Operations Specialist

About the role

At Wycliffe Bible Translators, we desire to see a day when every man, woman and child can encounter Jesus personally through Scripture in a language and format they clearly understand. Today, that vision is moving forward in powerful ways. Of the world’s roughly 7,400 spoken and signed languages, translation work is already underway in nearly 2,800. And while there are 514 known remaining languages still waiting for Bible translation to begin, each one represents an opportunity for you to serve with us as we see Scripture made available to all people! As an Operations Specialist, you’ll use your skills to establish structure, support logistics, keep track of details and drive continuous improvement to help align our infrastructure. Your contributions will play a pivotal role in helping build a sustainable and responsible workforce that fuels the Bible translation movement. Together with the Senior Director and workgroup members, you’ll contribute to projects and resource initiatives that advance the mission.

Responsibilities

• Execute tasks with a high degree of confidentiality and discretion, ensuring timely and efficient completion.
• Provide administrative support, including calendar management, expense reporting, and travel logistics coordination.
• Prepare professional presentations and other documents.
• Proofread and edit for clarity and accuracy.
• Aid in the strategic development of position descriptions, a critical component of workforce planning and accountability.
• Engage in verbal, phone, in-person, and electronic communication.
• Exhibit action-oriented behavior, taking the initiative to complete assigned tasks and projects promptly.
• Partner on the development and implementation of improvements.
• Contribute to change management by maintaining order, stability and alignment to the organizational objectives and priorities.
• 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.
• Other duties as assigned by the Senior Director of Workforce Partnership and Vice President of Global Workforce Services.

Requirements

• Must have a strong reliable internet and phone connection.
• Ability and willingness to alter work schedules in order to work off-hours as needed across time zones.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States as per U.S. employment laws.

Qualifications

• Have a Bachelor’s degree and at least three years of experience in Administrative support, project management, Business, or an equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
• Have project management experience and/or working experience in managing logistics or projects.
• Demonstrate the desire and ability to support corporate biblical and religious goals and participate in regular work‑related spiritual activities without reservation (Spiritual Bona Fide Occupational Qualification).

Skills

• Communication (verbal, phone, in‑person, electronic)
• Problem solving and analytical thinking
• Action‑oriented behavior and initiative
• Administrative support (calendar management, expense reporting, travel logistics)
• Presentation preparation and proofreading/editing
• Strategic development of position descriptions
• Confidentiality and discretion
• Partnership development (building and retaining prayer and financial partners)
• Change management
• Ability to work flexible hours across time zones
• Reliable internet and phone connectivity
• Project management and logistics experience
• Commitment to biblical mission and spiritual activities

Pay

Typical non‑traditional salary for a missionary household ranges from $44,3