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Director of Africa:


As a seconded missionary to AIMS, provide servant leadership for the Africa and Middle East of the International Division of AIMS and to oversee the various alliances and personnel within Sub-Africa, North Africa, and the Middle East area: including all field projects, International AIMS African Associates and overseas AIMS Field Representatives.

Essential Functions:

Work with the International Director in overseeing Strategic Alliances with Africa and Middle East that are being newly formed or that are temporarily without leadership to move forward.

Help coordinate all functions that represent the Strategic Alliances as a whole to include but not limited to working with the Coordinator of Equipping for the Harvest and the International Director to coordinate and implement Equipping for the Harvest and holistic events into the various strategic alliances.

To take periodic trips, 4-6 per year, to AIMS events overseas for teaching, strategic planning and evaluating field ministry concerning spiritual and financial accountability.

Communicate issues and concerns from the Strategic Alliance Coordinators to the International Director.

To serve as a liaison between WMM, AIMS, and Regent University regarding joint ministry activities overseas.

Ensure accurate and timely reporting to WMM of Strategic Alliance and project results and other essential information used for publications and/or administrative purposes (i.e. proposals, Board of Trustee reports etc.)

To review the activity, events, and project proposals submitted by the Alliance Coordinators, International Field Representatives and key national leader contacts to approve activity, event and project proposals for subsequent implementation. This would include a strategic plan and timeline.

Evaluate effective mobilization strategies through information passed on from other agencies, churches and Denominations.

To represent AIMS at national and international missions conferences, consultations, and events in order to develop greater networking and information sharing within the global Christian community.

Ensure that the acting web master has regular and current updates (recommended at one month intervals) from each of the coordinators with in this area to facilitate an accurate representation of them and the work of their strategic alliance on the internet. All updates and information from the coordinators needs to be evaluated in light of any and all security concerns.

Participate in and encourage all other Alliance Coordinators to integrate into their planning process AIMS Associates and be fully active in all efforts to recruit, train and facilitate AIMS Associates into active and productive ministry both at home and abroad.

Assist the International Director in various evaluative functions as they relate to the Strategic Alliances to include but not limited to: annual performance reviews, developing and evaluating strategies of alliance coordinators for areas and regions that are consistent with the goals and objectives of AIMS and that have measurable and observable goals, and annually review and update as needed the Strategic Alliance Manual.

Qualifications:

Proven leadership ability.

Proven missionary field experience.

An ability to think strategically and critically in order to synthesize relevant concerns as they relate to Strategic Alliance policies, relationships, reporting, collaboration, mobilization, networking and partnering issues to advance the mission goals and objectives of AIMS and the specific Strategic Alliances.

Good communication skills, written and orally.

Good computer skills especially in word processing. Skills in PowerPoint and Excel preferred as well.

Organizational Relationships:

Reports to WMM

Reports to: President and Leadership Team

Member of the Leadership team.

Relates and consults with the Director of Operations, EFTH Coordinator, International Director and acting Webmaster

Positions reporting to this position: Alliance personnel (Coordinators, Representatives, Alliance GAs), and International Associates from within Africa and the Middle East.

All Regional Directors must be able to raise their own financial support.


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