Assistant State Director for CEF of Wisconsin Inc.

$48,000 Annual Salary

The Assistant State Director for . will be responsible for fulfilling the purpose of , executing the vision of the Wisconsin state board and USA Ministries, while assisting the State Director.

This position is scheduled to begin as part-time and work up to full-time employment.

Qualifications 

The Assistant to the State Director must:

• Be a born-again believer who feels called by God to the ministry of child evangelism and to the specific role of non-profit, ministry leadership
• Possess leadership qualities as found in 1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1.
• Have a demonstrated love for Jesus Christ and prayer, and a passion to reach children with the Gospel.
• Have prior and proven leadership experience.
• Have skills to mentor, cast vision, and evaluate all aspects of state ministry.

General

• Fulfilling the purpose of Child Evangelism Fellowship®.
• Executing and accomplishing the vision of the state board and CEF®
• Overseeing the fundraising activities for state office and assisting chapters by building relationships with churches, organizations, businesses, and individuals.
• Following policies and procedures of CEF USA and the state organization.

Ministry 

• Understand that the foundation of ministry is prayer and lead by example in being committed to developing, implementing, improving, and growing an effective prayer program throughout the state.
• Pursue and speak with churches and Christian businesses regarding God’s love for the next generation.
• Aggressively pursue the primary ministries of CEF (Good News Club®, 5-Day Club®, and Christmas Party Club®) through continual promotion within the sphere of their influence.
• Maintain a minimum level of direct ministry with children to maintain an understanding of today’s child and to adequately evaluate the effectiveness of CEF programs in the state.
• Assist in the Christian Youth in Action® training program as a next generation recruitment tool for future leaders.

Leadership

• Assist state director in creating the annual strategic plan and budget for the state office to support current and future ministry opportunities.
• Adhere to and be instrumental in implementing the annual strategic plan.
• Support chapters in developing new areas, rolling out new policies and providing guidance as needed.
• Regularly meet and work with all established local committees in providing vision and strategic plans for reaching and discipling all children within the chapter, striving to connect them with local churches.
• Assist staff in developing and evaluating their ministry goals.
• Partner with struggling chapters by developing relationships with local committee chairman and local director to assist with building a strong chapter. Identify and develop training plans to develop the local director and committee, or if needed, fill in as local director until a replacement is found.
• Assist in shepherding all ministry workers, paid and volunteer, through regular contact, emails, encouragement, etc.
• Assist state training director in developing new classes for advanced training.

Administrative

• Back up the state director and fill in when director out of office.
• Attend all meetings and conferences requested by the state director.
• Perform administrative duties as assigned by the state director.

As a religious organization, CEF is permitted and reserves the right to prefer employees or prospective employees on the basis of religion.