Director of Mobilization & Candidacy
TMS Global, a non-denominational Christian mission agency based in Norcross, Georgia, is seeking a full-time Director of Mobilization & Candidacy.
Founded in 1984, TMS Global exists to mobilize and deploy the body of Christ globally to join Jesus in His mission, especially among the least reached peoples. Our work involves training, mobilizing (recruiting) and serving cross-cultural workers around the world, as well as, delivering resources, training and education to US churches to enable them to enhance their mission impact.
Position Summary:
The Director of Mobilization & Candidacy will develop and oversee the recruiting and candidacy processes of TMS Global, ensuring that the right people are aware of and invited to join this mission community, as well as, lead the mobilization staff team and guide mobilization efforts across the organization.
Location: Open across US | Southeast preferred
Responsibilities:
- To develop and execute TMS Global’s overall recruitment strategy.
- To lead, develop and manage department staff team toward fulfilling that strategy.
- To seek creative ways to invite new generations of potential cross-cultural witnesses in the context of the shifting landscape of global missions.
- To establish and maintain a tracking mechanism for potential candidates all the way through onboarding or exiting the process.
- To collaborate with the global engagement team and cross-cultural witnesses in understanding larger ministry vision, identifying placement opportunities, and seeking candidates to participate in the vision and to meet specific field requirements.
- To collaborate with the church culture team to ensure vision and opportunities for service are presented to churches.
- To collaborate with the marketing team so that overall vision and ministry opportunities are clearly and effectively distributed through TMS Global channels.
- To oversee, implement, and regularly evaluate the cross-cultural witness screening process.
- To ensure candidates receive guidance throughout the discernment and candidacy processes.
- To effectively plan and manage an annual budget for the mobilization and candidacy department.
Job Knowledge:
The individual should have a bachelor’s degree. Basic computer skills required. Knowledge of current trends and literature in global missions is essential. Networking and recruiting skills are critical. Significant work experience in cross-cultural ministry is a plus. A strong working knowledge of the global mission landscape, local church operation, and global missions structures is desired. Strong public speaking and instructional ability with a variety of audiences is desired.
Personal Requirements:
The individual must enjoy interacting and communicating with people. The individual must have a demonstrated commitment to the equality of all races, backgrounds and ethnicities and to the inclusion of diverse voices in decision making. The individual should have a pattern of creative responses to challenges. The individual must be tactful in personal contact and written correspondence related to the various needs of the staff, public, cross-cultural witnesses, donors, and church leadership. The individual must have the ability to organize teams, provide leadership, and administer team operations in a hybrid working context.
Physical Requirements:
Work should require light to moderate physical activity with a reasonable amount of repetitive motion. Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds.
To Apply
Please follow these detailed instructions.
- Craft your cover letter and resume into one multi-page PDF document, highlighting how your experience and skills meet the position requirements.
- Please include a link to your LinkedIn profile and other relevant digital footprints.
- Save the file with your name.
- Send the file to hr@tms-global.org and include “Director of Mobilization” in the subject line.
We regret we are unable to respond to phone inquiries or mail submissions.