LEADER FORMATION SPECIALIST

About the role

The Leader Formation Specialist supports the Leader Formation Department in advancing the mission of YFC by helping create, organize, and deliver equipping experiences that foster the numeric, relational, personal, spiritual, and missional growth of leaders across the Movement.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning, development, and delivery of Leader Formation training and equipping experiences, including online learning and in-person events.
• Aid in the Cohort menu model (preparation, materials, scheduling, participant support, and follow-up).
• Write, draft, edit, and format curriculum and training content for online learning and in-person equipping experiences, using templates, established standards, and sound adult learning practices.
• Support the development and upkeep of National Leader Conference training content, including slides, handouts, learner guides, and updates as directed.
• Contribute to the creation of new curriculum by organizing learning objectives, shaping lesson flow, developing participant exercises, and ensuring content is practical, biblically grounded, and usable by facilitators in the field.
• Translate existing content, ministry expertise, and team input into clear, engaging curriculum materials, including learner guides, facilitator guides, discussion prompts, activities, and simple eLearning builds in partnership with project leads.
• Collaborate with NSC departments and stakeholders to gather inputs, clarify needs, and support timely delivery of assigned training resources.
• Help create feedback loops (surveys, debrief notes, simple reporting) and track action items for continuous improvement of training experiences.
• Support basic assessment activities to evaluate training effectiveness (attendance, completion, participant feedback) and summarize findings for the team.
• Support the preparation and content coordination for NSC gatherings (agenda support, resource prep, stakeholder follow-up) under the direction of the team lead.
• Apply a Design Thinking mindset in daily work, integrating innovation and Christ-centered, human-centered problem-solving into planning, collaboration, and execution.

Requirements

• Strong organization and follow-through; able to manage details across multiple projects, timelines, and stakeholders.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including drafting emails, instructions, and participant-facing materials.
• Ability to write clear, engaging curriculum that translates ministry concepts into practical learning experiences for adult learners.
• Ability to collaborate well on a team, receive feedback, revise curriculum based on input, and work effectively under the direction of a project lead.
• Foundational understanding of adult learning and training best practices (or willingness to learn).
• Strong content development skills, including curriculum writing, editing, formatting, and layout for training documents, slides, facilitator guides, participant resources, and job aids using standard office tools.
• Comfort working in common collaboration tools (e.g., Microsoft 365) and learning new systems (LMS, file repositories, project trackers).
• Ability to gather input from others, summarize information accurately, and maintain version control of shared resources.
• Customer-service mindset and professionalism when supporting learners, facilitators, and internal partners.
• Basic production skills for learning/event support (e.g., slide production, simple video/audio editing, recording cleanup, captioning, or asset formatting) are preferred.
• Problem-solving orientation: able to identify issues early, propose options, and escalate appropriately.
• Ability and aptitude to learn new tools, apply standards, and improve quality through iteration and feedback.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., education, communications, ministry, organizational development, or related) or equivalent work experience.
• 0–2 years of experience supporting training, events, program coordination, communications, curriculum writing, or content development required.

Skills

• Strong organization and follow-through;
• Clear written and verbal communication skills;
• Ability to write clear, engaging curriculum;
• Collaboration and team-working skills;
• Foundational understanding of adult learning and training best practices;
• Strong content development skills;
• Comfort working in common collaboration tools;
• Ability to gather input from others;
• Customer-service mindset and professionalism;
• Basic production skills for learning/event support;
• Problem-solving orientation;
• Ability and aptitude to learn new tools, apply standards, and improve quality through iteration and feedback.

Benefits

• Vacation time
• Sick Time
• 12 paid holidays
• Paid week off between Christmas and New Years
• Health & Welfare Benefits (Voluntary Enrollment): Medical, Dental, Vision, Supplemental Accident
• Health and Welfare Benefits (Company Sponsored): YFC Contribution to Health Savings Account (HSA), 403(b) match, EAP services, Short-term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Life/AD&D

Pay

$57,312 - $67,426

Schedule

40 Hours