Area Director - San Diego Region

InterVarsity Press; United States; Remote; USD 55,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA seeks an Area Director for the San Diego region, leading campus ministry development, staff coordination, and regional collaboration. This full-time role emphasizes spiritual growth, visionary leadership, and cross-campus partnership within a national ministry.

You will guide ministers, engage diverse campuses, manage MPD initiatives, and help shape strategic plans while aligning with the organization’s mission and values.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum three years campus ministry or equivalent work experience required.
• Strong ministry skills including ability to communicate spiritual vision, teach biblical principles, plan programs, and disciple, coach and mentor.
• Proven ability to work well with others and to develop a team of campus ministers.
• Strong interpersonal skills including ability to minister to diverse ethnic communities and faculty.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated problem solving skills.
• Familiarity with word processing, presentation, email, and spreadsheet software.

Responsibilities

• Spiritual growth and modeling of mature faith.
• Campus ministry leadership development for staff ministers, students, faculty and partners.
• Organizational collaboration with regional and national InterVarsity teams.
• Ministry partnership development (MPD) to secure resources through donors and partners.
• Accomplish all other assigned tasks as appropriate.

Skills

Spiritual leadership

Campus ministry experience

Team leadership

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Office software proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Area Director - San Diego Region Work Location: California Southern Job Type: Full time

ESSENTIAL COMMITMENTS/RESPONSIBILITIES

• 1. Spiritual Growth The Area Ministry Director models spiritual maturity as a disciple of Jesus Christ so that your life and work increasingly reflects a growing love for God, God’s Word, God’s people of every ethnicity and culture, and God’s purposes in the world. Pursue a vibrant relationship with the triune God through engagement with Scripture, prayer, and worship, both individually and in community Exercise self-leadership (growing in self-awareness, self-management, relational integrity, and resiliency) Embrace and practice Scriptural standards for behavior and attitudes, including those described in the Code of Conduct
• 2. Campus Ministry Leadership As an Area Director, you inspire, coach and develop campus staff ministers (“ministers”), students, faculty, and ministry partners to increase the number of witnessing communities, as well as the size, health, spiritual maturity, and campus-wide influence of existing witnessing communities by being a: Visionary Guide: Create a culture of dependence on God to gain vision for establishing and advancing witnessing communities that reach every corner of every campus in your area Model InterVarsity’s vision and Core Values for supervisees Lead staff, students, and faculty through Scripture, prayer, teaching and discipleship experiences in a way that motivates and shapes their ministry around vision Set appropriate annual goals through prayer, research and reflection with your teams Structural Architect: Lead your team to develop and implement plans to achieve ministry goals Adapt the plan as needed through rhythms of action, reflection and evaluation Develop, align and leverage programs and structures to move the mission forward Missional Developer: Recruit a diversity of qualified minister candidates Develop ministers to spiritually grow in Christ in intimacy, like Christ in character, and with Christ in his mission to current and new campuses Develop ministers professionally so that they are consistently increasing their gifts and skills as ministry leaders Supervise ministers, using appropriate leadership style for the individual and situation, to help them accomplish assigned tasks. This will require coaching, assessing, correcting and affirming job-related behaviors Proactively establish and develop healthy relationships across racial, ethnic, national background, and gender barriers with staff, students, faculty, and ministry partners to build effective and diverse communities Build an effective minister team that collaborates well and accomplishes goals
• 3. Organizational Collaboration As an Area Director, you are part of a national organization and work in partnership with local, area, divisional, regional, and national InterVarsity ministers and volunteers. Participate in regional leadership as determined by the Regional Director, to set ministry vision and strategies, contribute to accomplishing plans, and provide regional leadership in specific areas Positively and constructively respond to the direction and coaching of line supervisors Build productive ministry partnerships with regional and national collaborative leaders Establish systems, processes and protocols to fulfill regular operational and administrative tasks in a timely manner (reporting, finances, human resources, etc.) Maintain sound financial status of the area through management of budgeting, expense control and ministry partnership development Become familiar with and comply with all InterVarsity policies and procedures
• 4. Ministry Partnership Development (MPD) As an Area Director, you will develop a team of partners who will resource the ministry financially, in prayer, or with volunteer service that advances the mission. Develop and maintain a ministry among partners who will fund InterVarsity Ensure ministry budget is fully funded Supervise each minister’s MPD (collaborating with coaches when applicable) and equip staff to build ministry partners Build resource networks with alumni, volunteers, churches, advocacy councils, and major donors, in particular to fund low-network ministers Communicate regularly with ministry partners
• 5. Accomplish all other assigned tasks as appropriate

QUALIFICATIONS

Annually affirm InterVarsity’s Statement of Agreement (Doctrinal Basis and Purpose Statement). Abide by InterVarsity’s Code of Conduct Bachelor’s degree required Minimum three years campus ministry or equivalent work experience required Strong ministry skills (including the ability to communicate spiritual vision, teach spiritual and biblical principles, plan ministry programs, and spiritually disciple, coach and mentor) Proven ability to work well with others and the ability to develop a team of campus ministers. Strong interpersonal skills (including ability to minister to diverse ethnic communities and faculty) Excellent verbal and written communication skills Demonstrated problem solving skills Familiarity with word processing, presentation, email, and spreadsheet software

WORK ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS The AD position leads ministry in a college campus environment. A designated office space may or may not be available. The AD is required to travel to on-campus and off-campus sites as appropriate. Off-campus travel includes, but is not limited to student ministry conferences, MPD meetings, and InterVarsity-sponsored training sessions, meetings, and conferences. The AD is regularly required to communicate with others, and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, etc.

Pay Range: $55,200.00 - $73,608.00 per year

Pay: This position is funded through personal fundraising. Accordingly, compensation will vary based on the ability of the individual to secure a donor team to fund the cost of his/her salary. The anticipated salary range for this position on a full-time basis (40 hours/week) is dependent on a variety of factors, including location and cost of living. The actual salary received, including any geographic adjustment to account for location and cost of living, is subject to the individual’s ability to raise funds necessary to cover the full amount of such salary within the range set forth in the job posting details.

• 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.

There are over 2500 campuses in the US with more than 1000 students, and the majority of them have no known Christian ministry. Gen Z is curious and open to exploring their faith, but they need someone to guide them. InterVarsity wants to reach the campus with the Good News, disciple students through Scripture and service, and equip them as leaders and tomorrow’s world-changers. If you have a heart for students and faculty — one of the most strategic callings you could ever pursue — join our team! Serve on campus, in our national offices, at our publishing firm (InterVarsity Press), or in national leadership roles. InterVarsity is a vibrant campus ministry that longs to give college students and faculty the chance to grow in their faith. We work to establish witnessing communities on campus where students and faculty can pursue God, God's word, God's people of every ethnicity and culture, and God's purposes in the world.