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Job Specific Working Conditions:
We are hiring an Associate Regional Director (ARD) to provide leadership and supervision across the West suburbs of Chicago. This role plays a key part in our long-term strategy to reach more adolescents for Christ in volume and diversity by ensuring strong, consistent leadership and coaching. The ARD will be a spiritually mature leader with demonstrated experience supervising ministry staff, developing leaders, and leading teams with clarity, care, and accountability. They will also show a successful history working with diverse staff or show a strong passion for learning how. The right candidate is excited and drawn to the art of supervision; walking alongside people, coaching them, having necessary conversations, and empowering them to use their unique gifts to make ministry thrive. This role involves going to Young Life ministries in their geography to build relationships, coach and develop staff, support local ministry efforts, and model healthy, sustainable ministry practices. The successful candidate will also have a history of being team-oriented with the dual skill to partner with their leader and peers while inspiring their direct reports. The ability to start Young Life chapters (areas) in new communities is a plus for the right candidate. In addition, this role will require significant fundraising for both the operating budget and, potentially, other regional initiatives. The salary range is $73,900–$100,990 annually, based on experience and qualifications.
Territory and reporting structure note: The final supervisory region for this role is still being determined within the farther western part of the Chicagoland region. As a result, the exact territory and reporting structure may be slightly adjusted based on organizational needs and the strengths and experience of the selected candidate, in order to best serve the ministry. The right candidate will reside within the part of town where they oversee the ministry.
Represent the regional office in carrying out the regional function to ensure good Young Life ministry in that region, as well as knowing and upholding all Young Life policies and procedures.
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, committees, and staff” includes key volunteer care, recruiting, team building and training, supervision, and vision casting.
Assist the Regional Director in casting vision for reaching “every kid” within the region.
Assist the Regional Director in developing diverse leadership and ministries.
Work with the Regional Director to recruit, interview, hire, and place staff within the region.
Supervise, develop, and evaluate staff, providing resources and experiences needed to implement the vision.
Facilitate departures when necessary and as assigned.
Assist the Regional Director in the development and implementation of regional trainings.
Conduct assignments or events as assigned by the Regional Director, 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 Relationship Centered Engagement (RCE) chairs within the region.
Help 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 with the Regional Director.
Ensure a Relationship Centered Engagement (RCE) plan, including vision statement, strategy, and financial master plan, is implemented and reviewed for each area under your direct supervision.
Expected to raise a portion of the personal budget as agreed upon with the RD.
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 discipling” includes contact work, club, Campaigners, and camp.
Assist in the development of new areas and identify interested adults to help the ministry grow.
Visit areas as needed or assigned, including routine and emergency crisis visits.
Observe and evaluate local areas to ensure Young Life ministry is carried out with excellence.
Assist the RD to ensure a regional plan is in place to grow Young Life in the region, including multi-cultural and specialized ministries.
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.
Provide clear, prompt, appropriate, and professional communication to everyone within the scope of ministry.
Develop an appropriate system for reporting, expense report responsibilities, and the use of regional funds using Young Life accounting applications.
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 student staff programs, multi-cultural advancement, and Forward.
Accept both short and long-term assignments of projects.
Education
Completion of Core Training — Phase One.
Must be able to supervise at a distance.
Proven spiritual leader.
Proven leadership in developing diverse staff and ministries.
Proven relational skills with both kids and adults.
Demonstrated verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to maintain confidentiality.
Has the potential and capacity to function as a Regional Director.
