Ministry Staff Coordinator, Africa - Link

About the role

Work Location: Remote - USA. Job Type: Full time. InterVarsity Link exists to connect the US-based ministry of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA with the global network of college fellowships in the IFES. In Africa alone, there are 80 countries where there is a Christ-focused presence on college campuses. The Ministry Staff Coordinator for Africa trains and equips Link Staff to serve in Africa, listens and learns from local ministry leaders, and deepens the partnership in the Gospel.

Responsibilities

• Spiritual Growth: 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 by practicing daily spiritual disciplines, pursuing spiritual relationships and involvement in a worshiping community, continuing learning and growth in spiritual understanding, biblical knowledge, ministry experience and skills, engaging in spiritual leadership through teaching, preaching, discipling, leading Bible studies, and/or prayer and worship services in a local church or worshiping community, and experiencing and living out an ongoing call to ministry service with InterVarsity and its mission.
• Provide Member Care: Provide spiritual and vocational support and direction to ministry staff by providing pastoral care and spiritual development of Link staff in collaboration with IFES supervisors, providing ministry training and professional development of Link staff in collaboration with IFES supervisors, intervening in personal and team conflicts in collaboration with IFES supervisors as requested, visiting the supervisory region annually and personally visiting new Link staff within their first year on the field, overseeing the MPD work of Link staff, and providing regular feedback and evaluation