Job Details
Executive Director - External Partnerships
2026-01-15 Intervarsity all cities,AK
Description:
Benefits:
We offer a competitive benefits package, including health care and retirement savings with a match. Eligibility is based on employee type and hours worked. Benefits include the following:
Equal Employment Opportunity:
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA is both an equal opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization. We conduct hiring without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, marital status, parental status, membership in any labor organization, political ideology, or disability of an otherwise qualified individual. The status of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA as an equal opportunity employer does not prevent the organization from hiring staff based on their religious beliefs so that all staff share the same religious commitment. Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e 1(a)) InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA has the right to, and does, hire only candidates who agree with InterVarsity's Statement of Agreement: Purpose and Doctrinal Basis because InterVarsity believes that each and every staff plays a vital role in advancing InterVarsity's mission and purposes.
Executive Director - External Partnerships
Work Location:
Remote - USA
Schedule:
Full time
Do hear God's invitation when you think about words like "networking," "connecting," "resourcing," and "marketing?" Do you long for InterVarsity to partner better with parents, youth pastors, Christian high school leaders, and other campus and youth ministries? The Executive Director of External Partnerships leads our efforts to connect with, learn from, and offer our gifts to the community of people who want to see students and faculty meet Jesus.
To advance the purpose of InterVarsity, this position will develop InterVarsity's strategy to build partnerships with other ministries and organizations to advance campus ministry; will supervise the External Relations Team as it engages churches, denominations, youth ministry organizations, mission agencies, and other networks; will oversee the development of resources to serve external partners; will serve as InterVarsity's representative at national partnership gatherings; and will increase InterVarsity recognition and reputation in those communities.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Personal and 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
- Pursue maturity as a disciple of Jesus Christ so that life and work increasingly reflects InterVarsity's core values
- Pursue a vibrant relationship with the triune God through engagement with spiritual disciplines
- Develop self-leadership, growing in self-awareness, self-management, relational integrity, and resiliency
- Embrace Scriptural standards for behavior, including those described in InterVarsity's Code of Conduct
- Develop strategies which increase InterVarsity's engagement with and benefit from external organizations, including churches, denominations, and ministry networks
- Oversee the work of the External Relations team through supervision of national directors and senior partnership catalysts, as needed
- Identify and implement best practices in building partnerships with other organization
- Identify a prospect list of desired external partner organizations/people
- Define the scope of each of the potential partnership
- Integrate partnerships into strategic plans and on-going operations as appropriate
- Develop best practices and evaluation tools for sustainable win-win partnerships
- Develop partner profiles and engagement strategies for target people, organization and networks
- Initiate and sustain relationships with key decision-makers or influencers in agreed-on organizations or networks
- Create formal organizational partnerships and alliances between InterVarsity and other organizations
- Monitor whether on-going partnerships are desired, sustainable, and mutually-beneficial
- Represent InterVarsity at national events and partnership leadership meetings
- Communicate persuasively InterVarsity's ethos, vision, mission, and priorities in various settings
- Promote awareness and use of InterVarsity resources (e.g., people, conferences, IVP texts, ministry materials)
- Represent InterVarsity, as requested, to media and in other settings
- Stay aligned with Communication Department-defined marketing and branding/position goals
- Engage in campus ministry and teaching as requested
- Preach, teach, and train in InterVarsity, church and other ministry settings
- Stay current on trends in culture, church, and ministry
- Partner with Development team, Urbana, and Executive Office as requested
- Work within InterVarsity's policies and procedures
- Report to primary supervisors in a timely manner
- Keep expenses within budget
- Carry out additional administration work as requested
- Participate on the Mobilization & Communications team, and other InterVarsity projects, as requested
- Raise personal support at level agreed upon with supervisor
- Annually affirm InterVarsity's Statement of Faith
- Bachelor's Degree required; Advanced ministry degree preferred
- Minimum 10 years of experience with InterVarsity campus ministry (or equivalent parachurch ministry) practices and culture
- Minimum 3 years of experience in ministry partnership development
- Experience preaching at churches or teaching in campus ministry
- Working knowledge of current Microsoft applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) is preferred
- Effective oral and written communication skills
- Possess a strong work ethic and an ability to work independently and solve problems
- Demonstrated ability and commitment to work in a diverse team environment
- Ability to make specific gift asks and be successful
- Ability to effectively collaborate in a highly complex organization
- Ability to raise 100% of personal compensation support
- Ability to travel 20 days a year
Benefits:
We offer a competitive benefits package, including health care and retirement savings with a match. Eligibility is based on employee type and hours worked. Benefits include the following:
- 403(b) Retirement Savings Plan
- 403(b) matching contributions
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discounts
- Flexible work schedule
- Flexible spending accounts
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Vision insurance
Equal Employment Opportunity:
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA is both an equal opportunity employer and a faith-based religious organization. We conduct hiring without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, age, sex, marital status, parental status, membership in any labor organization, political ideology, or disability of an otherwise qualified individual. The status of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA as an equal opportunity employer does not prevent the organization from hiring staff based on their religious beliefs so that all staff share the same religious commitment. Pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 702 (42 U.S.C. 2000e 1(a)) InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA has the right to, and does, hire only candidates who agree with InterVarsity's Statement of Agreement: Purpose and Doctrinal Basis because InterVarsity believes that each and every staff plays a vital role in advancing InterVarsity's mission and purposes.