Position Summary

The Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA) is seeking an experienced Director for marketplace ministries. This is a full-time position located in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This position works under the direction of the vice president for Alliance Missions and is responsible for the overall administration and direction of marketplace ministries. In the performance of these duties, this position will support the overall mission of the C&MA as described below.

Specific Duties

• Sets the vision and growth strategy for marketplace ministries (mm) in concert with Alliance Missions (AM)
• Serves as a member of AM’s DIRECT and LEAD leadership teams
• Has coordinating responsibility for 150 or more direct/indirect mm members globally
• Facilitates visits to mm members on site for the purpose of pastoral care, development of partnership opportunities, coaching, and helping with strategic focus
• Recruits, advises and interviews candidate members and makes recommendations to AM for approval of membership
• Prays daily for mm members
• Oversees member crisis management issues such as moral failure, child abuse and medical evacuation of members
• Oversees and prepares the annual mm budget including negotiating group health care premiums which are part of the budget
• Identifies strategic geographical areas and entry scenarios for new workers to populate; develops and promotes potential mm member ministries, both in proximity/partnership to existing AM ministries and in new, strategic locations
• Works with AM structure leaders and regional leaders to coordinate awareness, camaraderie and/or collaboration of mm members with AM personnel
• Develops partnerships with other organizations for ministry of mm members
• Organizes forums for mm members
• Provides direct supervision and coaching for mm office staff including assignment and oversight of duties, writing performance evaluations, approving timecards if applicable, and handling of other personnel matters
• Promotes mm by speaking in various venues such as churches, district conferences, candidate events, etc., and through other media such as a monthly newsletter, brochures, articles, videos, etc.
• Develops relationships with districts, churches and their leaders, including missions mobilizers, in the United States
• Attends biennial General Council; represents mm to constituents, meets with mm personnel, people interested in becoming mm personnel, and church leaders
• Promotes Business as Missions opportunities as the AM point person for this kind of work
• As budget becomes available, develops and implements a pre-field training program beginning with the online courses presently available through Alliance academic institutions and the Alliance Center for Leadership Development
• Provides accommodation for pre-field preparation, on-field development, and post-field debriefing of mm members
• Given the nature of this work and unpredictable conditions in some of the countries reached by the C&MA, travel for this position may involve difficult and at times hazardous working and living conditions

The Christian and Missionary Alliance (The Alliance, the C&MA) was birthed in 1887 from a vision of Pastor A. B. Simpson in New York City, who became heartbroken over the plight of the homeless, the immigrant, and the marginalized. Today, we share his passion to offer tangible help and lasting hope to the world’s neediest people.

We believe that from the beginning of time, God set in motion a loving plan for humanity that is carried out in each of us through the redemptive work of Jesus Christ. We believe the best way to see this plan fulfilled is by extending His love to those who have yet to experience it.

Through 2,000 churches in the United States and 700 workers in 70 countries, we pay forward the love of Jesus to suffering and overlooked people in our communities and throughout the world through a wide variety of developmental and compassionate care projects and initiatives.

Because the C&MA is a Christ-centered global movement, we place a high value on employing a diverse, multicultural workforce to accomplish His Great Commission. Accordingly, we will be proactive throughout our hiring process to embrace and cultivate racial and ethnic diversity among our U.S. National Office staff.

Requirements

• Four-year college degree in related field required
• 7 – 9 years of experience in a related position or in leadership within a professional field
• 5 – 7 years of experience within the C&MA preferred

Benefits

• Salary range $79,000 to $93,000 per year
• Health plan (medical/dental/vision/HSA)
• Life Insurance
• 403(b) retirement plan with a percentage of employer matching
• Retirement grant
• Long-Term disability
• Paid time off (vacation/holidays/personal days)
• Sick time (accrues, with additional extended illness bank for rollover hours)
• Other paid leave (compassionate care, jury duty, parental, etc.)
• Employee assistance program