Job Description

Theological competencies

• Alignment with WEA’s values and its Statement of Faith.
• Exhibit strong Christian character, and manifest high integrity in leadership.
• Embraces Evangelical theology, unequivocal commitment to world evangelization.
• Capacity for identifying trends and issues in the global church.
• Proven theological knowledge with a theological degree preferred.
• Ordained / registered minister with a credible evangelical denomination or movement.
• Adequate knowledge of non-Christian faiths and other Christian confessions to relate to and work with leaders of these faiths / confessions.

Leadership Competencies

• Motivational — seeks to inspire instead of control.
• Demonstrates evidence of overseeing ministry, caring for staff and engaging in public discourse.
• Experience in leading large and / or complex voluntary organization (where leadership authority is acquired through competence and persuasion, rather than position / title).
• Ability to collaborate with and motivate board members and other volunteers.
• Strategic — ability to recognise and prioritise the essential / urgent activity and that which can be deferred or done by others.
• Has five or more years of experience in cross-cultural ministry leadership in a senior role.
• Ability to lead an international team remotely
• Team-player — ability to lead and motivate team members through visionary and systematic thinking instead of being a micromanager or solo operator.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively oversee, collaborate with and hold accountable staff for delegated outcomes.
• Strong organizational abilities including planning, articulating, delegating, program development, prudence in financial matters and task facilitation.
• Has a demonstrated capability to develop and work through mutually beneficial partnerships and networks.
• Has a proven record of successful fundraising including donor development, working with foundations and major donors, as well as use of fundraising events and mass marketing (email or direct mail) — preferably internationally.
• Implements adequate reporting and processes that allow him / her the ability to understand, in appropriate detail, the organization’s many activities without micro-managing these activities.

Communication Competencies

• Able to communicate with the public, the press, within church assemblies, and at global, regional and national events.
• Is fluent in English.
• Is able to act as a negotiator, mediator and conciliator
• Has the ability to convey the vision of WEA’s strategic future to staff, the WEA constituency, the IC, volunteers and donors.
• Has strong written, oral, and digital communication skills.
• Has good public speaking skills.
• Is a good listener — a record of pulling together ideas from multiple sources, hearing suggestions / critiques and adapting / fine tuning of ideas and initiatives.
• Shows cultural intelligence — including divergent ways of communicating and decision-making (e.g. robust debating vs honorific deference, interpretation of silence, confrontation vs non-confrontation, etc.)
• Capacity for dialogue (debate) with national / international religious leaders, high-level businesspeople (entrepreneurs and donors), and government and civic leaders.
• Ability to advocate for human rights and freedom of the vulnerable and minorities.
• Media savvy — capacity for utilizing all forms of electronic, video, and social media.

Practical Competencies

• An academic degree at a bachelor’s level
• Capacity for extensive international travel.
• Disciplined in personal time-management, including strategic “dwell-time” and recreation.
• Stable home / family / marriage, capable of supporting extensive periods of international travel.
• Lives near an international airport with passport / citizenship(s) easily acceptable in the majority of countries around the world.
• Understanding of global administration systems and organizational law.