Dir. of Innovative Workforce Initiatives

Responsibilities

• You’ll make an impact as you: Faithfully and regularly pray for the ongoing work of Bible translation and for people from around the world to experience transformation.
• Act as an organizational representative presenting the global ministry of Wycliffe and encouraging interested individuals, organizations and churches to participate in the work of Bible translation.
• Work alongside the Senior Director of Workforce Partnerships and other team members to:
  • Translate organizational and departmental strategy into operational objectives, plans, and workflows that advance the Bible translation movement and produce measurable outcomes.
  • Partner closely with peers, managers, and senior leaders to align priorities, clarify expectations, and resolve issues, contributing to coordinated, cross-functional solutions.
  • Lead hands-on improvement of assigned functions, processes, and service delivery systems by analyzing performance, identifying gaps, implementing solutions, and ensuring sustained adoption.
  • Recruit, lead, coach, and develop staff through clear goal-setting, regular feedback, performance management, and practical problem-solving, fostering a healthy, high-performing team culture.
  • Provide leadership and oversight for staff in non-traditional, shared, or specialized roles, ensuring appropriate support, accountability, and alignment with organizational and team objectives.
  • Partner with the Senior Director of Workforce Partnerships to align workforce practices, staffing models, and systems with organizational strategy and priorities.
  • Design and implement systems that strengthen staff support, engagement, supervision, and accountability across non-traditional roles.
  • Establish clear expectations, reporting relationships, and supervision frameworks; monitor staff placements to ensure role clarity, workload balance, and effective performance.
  • Collaborate with ministry and functional leaders to coordinate staff oversight, care, and operational alignment, representing staff needs and addressing gaps and risks to strengthen organizational effectiveness.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Senior Director of Workforce Partnerships and Vice President of Workforce Partnerships and Development.

Partnership Development

• Build and retain a team of prayer and financial partners that will sustain them during their entire Wycliffe ministry according to the Wycliffe Partnership Development policy.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Coordinate supervisory responsibilities for 3-5 staff in accordance with the ministry’s policies and applicable laws, including spiritual leadership, interviewing, hiring, training, planning, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining staff, addressing complaints and resolving problems.