VP of Leadership, Learning & Program

Citygate Network; Colorado Springs (CO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Citygate Network seeks a Vice President of Leadership, Learning & Program to drive strategy, experiences, and partnerships that strengthen leadership development and ministry impact across North America. Reporting to the CEO, this role designs transformational learning experiences, cultivates strategic relationships, and equips ministry leaders across the network.

The ideal candidate will have 7+ years of executive leadership within ministry or nonprofit sectors, demonstrated success in leading

Qualifications

• Developer of Leaders: Equips and develops leaders through coaching, learning experiences, and practical application.
• Strategic Influencer: Builds trust quickly, fosters collaboration, and leads through influence across diverse leaders, ministries, and stakeholders.
• Learning Architect: Designs and scales transformational learning experiences—conferences, cohorts, coaching, and leadership initiatives.
• Executive Communicator: Communicates vision with clarity and credibility through speaking, facilitation, coaching, writing, and executive-level conversations.
• Ministry Credibility: Brings spiritual maturity, executive leadership experience, and practical ministry wisdom that earns trust of CEOs and leaders.

Responsibilities

• Build the leadership development strategy, creating meaningful learning experiences for greater Kingdom impact.
• Design and cultivate conferences, cohorts, executive coaching, and learning communities across the network.
• Build trusted relationships with member ministries, providing executive coaching and practical leadership support.
• Lead strategy, development, and continuous improvement of leadership programs and learning experiences.
• Partner with the CEO and executive team to shape organizational strategy and advance Citygate’s mission.

Skills

Developer of Leaders

Strategic Influencer

Learning Architect

Executive Communicator

Ministry Credibility

Job description

The Vice President of Leadership, Learning & Program will lead the strategy, experiences, and partnerships that strengthen Citygate Network’s next season of leadership development and ministry impact. Reporting to the CEO, this executive leader will design transformational learning experiences, cultivate strategic relationships, and equip ministry leaders across North America. This is a unique opportunity to shape the health and effectiveness of a growing movement serving more than 330 ministries.

A great match for this position would be:

• Developer of Leaders: Equips and develops leaders through coaching, learning experiences, and practical application that strengthens leadership effectiveness.
• Strategic Influencer: Builds trust quickly, fosters collaboration, and leads through influence across diverse leaders, ministries, and stakeholders.
• Learning Architect: Designs and scales transformational learning experiences—including conferences, cohorts, coaching, and leadership initiatives that create lasting impact across the network.
• Executive Communicator: Communicates vision with clarity and credibility through speaking, facilitation, coaching, writing, and executive-level conversations.
• Ministry Credibility: Brings spiritual maturity, executive leadership experience, and practical ministry wisdom that earns the trust of CEOs, ministry leaders, and strategic partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Build and lead Citygate’s leadership development strategy, creating meaningful learning experiences that equip ministry leaders for greater organizational and Kingdom impact.
• Design and cultivate conferences, cohorts, executive coaching, and learning communities that strengthen leaders across the Citygate Network.

Member Engagement & Strategic Partnerships

• Build trusted relationships with member ministries, providing executive coaching, counsel, and practical leadership support.
• Cultivate strategic partnerships that expand learning opportunities, best practices, and collaborative influence throughout the network.

Program & Organizational Leadership

• Lead the strategy, development, and continuous improvement of Citygate’s leadership programs, accreditation initiatives, and learning experiences.
• Build scalable systems, processes, and learning infrastructure that increase member engagement, organizational effectiveness, and long-term impact.

Executive & Organizational Leadership

• Partner closely with the CEO and executive leadership team to shape organizational strategy, strengthen member engagement, and advance Citygate’s mission.
• Represent Citygate Network through speaking, teaching, facilitation, and thought leadership that strengthens member ministries and broadens organizational influence.

Key Qualifications

• Personal commitment to Jesus Christ and alignment with Citygate’s Statement of Faith and Code of Ethics.
• 7+ years of executive leadership experience leading strategy, teams, and organizational initiatives within a ministry, nonprofit, network, or association.
• Demonstrated success designing and leading leadership development experiences, including conferences, executive coaching, cohorts, or adult learning initiatives.
• Experience influencing diverse leaders and organizations through executive communication, facilitation, coaching, and relationship building.
• Outstanding communication, facilitation, relational, and executive leadership skills.