Chief Executive Officer, Military Community Youth Ministries; MCYM and Vice President, Young L

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Essential Tasks And Responsibilities

• Provide spiritual leadership “Following Jesus” including prayer and spiritual discipline, fellowship, growth and health for the Club Beyond/YL Military ministry.
• Provide strategic planning, vision, long-term goal setting, and overall direction for Club Beyond/YL Military. Report, as required, to the MCYM Board of Directors at semi-annual Board meetings and otherwise periodically throughout the year.
• Develop and maintain strategic relationships with formal and collaborative partner organizations, to include all branches of the U.S. Military in both the operational and chaplaincy communities at the senior military service levels and at bases and stations around the world.
• Supervise top-level management personnel of Club Beyond/YL Military and others that are designated as direct-reports to the CEO/VP.
• General oversight and management of all Club Beyond/YL Military budgets to ensure positive cash flows and financial sustainability of Club Beyond/YL Military programs.
• Lead Club Beyond/YL Military organizational-level fundraising efforts to meet annual budget needs, capital campaign goals, and the funding required for other special projects, as required.
• Manage external strategic communication to Club Beyond/YL Military stakeholders and constituents.

Other Tasks And Responsibilities

• General oversight and management of all Club Beyond/YL Military operations, ensuring: alignment to Club Beyond’s Mission Vision, and Strategic Objectives (MVSO) and YL’s Mission, Vision, Values, and Methods (MVVM); emphasis on safety of kids; and, inclusion of YL Risk Management best practices.
• General oversight and management of Club Beyond/YL Military staff hiring processes and actions, ensuring: high-quality and effective recruitment, accession, training, and placement processes; focus on staff care and high rates of staff retention; and, emphasis on building a diverse and inclusive staff that reflects the rich demographic of U.S. military families.
• Timely response to reporting as required by Young Life.
• Conduct ongoing environmental scanning for potential growth and other organizational opportunities.
• Ensure the organization’s focus is on-target (prevent mission drift) and the organizational culture is healthy and inclusive.
• Develop and maintain high levels of “Club Beyond” brand recognition, especially with the U.S. Military.
• Effectively conduct change management, as needed, to include the learning aspects that accompany organizational change and transformation.

Education And Work Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college, preferably in a job related major field of study
• Minimum fifteen (15) years of relevant professional experience, 10+ years of progressive ministry…