Campus Ministry Associate - University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (Undergraduate Ministry)

About the role

This Campus Ministry Intern position in the Carolinas Region is designed to prepare you for the full responsibilities of a Campus Minister. Over a 16‑month term you will receive intensive training and perform ministerial functions consistent with a campus minister, earning a monthly salary. At the end of the term a supervisory decision will determine suitability for continued employment with InterVarsity. If you are new to InterVarsity in the Carolinas and have not spoken with an Area Director, please complete the interest form and wait for contact before applying. Upon application you will be contacted about interviewing; if offered a position you will be placed at the training site at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill. The internship typically begins in September and ends 16 months later in December. Hiring timelines vary: for graduating students the process usually occurs in the semester of graduation, with applications due the second week of January, interviews in mid‑February, offers within one week of interview, and acceptance/declination within one week of the offer. Alternative timelines can be arranged for students graduating at other times or candidates transitioning from other fields.

Responsibilities

• Personal: Be a maturing disciple of Jesus Christ – growing in love for God, God's Word, God's people of every ethnicity and culture, and God's purposes in the world; practice daily spiritual disciplines; pursue spiritual relationships and involvement in a worshiping community; continue learning and growth in spiritual understanding, biblical knowledge, ministry experience and skills; experience and live out an ongoing call to ministry service with InterVarsity and its mission.
• Ministry Training: Exhibit a learning posture in new ministry assignments and experiences; complete all reading and campus assignments given by the Area Director and Campus Trainer.
• Ministry Leadership (based on developing skills): Develop a Witnessing Community on Campus; seek opportunities to proclaim and demonstrate the Gospel of Jesus Christ; learn to guide chapters or assigned segments of a chapter in strategic thinking regarding witness to the university; train students to share their faith on campus; encourage a prayerful lifestyle in students and faculty, especially those who do not yet follow Jesus as Lord and Savior; learn to model and assist students and faculty in growing in love for God's people of every ethnicity and culture; invest in growth and understanding of own ethnicity; help grow multi‑ethnic ministry in the InterVarsity community.
• Missional Student Leadership Development: Teach students to love, study and apply Scripture to their lives; plan and lead students in discipleship cycles that encourage personal transformation and mission engagement; help students grow into leaders and leaders of leaders; work with student and faculty leadership teams; cast vision for ministry on campus – articulate a compelling vision for reaching the campus, embody the vision, invite students to live out the vision; work with InterVarsity structures to lead and guide chapter structures such as Small Groups, Large Groups, Outreach to accomplish mission on campus (as assigned by trainer); participate in the area ministry team to contribute to the team’s plans for spiritual growth and transformation in the lives of students; recruit students and faculty to and provide specific leadership for retreats and conferences; engage positively with supervision from your staff ministry director and campus trainer.
• Administration: Comply with Risk Management and Legal policies and procedures; follow budgeting and expense guidelines; fulfill area, regional, and national reporting requirements.
• Ministry Partner Development (MPD) and Public Relations: Develop and contact a list of potential donors; execute plans to secure financial and prayer support among partners as directed by the MPD coach; communicate with donors regularly; serve as a representative of InterVarsity to ministry partners, churches, and community connections; maintain expenses within allocated budget.

Qualifications

• Annually affirm InterVarsity’s Statement of Faith.
• Bachelor’s Degree for work at 4‑year institutions; Associate’s Degree for work at 2‑year institutions.
• Ministry experience: teaching spiritual and biblical principles, planning ministry programs, spiritually discipling others (in InterVarsity as a student or another ministry context).
• Growing competence in self‑management.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability and commitment to work in a diverse team environment.
• Willing to regularly travel for team meetings, student/staff retreats & conferences, training events.

Benefits

• 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
• 403(b) matching contributions
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discounts
• Flexible work schedule
• Flexible spending accounts
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Pay

The position is paid a monthly salary of $44,000 annually for this Carolinas Campus Ministry Associate position. Compensation is funded through personal fundraising, so the actual amount varies based on the individual’s ability to secure a donor