Personnel Director

Position Title: Personnel Director
Accountability: Reports to the Executive Director and the Executive Council.
Ministry Responsibility: Provide leadership and oversight for the recruitment, selection, placement, nurture and ongoing development of Ameritribes missionaries. Serve as a member of the Executive Council (the administrative leadership team for Ameritribes.
Ministry Overview:
  • Develop and provide leadership for the Personnel Team in the following areas:
  • Recruiting—
    • Coordinate recruitment efforts; represent mission at church or college conferences as time allows.
    • Candidate processing—Oversee selection, orientation, pre-field training, placement, and Ministry Partner Development.
  • Appointees (including pre-field training and orientation)—
    • Work with Field Directors and Team Leaders to help integrate appointees into team and evaluate their progress.
  • Member care—
    • MK (Missionary Kids) care
    • Counseling
    • Conflict Resolution/Peacemaking
    • Continuing education
    • Benefits program
    • Staff Conference
    • Supervise Annual Review process
    • Supervise and conduct debriefing interviews for missionaries returning from field for Ministry Partner Development or other reasons.
    • Work with Field Directors, Team Leaders, missionary, and sending church to ensure that missionary doing Ministry Partner Development makes wise use of time and receives any necessary assistance or ongoing training.

    Associates—

    • Oversee development and management of Associates program.

    Short-Term Programs—

    • Develop and coordinate volunteer/short term programs/internship programs and exposure visits to the fields.
    Primary Duties:
  • Recruitment and placement of qualified, well-trained missionaries.
  • Healthy teams working together towards accomplishing Ameritribes’ purpose
  • Effective communication among teams and between teams and administration
  • Opportunities for churches and individuals to interact with Ameritribes
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    Skills and Experience:
  • Training in management
  • Counseling experience
  •  Background in Bible/missions
  • Cross-cultural ministry experience
  • Known for a godly life; inspires others to the same
  • Able to articulate and inspire vision
  • Servant leader who extends positive encouragement
  • Competent in problem solving, strategic planning, and decision-making
  • Able to wisely manage financial and human resources
  • Leadership experience with an orientation towards a team approach
  • Strong interpersonal skills including written and oral (interviewing) communication skills
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    Educational & Philosophical
    Requirements:    		 Embraces Ameritribes’ statement of faith, vision, values and culture.
    Location: Home Office in Tucson, Arizona
    Salary: Ameritribes is a faith mission in which all staff raise their own support. This includes required health insurance and retirement funds.
    Contact Information: Ameritribes
    Personnel Department
    PO Box 27346
    Tucson, AZ 85726-7346
    (520) 670-9400 / (520) 670-9444
    info@Ameritribes.org