Director of Recruitment

Director of Recruitment

The Director of Recruitment leads and coaches the Recruitment team to mobilize long-term missionaries, stateside workers, and operational staff in alignment with East-West's Great Commission ministry goals. Shifting from traditional recruitment to Kingdom-focused mobilization, this role drives innovative sourcing strategies, fosters dynamic external networks, and ensures a shepherd-hearted candidate care experience. By aligning vetting pathways across all departments and serving as a relational bridge-builder, the Director guides candidates through barriers while upholding the organization's vision, mission, and biblical values.

Our ideal candidate will:

• Lead with a mobilization mindset: Drive proactive, innovative sourcing and discipling strategies to recruit and deploy mission-aligned staff.
• Demonstrate shepherd-hearted leadership: Provide strategic leadership, active coaching, and holistic care focused on the spiritual discernment and long-term health of workers.
• Build external & internal networks: Form strong partnerships across ministry spaces to share best practices and seamlessly align recruitment pathways across Field, Operations, and Development teams.
• Coach candidates through barriers: Use intentional diagnostic coaching questions to guide candidates through challenges and into their specific roles in missions.
• Align fully with organizational values: Champion East-West's Vision, Mission, Values, Statement of Faith, and Biblical foundations across all mobilization efforts.

Key Job Logistics:

• Reports to: Vice President of People Advancement
• Direct reports: Recruitment Team (2 Full-Time Staff)
• Position Location: East-West Offices in Plano, Texas

A Day in the Life:

• Spiritual Leadership & Prayer: Ground the day in prayer for candidates and lead team spiritual formation activities.
• Team Coaching & Leadership: Lead recruitment staff and help them navigate candidate roadblocks and mobilization bottlenecks.
• Internal Hiring Alignment: Partner with Field, Operations, and Development leaders to clarify requirements and refine interview pathways.
• Strategic Networking & Pipeline Building: Connect with churches, campuses, and mission networks to cultivate strong referral channels.
• High-Level Requisitions: Conduct diagnostic screening interviews for critical field and leadership roles.
• Innovation & Strategic Planning: Monitor department lead measures, budget, and modern mobilization tools to continually optimize sourcing.
• Candidate Care Oversight: Ensure every applicant experiences clear, shepherd-hearted communication from application through deployment.
• Faithful Stewardship: Complete administrative oversight and internal communications as an offering to the Lord.

The Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in business, leadership, missiology, or related field.
• Recruitment Experience: 5+ years leading talent acquisition or mission mobilization.
• People Management: 5+ years direct experience managing, coaching, and empowering direct reports.
• Faith & Alignment: Vibrant personal relationship with Jesus Christ and alignment with organizational mission.
• Pipeline Innovation: Proven success driving proactive sourcing and expanding candidate pipelines.
• Missions Context: Background with faith-based nonprofits, mission agencies, or cross-cultural fieldwork.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Demonstrated ability to build trust and partner with executive leadership and department heads.
• Strategic Networking: Track record of cultivating external relationships across mission networks and universities.
• Shepherd-Hearted Care: Strong relational intelligence focused on candidate discernment and spiritual direction.
• Tech Proficiency: Hands-on experience with ATS platforms, CRMs, and recruiting analytics tools.
• Operational Leadership: Skilled at strategic delegation, project management, and removing team roadblocks.
• Candidate Vetting: Ability to assess applicants accurately for doctrinal, cultural, and role-specific fit.

Mission Alignment:

• Maintain a firm commitment to East-West's vision, mission, values, Statement of Faith, and beliefs
• Display a growing and mature faith in Jesus Christ
• Be active in a local church body