiritual practices, leading devotionals and other spiritual practices.
• Affirms, aligns with and supports CRISTA’s Statement of Faith and Christian Community Representative Statement (CCC).
• Conducts themselves in a manner which reflects well on CRISTA Ministries and aligns with its mission, vision, Statement of Faith and Christian Community Representative Commitment (CCC). 
• Demonstrates the values of a CRISTA leader.

• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in strategic planning, cross-functional coordination, or a similar senior leadership role, ideally within a non-profit, humanitarian, or mission-driven organization.
• Proven experience in facilitating cross-functional collaboration and strategy alignment across multiple departments.

• Strong understanding of program design, grant writing, and donor relations in a non-profit context.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills, with the ability to lead and influence at various levels of the organization.
• Analytical mindset with experience in monitoring and evaluation (M&E) frameworks and data-driven decision-making.

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to see the big picture and integrate diverse functions into a unified strategy.
• Collaboration and Relationship Building: Strong interpersonal skills to create alignment and foster collaboration across diverse teams.
• Influence and Facilitation: Skilled in leading and facilitating cross-departmental planning and decision-making processes.
• Communication and Messaging: Proficiency in crafting and aligning messaging that resonates with internal and external stakeholders.
• Innovation: Open to new ideas and approaches for improving processes and achieving greater impact.
• Results Orientation: Demonstrated commitment to meeting organizational growth and impact targets.