Director of Business Operations and Strategic Advancement

Position Summary

This position is to oversee and execute all business operations and strategic advancement initiatives with the sole purpose of creating an environment in which students come to Christ.

Because the overriding religious purpose and mission of Youth for Christ USA is to communicate and introduce the Gospel of Jesus Christ to young people and their families, and in that regard to make, educate and encourage life-long disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, it is very important that you as an employee in the movement of Youth for Christ be recognized as an associate minister of the Gospel.

As an employee of Youth for Christ and an associate minister of the Gospel, YFC expects all employees to:

Seek God’s guidance and wisdom, through prayer and meditation, for the organization as a whole as well as for specific ministry initiatives.
Participate and lead regular times of prayer, devotion and worship as a regular aspect of your role within YFC.
Teach and preach from the Holy Bible at YFC staff meetings, conferences, camps and events.
Model empathy, humility and care for all people. This includes promoting equity and inclusion in word and in the practice of faith expression.

YFC employees will have an opportunity to be commissioned or licensed as a minister of the Gospel through the established Youth for Christ process, and/or ordained by an outside body recognized by Youth for Christ USA.

All YFC employees are expected to regularly and actively participate in faithful activities that advance the stewardship functions of YFC/USA. These activities will include—but are not limited to— extending invitations to fund raising events, recruiting personal circle of influence/YFC donor contacts, sending letters, handwritten notes, personal calls, and personally ministering to donor contacts.

Position Requirements

Human Resource Management

HR Organizational Policy Management
Oversee local, national, and legal policies in regards to HR standards.
Hiring of New Employees
Oversee and aid in the hiring of new staff from job posting, interview processes, offer letters, new hire paperwork and begin the on-boarding processes.
Employee Management
Ensure all employees receive performance assessments via their supervisors and the necessary documentation is made and recorded into employee files.
Oversee and document that all staff are provided the necessary training and development per local and national expectations.
Termination of Employees
Ensure that all proper documentation and processes are obtained and completed in the exit process of an employee.

YFC National Reporting

Oversees the proper and timely reporting of all volunteer, personnel, financial and legal information to Youth for Christ USA to ensure organization health, accountability, compliance and mission alignment.

Accounts Payable and Receivable

Implement effective and efficient practices to meeting financial obligations of the chapter.
Oversee that all employees are properly compensated.
Manage all incoming payments and donations.
Oversee reconciling of revenue streams and ensure accurate reporting by accountant.
Monitor outstanding receivables and resolve discrepancies.

Risk Management

Ensure that all steps are taken for the proper, accurate and timely reporting of all behavior, incidents and activities that are suspicious, inappropriate, cause injury or jeopardize the safety of students, volunteers, staff and the ministry as a whole.
Collaborate on incident reports with Director of Ministry Operations
Communications with the Risk Management Team at National YFC

Partner Database Management & Donation Processing

Ensure that partners (donors) are relationally engaged and tracked in a way that supports the development methodology and for financial reporting.
Facilitate funding transfers from donors to Spokane YFC.

Financial Reporting & Budgeting

Provide financial reports for needed personnel in order to inform decision-making and create accountability for the chapter as a whole.
Based on a fiscal year cycle, annually create a budget that resources the mission and aligns with the Strategic Plan of the chapter.
Maintain open and effective communication with the chapter accountant and auditor
Based on the fiscal year budget total, work with the auditor in order to ensure all business practices are being completed thoroughly and accurately.
Create and manage annual budget in collaboration with Executive Director.

Messaging, Marketing & Strategic Advancement:

Oversee organizational messaging.
Lead newsletters and story gathering.
Manage social media strategy and content.
Coordinate tabling and public engagement.
Develop marketing campaigns and materials.

Willing to demonstrate and/or possesses the following:

Ability to humbly serve and honor others even in difficult situations with prayer, consistency, transparency, and resilience. (Enduring Humility)
Demonstrates proper reliance on God, others, and self through generous giving of time and skills, by collaboratively incorporating others’ ideas, welcoming candid input, recognizing others’ need for grace and extending forgiveness and empathy. (Relentless Trust)
Prioritizes others’ needs for a missional outcome, characterized by joy, with active listening and problem-solving skills, while encouraging and empowering fellow believers. (Joyful Camaraderie)
Trusts God with new approaches and changes, and communicates needs and limits with emotional intelligence*, while seeking confidence and wisdom in Christ. (Courageous Faithfulness)
Seeks and fosters authentic Christ-Centered relationships with people of various backgrounds and an inviting environment and empowers historically marginalized groups and indigenous populations (within the local context), through active listening, inclusion, advocacy of those who are vulnerable and respect of others’ experiences. (Kingdom Inspired Diversity)

Credentials Required & Preferred Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent professional experience will be considered.
Master’s Degree Preferred

Benefits

As a full-time employee of Spokane Youth for Christ, you will be eligible to participate in a

number of Company-sponsored benefits.

• Matching 3% Simple IRA-eligible after 90 days.

• Full Dental, Medical, and Vision insurance for you only starting the first day of the month following hire

date.

• 160 hours (20 days) of PTO. PTO hours do not carry over, are not accrued, and must be used by

January 1st.

• Paid holidays include: New Year’s Day, MLK and President’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, 4th of July,

Labor Day, Thursday and Friday of Thanksgiving week, Christmas Eve and Day. If holiday falls on a

Saturday or Sunday the Friday before or the Monday after may be used for the Holiday.

• 2 Personal days and 8 paid sick leave days. Please see employee handbook for explanation of sick

leave.

• 1 sabbath day per quarter. Please see employee handbook for explanation.

• minimum 3% annual raise on anniversary hire date.

• Potential year-end bonus

EEO Statement

Youth For Christ (YFC) provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, handicap, marital status, or other unlawful discriminatory characteristics in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

YFC is classified as an Association of Churches and as such our hiring practices reflect that designation. As a religious nonprofit organization, YFC incorporates within each leader role, the requirement to model, teach, share and live the faith. The relationship between YFC’s mission and each of its leaders is its lifeblood and as such does at all times and in all instances reserve the right to make employment decisions based upon a person’s religious beliefs, personal character and lifestyle consistent with our understanding of the Bible or with our overall goals and requirements for Christian ministry.

We seek to create a workplace that is intentional about Kingdom Inspired Diversity. Our commitment to our employees extends to their opportunities for growth, development, promotion, training and compensation.

We will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with known disabilities, unless doing so would result in an undue hardship to the organization.

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