Pre-Field Coach
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Ensure that missionary candidates are shepherded and cared for through the onboarding, pre-field, and deployment process so that disciples, churches, leaders, and missionaries can be multiplied all for the glory of God.
Skills and Experience Requirements
- College degree or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated strength in administration and passion for utilizing administrative gifts.
- Comfortable using technology to conduct work and manage a heavy email workload.
- Passion for missions and interest in One Mission Society.
- Ability to write and communicate clearly and with empathy.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Winsome interpersonal and communication skills in person, in writing, video calls, and over the phone.
- Ability to work cooperatively within a team environment.
- Familiarity with Zoom and Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, Teams, OneDrive, etc.).
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Coach and mentor accepted missionary candidates from acceptance to field deployment.
- Advocate for and walk alongside candidates as they prepare for their transition to field of ministry.
- Collaborate with Human Resource, Missionary Care, Training, Mobilization, and OMS Global Departments to ensure candidates are sent well and with excellence to their field of service through:
- Frequent check-in meetings with the candidate
- Ensuring the completion of orientation and onboarding tasks
- Enrolling in fundraising training
- Having a funding support coach
- Researching the appropriate visa for the country of service
- Researching language school options
- Developing landing plans
- Demonstrate the love of Christ in personal conduct, interactions with others, and with integrity while performing the duties in support of the mission and purpose of One Mission Society.
- Learn, operate, and seek to improve processes of the onboarding, pre-field, and deployment journey to reduce barriers to missionary engagement.
- Represent OMS as needed at events, colleges, Perspectives classes, and other key events.
- Oversee the OMS Summer Internship program. This is a key part of mobilizing the next generation into missions by providing a structured, meaningful, and spiritually enriching internship experience. Responsibilities include:
- Manage all aspects of the OMS USA Summer internship program.
- Work with departments to create job descriptions.
- Collaborate with the Mobilization Department to vet candidates.
- Oversee the application process.
- Conduct interviews with department heads.
- Plan and manage the interns time while on the OMS campus in concert with each department.
- Plan a short term overseas missions experience for the interns.
Other Details
- This position is fully paid by One Mission Society and does not require raising financial support.
- Salary Range: $41,000-$51,000
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