Team Lead - Undergraduate Ministries

Team Lead - Wisconsin Southeast (Undergraduate Ministries)

Work Location:

Wisconsin

Job Type:

Full timeTo advance the mission and purpose of InterVarsity, a campus ministry team leader provides oversight for a team of campus ministers that is a sub-set of the Area Ministry Staff Team. Reporting to an Area Ministry Director, he/she exercises spiritual leadership and pastoral supervision and is responsible for the campus work performed by members of this ministry team.

• Be a maturing disciple of Jesus Christ: growing in love for God, God's Word, God's people of every ethnicity and culture, and God's purposes in the world.
• Practice daily spiritual disciplines.
• Pursue spiritual relationships and involvement in a worshipping community.
• Continue learning and growth in spiritual understanding, biblical knowledge, ministry experience and skills.
• Experience and live out an ongoing call to ministry service with InterVarsity and its mission.

• Participate and be fully engaged in the area ministry team to set spiritual vision and direction, to contribute to the accomplishment of the team’s plans for spiritual growth and transformation, and to provide area leadership in specific areas.
  Lead a local ministry team in:
• Growing as a community and depending on God in prayer.
• Encouraging the ministry team’s participation in the area’s vision and direction.
• Developing student leaders and recruiting for discipleship and leadership training programs and ministry projects.
• Recruiting campus ministry staff candidates strategically.
• Engage regularly in ministry to students, teaching and encouraging students to love, study and apply Scripture to their lives.
• Engage positively with the supervision you receive from your ministry supervisor.

Pastoral Supervision (as delegated):

• Provide for the pastoral care and support of a local staff spiritual team.
• Provide for the training and professional development of ministry interns, campus ministry interns, and campus ministers.
• Lead local ministry team meetings.
• Oversee the campus work of the local ministry team; oversee fund development, as delegated.
• Provide regular feedback to campus ministers and interns related to their ministry and work.
• Provide, with Area Ministry Director approval, evaluation of local campus ministers and interns including annual performance reviews.

Administration:

• Provide, as delegated, administrative services and financial oversight that enables local ministers to do their jobs.
• Ensure adherence to area, regional and national policies, procedures, reporting requirements and financial guidelines.

Ministry Partner Development and Public Relations

• Serve as an ambassador of InterVarsity to individual ministry partners and churches, through prayer, discussion of ministry efforts, mission, and accomplishments.
• Maintain, as delegated, sound financial status of the local staff team through oversight of budgeting, fund development and expense control.
• Secure personal financial and prayer support and strategic funds for the local team, as needed, by maintaining a ministry among partners who will fund InterVarsity.
• Cultivate and maintain relationships with alumni.
• Represent InterVarsity within the broader Christian community.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Annually affirm InterVarsity’s Statement of Agreement (Doctrinal Basis and Purpose Statement). Abide by InterVarsity’s Code of Conduct. Believe and behave consonantly with InterVarsity’s Human Sexuality Theological Paper. Affirm and behave consonantly with InterVarsity’s “Women in Ministry Statement of Affirmation”.
• Ongoing call to InterVarsity and its mission
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum three years campus ministry or equivalent work experience required.
• Willing to receive ongoing training.
• Ability to contribute to an open and supportive relationship with team members.
• Ability to develop a team.
• Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability and commitment to work in a diverse team environment.
• Ministry skills (including the ability to communicate spiritual vision, teach spiritual and biblical principles, plan ministry programs, and spiritually disciple, coach and mentor).
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated problem-solving skills.
• Ability to organize campus wide events.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and files.
• Ability to take charge of team and tasks and to work independently.

Pay Range: $49,296.00 - $65,724.00 per year

Pay: This position is funded through personal fundraising. Accordingly, compensation will vary based on the ability of the individual to secure a donor team to fund the cost of his/her salary. The anticipated salary range for this position on a full-time basis (40 hours/week) is dependent on a variety of factors, including location and cost of living. The actual salary received,including any geographic adjustment to account for location and cost of living, is subject to the individual’s ability to raise funds necessary to cover the full amount of such salary within the range set forth in the job posting details.

Benefits:

We offer a competitive benefits package, including health care and retirement savings with a match. Eligibility is based on employee type and hours worked.  Benefits include the following:

• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan

• 403(b) matching contributions

• Dental insurance

• Employee assistance program

• Employee discounts

• Flexible work schedule

• Flexible spending accounts

• Health insurance

• Health savings account

• Life insurance

• Paid time off

• Parental leave

• Professional development assistance

• Vision insurance