National MPD Coach (Development)
National MPD Coach (Development) Work Location:
Remote - USA Schedule:
Full timeTo advance the purpose of InterVarsity , this position will train, coach, and provide spiritual and emotional encouragement for new and veteran staff to reach or exceed 100% of their assigned ministry budget. MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES
Personal:
- Be a maturing disciple of Jesus Christ: growing in love for God, God's Word, God's people of every ethnicity and culture, and God's purposes in the world
- Be a maturing disciple of Jesus Christ by pursuing a vibrant relationship with the triune God through engagement with Scripture, prayer, and worship, both individually and in community
- Take initiative in personal growth, especially in the areas of emotional and spiritual health, self-awareness, and cross-cultural understanding.
- Be committed to and live consistently with InterVarsity ’s Frame of Reference (see below) in behavior and attitude.
- Grow in understanding of, appreciation for, and personal practice of ministry partnership development yourself as a way of fundraising, understanding it can also be a venue for spiritual formation.
Train staff in MPD:
- Incorporate and practice spiritual formation principles and practices throughout the ministry partnership development process.
- Train the MPD core practices which include the MPD cycle (Identify, Engage, Ask, Follow up, Thank, Report) and MPD organization (using DonorElf) as part of InterVarsity ’s MPD training curriculum
- During coaching sessions, continually identify skill gaps of individual coachees and offer individualized training to close those gaps.
- Offer contextualized MPD training for the diversity of InterVarsity ’s movement, including but not limited to gender, race & ethnicity, communication styles and geography.
Coach and lead new staff or veteran staff to full funding:
- Lead staff through the spiritual and emotional practices of MPD with pastoral care.
- Coach staff through the MPD cycle, using our MPD dept’s best practices and expectations.
- Provide contextualized MPD coaching for the ethnic, gender and geographic diversity of the movement
- With each staff, set clear expectations, using coaching agreements.
- Schedule and execute weekly coaching calls with staff to:
- Set clear MPD goals based on national benchmarks
- Coach using the GROW model with situational leadership overlay
- Review DonorElf data and use to identify next steps
- Analyze prospect lists and expand networks together
- Discuss emotional blocks to MPD and identify possible solutions
- Provide accountability and encouragement
- Offer contextualized strategies for engaging with staff’s unique network
Contribute to the effectiveness of the national MPD coaches team:
- Partner with other national MPD coaches to execute MPD training and coaching
- Consult with fellow MPD coaches, providing helpful resources and advice
- Monitor, test, and update MPD best practices
- Provide regular reports to Associate Director of MPD as requested
- Contribute to our weekly team call and join our annual off-site multi-day meetings, where we connect as a team, pray, discuss coaching strategy and collaborate on serving coachees.
- Attend and train at field and national meetings as requested, representing the MPD dept.
Maintain and develop personal MPD team:
- Raise 100% of your ministry budget annually
- Identify individuals and churches to partner each year, actively growing your network of relationships
- Engage current and prospective partners annually
- Make asks each year, following up all asks to closure
- Individually thank all partners and communicate with donors monthly via prayer updates
- Review financial reports for accuracy and ensuring that spending is within budget
Continue professional growth and development:
- Stay current with development industry changes
- Dedicate oneself to growing in cross-cultural skills, in line with InterVarsity