Position: Director of Outreach

Job Type: Full-time (40 hrs/wk)

Department: Missional
FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: On-site
Reports To: Missional Pastor

Summary

The Director of Outreach will serve as a part of the Missional Team to lead HOPE’s efforts in missions and outreach internationally as well as assist in raising up young mission leaders. HOPE is a church of approximately 5000 people, actively seeking to advance God’s kingdom across cultural and geographic lines. The Director of Outreach will help HOPE increase its effectiveness as a catalytic movement, offering the Gospel to as many people as possible, as creatively as necessary.

Responsibilities

Leading Outreach initiatives

• Setting priorities and strategy to accomplish the vision for HOPE Outreach, working with the Missional Pastor and Executive Leadership Team.
• Envisioning and developing new and catalytic endeavors and partnerships that will support HOPE’s work to advance Christ’s Kingdom.
• Establishing and supporting short-term trips and trip leaders for HOPE’s mission teams.
• Collaborate with Missional Coordinator in participating, planning, and implementing local outreach events.

Managing Outreach department

• Providing spiritual leadership and direction for HOPE Outreach, working with staff and volunteers as a team.
• Supporting and communicating with HOPE’s global and local ministry partners; including global visits every three years with a team from HOPE and a local, summer bus tour of Richmond ministry partnerships.
• Developing a Global Workers Summit at HOPE two times a year.
• Recruiting, equipping, and mobilizing volunteers for the Outreach ministry through quarterly in-person mission classes; a digital missions trip training program; and an online outreach course after Discover HOPE attendance.
• Overseeing and managing the Outreach budget, including an annual $100k project spanning a 2–3-week promotional emphasis, and a monthly, family-oriented outreach project and giving opportunity.
• Working with the Communications team to promote HOPE’s outreach vision and activity.
• Managing incoming partnership requests and coordinating support through finances, volunteers, prayer, and communications.
• Planning, coordinating, and executing short-term church mission trips in accordance with HOPE’s mission, vision, and values.

Expectations

• A mature and growing relationship with Jesus Christ.
• Can fully support the vision, mission, values, theology, and methodology of HOPE.
• Must have a mature grasp of and ability to teach the Bible, particularly related to the work of expanding God’s kingdom.
• Proven ability to plan and implement programs, equip volunteer staff, and work with community organizations to carry out outreach efforts.
• Wise stewardship of complex financial situations including budgeting.
• Project, detail, and task-oriented, able to manage multiple priorities.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and effective mobilization skills.
• Excellent leadership, administration, and communication skills.
• Domestic and international travel required.

Professional Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Seminary or Ministry degree preferred.
• Ministry experience in outreach, missions, or related field.

Physical Demands

• Ability to travel domestically and internationally, sometimes to impoverished areas

Expected Hours of Work

• 40 hours per week, to include:
  • Sundays 7:45a-12p
  • Monday – Thursday 9a-5p