International Director

Overview

To provide vision, leadership and spiritual oversight for People International (PI).

Responsibilities

-Seeking God’s guidance through prayer and with others in the ongoing vision, values and work of the movement, personally accepting these, providing spiritual leadership and communicating them to existing and potential workers and supporters worldwide.
-Working with the People International Worldwide Board, International Council and operational leadership bodies (Field Leadership Team and National Office Directors Forum) to establish and deliver on strategic objectives typically on a four year cycle, focussing on expanding PI’s reach into and across the communities of Central Asian Muslims.
-Promoting effective collaboration across the organisation, particularly between the field and National Offices.
-Mentoring and undertaking regular evaluation of each field region and National Office, including the appointment and removal of field leadership, and collaboration with the National Office Boards. This includes meeting with each National Office Board Chair at least annually.
-Ensuring that communication throughout the PI organisation encompasses all teams, and is supportive, secure, comprehensive and timely.
-Providing support for the various field and National Office teams within PI and ensuring the most effective structures are in place to facilitate their work.
-Networking with churches and other missionary organisations.
-Monitoring current trends and developments in missiology and geopolitics, and bringing these to the attention of the PIW Board and PI family as appropriate, noting especially:Developments within the Muslim worldChanging views of church planting worldwide, Mobilization of missionaries from the emerging world
-Security and other risks.
-Overseeing the international services including training, the international conference, administrative and financial systems, IT systems, prayer information, member care and safeguarding, and the office building in Tunbridge Wells (UK).
-Running the international office and its finances, delegating to others as appropriate.
– Traveling regularly and extensively both in Central Asia and globally, particularly to meet other PI members in person.( travel budget included)