International Team Leader

International Team Leader

Reports to: Primary reporting to in-country leadership and secondary to International Mission Director (IMD).

Relates to: International Sending Coordinator (ISC).

Abilities Include:

● Dynamic determination, intellectual flexibility, character and emotional well-being.

● Ability to partner and work collaboratively with others.

● Lead and Love your team:

○ Shepherd a team through encouragement and care by applying the growth model and building a healthy team.

○ Provide vision, strategy, alignment and motivation to a team while coaching, setting direction, and engaging in change.

○ Create an environment of growth where team members are working from a clear job description and are receiving ongoing feedback related to their responsibilities.

○ Ensure that those on your team are progressing in their completion of internal trainings.

● Learn a new culture by personally engaging with and leading your team in a process to build:

○ Cultural adaptation by carrying a humble posture toward the culture in which you live.

○ Language acquisition according to your Area requirements.

○ Cultural competency by growing in your ability to navigate ethnically diverse settings, both on and off your team.

● Line-up resources:

○ Cultivate and maintain a healthy ministry partnership team.

○ Identify the necessary resources (e.g. laborers, money, supplies, training and technology) your team needs and allocate them as a good steward.

○ Partner with local churches to engage them.

○ Communicate regularly with your co-leader, in-country leadership, IMD and ISC and provide requested info (e.g. statistics, financial reports, etc.) in a timely fashion.