Director of Global Missions
The Missions Ministry Team of the Ministry Council of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church is currently accepting online applications for the full-time position of Director of Global Missions.
The Director of Global Missions may work at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church Denominational Center (Cordova, Tennessee), or remotely, utilizing their own office equipment. This position requires willingness and ability to travel frequently about 70% of the time both internationally and domestically.
REVISED REQUIREMENT: The requirement of “proficiency in both English, and a second language” has been revised to “preferred, but not required,” and emphasis in cultural and emotional intelligence has been added in the Job Description: “Possess cultural and emotional intelligence to be able to function across cultural contexts capably and effectively. A second language prevalent in the target communities is preferred for this position but is not required.”
REVISED DEADLINE: Completed online applications, including resume and three signed letters of recommendation must be received no later than Noon (Central Daylight Time) Saturday, June 10, 2023.
If you are interested in learning more or applying, please utilize the following links:
Job Announcement
Job Description
Application
In addition to the job description, the following competencies are important:
- Visionary, creative thinker
- Excellent project management skills
- Articulate communicator, both verbally and written
- Highly self-motivated, equally able to work alone and in a team
- Possess a creative, positive attitude toward our denomination
- Demonstrate positive attitudes toward cultural differences
- Able to work easily with people of differing perspectives
This is a full-time position to give director leadership to the program of Global Missions outside the U.S., recruiting and supervising missionaries, expanding the CP Church outside the U.S., connecting work outside the U.S. to the life and ministry of the CP Church, helping those outside the U.S. to have a voice in the CP Church, and to develop programs and strategies for mission expansion.
SALARY AND BENEFITS: The Ministry Council of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church offers health, dental, life, and disability insurance plans, a retirement plan and PTO (personal time off). The experience-based salary will be determined prior to employment and will be set forth in a memorandum confirming employment. A modest moving allowance may be available if the successful candidate works at the Denominational Center.
All application packages should be submitted online. To apply,
- APPLICATION. Complete and submit an online application. If your browser or PDF software does not display a “SUBMIT” button at the bottom of the application, save the completed, signed PDF and email it to applications@cumberland.org with the subject line “Application: Director of Global Missions.”
- RESUME. Email your current resume to applications@cumberland.org with the subject line “Resume: Director of Global Missions”; failure to properly identify your email in these ways may delay, or even jeopardize your application process.
- REVISED LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION. In addition to the three references provided on the online application, applicants will ensure signed letters of recommendation from three additional people are submitted directly from the authors of the letters to applications@cumberland.org prior to the deadline. Letters of recommendation should not be sent via the applicant. Email subject lines should include “LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION for Name of the applicant/Director of Global Missions.” Signed letters should describe the applicant’s professionalism, leadership, cultural intelligence, and effective project management experience. Current Denominational Center staff members and elected Ministry Council members may not provide letters of recommendation.
DEADLINE: Completed online applications, resume and three signed letters of recommendation must be received via applications@cumberland.org no later than Noon (Central Daylight Time) Saturday, June 10, 2023.
Individuals who submit an incomplete application package prior to the deadline will be sent one email (receipt acknowledgement requested) to inform them of missing information, noting that the process must be completed by the deadline for the application to be considered. Application packages that are incomplete after the deadline will not be considered.
Initial phone interviews will be conducted with applicants that the Interview Panel considers to be qualified candidates. Following these interviews, individuals whom the panel desires to interview in person may come to the Denominational Center or other location for a second interview. If you are called for a second interview, please be prepared to present a strategic plan for Global Missions (goals, steps, timeline, resources, budget, evaluation). Ideally, the successful candidate will begin work in June 2023, following satisfactory completion of a background check.