Director of Mentoring

Missions Development International

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Job Summary

JOB SUMMARY

The Director of Mentoring will lead MDI’s team of high-caliber mentors to provide industry-leading integrated mentoring and consulting services to ministry leaders around the world.  The success of this role will result in transformed lives, and testimonials like this:

“Your mentorship and hearts for helping leaders in ministry are phenomenal, focused, and full of wisdom… It’s hard to express how much it has meant to have such an anointed group as yours interested in lifting me up as an individual, as well as my ministry’s direction and longevity.”  – Jennifer O’Neill, Hope & Healing at Hillenglad

Job Responsibilities

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. MENTOR ENGAGEMENT, MANAGEMENT & RETENTION
   1. Mentor Engagement, Management & Retention – deliver MDI support to mentor team including prayer coverage, regular check-in points, and ensuring mentors are equipped with the resources they need. Completely absorb and understand MDI’s library of resources. Be accessible to Mentors as the primary resource for Integrated Mentoring & Consulting (IMC) expertise, emergency response strategies, complex problem-solving, and connections to the MDI professional referral network.
       
2. MENTOR/CLIENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS & PROCESSES
   1. Leader/Client Experience – Ensure MDI services are delivered with excellence and align with the MDI DNA. Provide touchpoints for Client feedback and manage any adjustments needed.
   2. Intake/Pairings Management – implement and continually optimize the intake/pairings process to maintain MDI’s quality, while building MDI’s capacity to scale. Ensure Mentors are actively engaged to their maximum availability. Maintain extensive knowledge of each mentor’s unique skills, experience, giftings, and passions. Direct pairings through prayer and matching of leaders’ needs to Mentors’ abilities.
3. NETWORK EXPANSION
   1. Mentor Recruitment – continually network, developing key relationships, to identify and recruit top talent to MDI’s Mentor Team.
   2. Church and Strategic Partnerships – Identify and establish relationships with key churches and strategic partners, whose interests align with MDI, and have the network to refer new clients, new mentors, and new funding sources to MDI.
4. MENTOR TRAINING
   1. Oversee Mentor Training & Onboarding – coordinate and conduct mentor gatherings and mentor onboarding until a dedicated staff role is hired to oversee all MDI intellectual property and training.

Qualifications

CRITICAL QUALITIES

• A Christ Follower

• Ability to bridge ministry and business

• Relationship builder and strategic networker

• Ability to attract top talent

• Excellent Management Skills to lead and inspire the Mentor Team

• Proactive, creative thinker, collaborator and lifelong learner

 

SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree

• 20 years of professional experience is preferred.

• Nonprofit experience as a board member, staff member or leading volunteer teams is a plus.

• Solid understanding of staff management, industry specifics and business strategies

• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills

• Incredible management, communications and interpersonal skills

• Proficient in basic office software. Project management software experience is a plus.

• Comfortable with public speaking

Additional Information

Benefits

How to Apply

Submit your resume to: www.MDImentors.org/apply

Details

• Date Posted: August 16, 2022
• Type: Full-Time
• Job Function: Executive Leadership
• Service Area: Other
• Start Date: 11/01/2022
• Working Hours: 40 hrs/wk; M-F, 9:00am - 5:00pm