Job Overview

Since 1979, Insight for Living (IFL) has been committed to excellence in teaching the study and application of God's Word. Pastor Chuck Swindoll and his wife, Cynthia, began the ministry by broadcasting Pastor Chuck's Bible-teaching program, Insight for Living, on 18 stations. Today, the program airs on more than 2,000 stations, can be streamed through various online channels, and can be heard in 70 countries and eight languages.

We also produce quality Bible-study resources, have a dynamic online presence, provide pastoral counseling, and actively walk alongside listeners through life's challenges. As a ministry, we're committed to Vision 195, our strategic mission to pursue Jesus' Great Commission by extending God's grace and making disciples in all 195 countries and their 6,875 heart languages.

In addition to our international headquarters in Frisco, Texas, we currently have ministry offices in 10 countries, where our pastors translate resources, train church leaders to use Pastor Chuck's Searching the Scriptures Bible-study methods, serve their communities, and pursue Vision 195 in their languages. When you join the IFL family, you'll become a part of a talented group of men and women uniquely gifted and called to help people around the world live with the life-changing power of God's Word.

Position Summary

The International Ministries project coordinator (PC) promotes and supports the mission of IFL through initiating projects, scheduling timelines, resolving project issues, cultivating relationships, and anticipating future project needs that enhance the relationship between the home office and international field offices. With a strong desire to fulfill Vision 195, the PC oversees project-related communication and ensures home office creative projects are served with a high degree of care and attention to detail while also ensuring international office needs are met. The PC fills an essential project role making certain key processes receive communication, planning, implementation, and evaluation. A strong communicator and possessing a heart to serve others, the PC ensures international projects are completed in an excellent and effective fashion.

Job Description

Project Coordination (35%)

• Serves as department point of contact and project initiator for cross-departmental projects including event planning, and other project requests
• Coordinates distribution of Searching the Scriptures (STS) content to international field offices
• Documents and maintains STS pastor training updates, copyrights, translations, and designs
• Analyzes projects and processes for efficiency and optimal outcomes
• Coordinates and facilitates project communication as well as documents project contribution
• Ensures timely and accurate implementation of cross-departmental projects
• Serves as the primary liaison between internal departments
• Serves as a liaison between the International Ministries Department and Dallas Theological Seminary as it relates to the IFL Apprenticeship Program
• Manages physical and electronic files for the IFL Apprenticeship Program

Project Processes (25%)

• Oversees and facilitates project communication and documents project contribution
• Schedules project timelines from inception to delivery date
• Records project traffic information
• Maintains awareness of overall international training, events, and scheduling
• Maintains STS pastoral-training calendar, ensuring home office and field staff alignment
• Documents international workflow processes
• Collects broadcast schedules from international offices and updates databases
• Manages internal SharePoint files
• Manages which series are available for international translation
• Hosts international guests while at IFL headquarters
• Assists in planning and leading International Ministries' team celebrations

Project Planning (25%)

• Works closely with senior director of International Operations to develop year-long production schedules for all projects
• Cultivates relationships that enhance the confidence and trust of international field offices
• Anticipates international field offices' future needs and provides project forecasting
• Engages with international field offices through regular interaction throughout projects, including post-project feedback

Professional Development (5%)

• Commits to the challenges of growth and development according to the Professional Development Plan
• Pursues the designated knowledge and/or experience with a positive attitude
• Completes assigned tasks with excellence and timeliness

Team Member Contribution (10%)

• Models IFL's core values through daily conduct
• Exerts initiative and drive to improve departmental and organizational operations
• Owns problems, creates solutions, and maintains personal accountability for results

Position Specifications

Job Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred
• 4–5 years of direct experience in project coordination/management
• Ability to lead initiatives and juggle several complex projects at one time
• Excellent process-implementation skills
• High attention to detail and superior organization skills while multitasking
• Extremely professional interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence, with the ability to build and maintain excellent relationships
• Humility, a high level of flexibility, a positive attitude, and the ability to work well with others
• An ability to anticipate and prioritize work with minimal direction
• Ability to work well under time constraints
• Familiarity with Microsoft Office Suite
• Creative background a plus

Perks and Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage for qualifying employees (and their dependents) who work 30 or more standard hours per week, with strongly competitive biweekly premiums and out-of-pocket costs
• Short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance paid 100 percent by IFL
• Retirement plan features with matching and pre-tax and Roth deferral options
• IFL Stewardship Investment Plan grants an additional 3 percent of annual salary amount after the completion of three (3) years of employment. This amount is split—1.5 percent is given as additional taxable compensation and the other 1.5 percent is given as a non-matching employer contribution to one's IFL retirement account.
• Generous vacation, sick, and paid time off accruals
• Paid holidays as well as a birthday holiday
• Flexible work arrangements for those positions that qualify, which allow employees to balance life and ministry responsibilities
• Discount on IFL products