Strategic Leadership

• Analyze the U.S. ministry landscape—including Cru divisions, Christian schools, church networks, and peer organizations—to develop and execute a strategic plan for expanding the reach of Sightline’s tools, resources, digital content, and events through high-impact partnerships.
• Partner closely with the Vice President of Mission Expansion to align with Cru’s broader strategy, priorities, and initiatives, proactively identifying opportunities to collaborate with field leaders and meet real-time ministry needs.
• Become a strong advocate for Sightline’s content by developing fluency in our offerings and equipping the team to present them with clarity and context. Ensure partnerships are rooted in both real understanding and relationship.

Partnership Building

• Establish and deepen high-trust relationships with influential leaders in Cru, Christian education, church networks, and parallel organizations for mutual encouragement and collaboration.
• Represent Sightline at key gatherings, conferences, and events as both a ministry ambassador and ally.

Team Leadership

• Provide coaching, support, and accountability to direct reports through regular 1:1s, team meetings, and the staff development cycle.
• Create clarity on team roles, regional strategies, and individual goals.
• Foster a spiritually vibrant, high-performing team culture aligned with Sightline’s values and the broader Mission Expansion vision.

Other Functions

• Oversee team workflow, project timelines, and goal tracking through systems like Asana and Salesforce.
• Contribute to impact reporting and donor communications by capturing meaningful stories and ministry outcomes.

Financial Stewardship:

• Cru Religious Missionary Order Staff are expected to maintain a positive balance in their staff account, properly administer financial resources, and communicate consistently with his/her ministry partnership team.

Other Functions:

• Demonstrate and model personal spiritual discipline and assist in development of an environment on the team where individual team members grow in their own Christian walks.

• Personal development – engage in the Staff Development process including creating and implementing a Personal Development Plan (PDP) targeting areas of growth.
• Perform related duties or special projects as assigned
• Attend the Ministry’s bi-monthly staff meetings, weekly team meetings, weekly prayer times, biennial retreat and Cru semi-annual days of prayer

Supervisory Responsibilities: 5-7 reports. Engage in ongoing leadership development through intentional coaching, stretch assignments, and feedback loops including Quantum workplace.

Executive Leadership

• Serve on the Executive Leadership Team, carrying and stewarding the mission, vision, and values of Sightline.
• Champion the growth of Sightline’s ministry impact by expanding both the depth and breadth of our partnerships in the US and around the world.

Strategic Leadership

• Lead the Mission Expansion department, including U.S. and International teams, ensuring alignment with Sightline’s strategy and priorities.
• Develop deep understanding of Cru’s broader strategy, priorities, and initiatives and seek opportunities to collaborate with field leaders to meet needs in real time
• Translate organizational vision into actionable initiatives that not only expand Sightline’s reach but also complement and strengthen the work of Cru ministries at all levels.
• Develop and monitor department-wide goals, budgets, and KPIs; report regularly to the executive team on outcomes and opportunities.
• Maintain strong cross-functional collaboration with Content, Development, and Operations

Partnership Development

• Cultivate and steward high-level strategic partnerships across ministry networks, publishing partners, and field organizations.
• Champion Sightline’s mission within Cru, building relational credibility and shared vision.
• Represent Sightline at global gatherings, conferences, and ministry forums as an ambassador of the mission and message. Work to recruit potential staff for Sightline’s Mission Expansion team.
• Identify and pursue strategic opportunities for expanding distribution, influence, and reach.

Team Leadership

• Directly oversee the Director of U.S. Partnerships and Director of International Partnerships, providing coaching, support, and accountability.
• Model and coach the team towards a service first approach to partnership.
• Build a high-performing, mission-aligned team culture.
• Ensure all team members have clear roles, development plans, and the resources needed to thrive.

Other Functions

• Drive efforts to understand emerging cultural trends that partners are facing and in response, identify any ministry gaps that need creative solutions
• Provide strategic insight to the executive team to help shape future content, campaigns, and platform decisions that serve both global audiences and local Cru contexts.
• Maintain close connection with the Development team and ensure they are well informed of all domestic and international projects and strategies. Provide all forms of media and storytelling support to ensure Development is equipped to raise project funds. 

Financial Stewardship:

• Cru Religious Missionary Order Staff are expected to maintain a positive balance in their staff account, properly administer financial resources, and communicate consistently with his/her ministry partnership team.

Other Functions:

• Demonstrate and model personal spiritual discipline and assist in development of an environment on the team where individual team members grow in their own Christian walks.
• Personal development – engage in the Staff Development process including creating and implementing a Personal Development Plan (PDP) targeting areas of growth.
• Perform related duties or special projects as assigned
• Attend the Ministry’s bi-monthly staff meetings, weekly team meetings, weekly prayer times, biennial retreat and Cru semi-annual days of prayer

Supervisory Responsibilities:  2-3 direct reports

Mobilization Strategy & Collaboration

• Design and implement a Spirit-led missionary recruiting strategy, that discerns calling, character, and competencies-ensuring the right role fit in alignment with Sightline’s ministry goals and personnel needs.
• Cultivate collaboration across Sightline departments, Cru Mobilization Guild, and other ministry partners to identify and invite qualified candidates
• Create and steward clear pathways for current staff, alumni, and Cru peers to participate in the referral and mobilization process in and out of Sightline/Cru. 

Name Generation, Sourcing & Outreach

• Proactively generate names of potential missionary staff through research, relational networks, and ministry partnerships
• Build trust and connection with emerging candidates through one-on-one outreach, visioncasting, and testimony-driven storytelling
• Lead and manage a working database or pipeline of prospective candidates and document their stage in the discernment journey 

Candidate Discernment & Screening

• Conduct exploratory conversations and early-stage screenings that assess calling, character, and alignment with Sightline’s mission
• Prayerfully guide potential staff through a process of vocational discernment, offering encouragement and clarity around next steps
• Coordinate handoffs with Sightline hiring leaders and HR for formal interviews, applications, and onboarding 

Team Equipping & Partnership

• Equip Sightline staff to engage confidently in the mobilization process, offering training and tools for making referrals and initiating conversations
• Partner with hiring managers and team leaders to understand ministry needs and discern fit—not just function—for incoming missionary staff
• Provide insight and support in placement conversations, helping to ensure strong team alignment and long-term fruitfulness 

Tracking, Learning & Reporting

• Track trends, outreach efforts, and candidate progress to inform recruitment efforts and strategic planning
• Stay informed about best practices in missionary mobilization, adapting methods to stay relational, relevant, and Spirit-sensitive
• Represent Sightline well in the Cru Mobilization Guild and other shared spaces for collaboration and learning

Financial Stewardship:

• Cru Religious Missionary Order Staff are expected to maintain a positive balance in their staff account, properly administer financial resources, and communicate consistently with his/her ministry partnership team.

Other Functions:

• Demonstrate and model personal spiritual discipline and assist in development of an environment on the team where individual team members grow in their own Christian walks.
• Personal development – engage in the Staff Development process including creating and implementing a Personal Development Plan (PDP) targeting areas of growth.
• Perform related duties or special projects as assigned
• Attend the Ministry’s bi-monthly staff meetings, weekly team meetings, weekly prayer times, biennial retreat, Christmas party and Cru semi-annual days of prayer

• Recruitment & Hiring

• • Prepare and submit job postings to the Sightline recruiting team.
  • Lead all hiring processes for Sightline employees (hourly/salaried), including screening candidates, conducting interviews, and coordinating background checks. Provide regular updates to Team Leaders throughout the process.
  • Ensure all appropriate hiring paperwork is completed accurately and in a timely manner.

• Onboarding & Orientation

• Conduct orientations for new hires, explaining policies and procedures, and ensuring teams are prepared to welcome new employees.
• Follow up with Team Leaders to ensure timely completion of 60-day reviews for new hires.
• Conduct 90-day HR-led checkpoints for new employees to ensure proper integration and satisfaction.

• Employee Relations & Performance Management:
  • Assist Team Leaders with performance issues, concerns, and conflicts. Help resolve situations through Sightline HR policies while providing exceptional care to employees.
  • Coordinate and oversee the employee termination or transfer process, including conducting exit interviews.
  • Administer and manage all types of employee leaves, including FMLA, paid parental leave, and PTO, ensuring employees are guided through the process with care.

• Data Management & Administration:

• Maintain and update employee data, ensuring accuracy in HR databases.
• Assist with administrative support for position focus teams and the onboarding of temporary workers for special seasons (e.g., summer programs).

Financial Stewardship:

• Cru Religious Missionary Order Staff are expected to maintain a positive balance in their staff account, properly administer financial resources, and communicate consistently with his/her ministry partnership team.

Other Functions:

• Demonstrate and model personal spiritual discipline and assist in development of an environment on the team where individual team members grow in their own Christian walks.

• Personal development – engage in the Staff Development process including creating and implementing a Personal Development Plan (PDP) targeting areas of growth.
• Perform related duties or special projects as assigned
• Attend the Ministry’s bi-monthly staff meetings, weekly team meetings, weekly prayer times, biennial retreat and Cru semi-annual days of prayer

• Respond knowledgeably and with compassion to phone calls, letters and emails in a timely fashion
• Compose letters for Leadership as needed
• Handle requests for copyright information
• Process ministry mail and fwd appropriately every week
• Plan and lead weekly ministry prayer times, prepare prayer list, recruit people to share devotions, send prayer requests to Cru for World Wide Day of Prayer
• Assist ministry operations by counting offering/sales money
• Answer the phone, give resource information, take, enter and fill orders, initiate charging of credit cards, send cc info to Cru
• Serve as point person for the administration of incoming corrections to existing resources published by Sightline’s US publishers.  This position will collect, file, and communicate these changes to the US publishers and then follow up to make sure the changes and corrections are made in subsequent printings.
• Send free resources to hardship cases, people in jail (determined on a case by case basis) also to Christian schools having auctions, benefits, etc.
• Manage ministry logistics center including supplies and storage.
• Fulfill online orders in a timely manner.

Financial Stewardship:

• Cru Religious Missionary Order Staff are expected to maintain a positive balance in their staff account, properly administer financial resources, and communicate consistently with his/her ministry partnership team.

Other Functions:

• Demonstrate and model personal spiritual discipline and assist in development of an environment on the team where individual team members grow in their own Christian walks.

• Personal development – engage in the Staff Development process including creating and implementing a Personal Development Plan (PDP) targeting areas of growth.
• Perform related duties or special projects as assigned
• Attend the Ministry’s bi-monthly staff meetings, weekly development team meetings, weekly prayer times, biennial retreat and Cru semi-annual days of prayer

• Provide Administrative Support for the Operations team
• Travel Planning and Support for the ministry and Ops team
• Provide Ministry Event planning and operational Services for the ministry, including routine events such as staff prayer and meeting times, and special events as needed.
• Archives Management, preserve and manage Historical Content, both physical inventory and digital records such as images and files.
• Virtual Meeting Support for the ministry and team; including scheduling, operating tech, and recording of meetings.
• Customer Service (secondary support) as needed.
• Contract creation, routing, approval, and records management for the team and ministry.
• Offsite storage management (including historical archives), manage access to storage units, and records related to storage.
• Make payments, clear ministry card, make internal transfers with chartfields.
• Respond to shifting priorities to support most urgent needs.

Financial Stewardship:

• Cru Religious Missionary Order Staff are expected to maintain a positive balance in their staff account, properly administer financial resources, and communicate consistently with his/her ministry partnership team.

Other Functions:

• Demonstrate and model personal spiritual discipline and assist in development of an environment on the team where individual team members grow in their own Christian walks.

• Personal development – engage in the Staff Development process including creating and implementing a Personal Development Plan (PDP) targeting areas of growth.
• Perform related duties or special projects as assigned
• Attend the Ministry’s bi-monthly staff meetings, weekly development team meetings, weekly prayer times, biennial retreat and Cru semi-annual days of prayer

Partnership Building

• Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including Cru, publishers, church and ministry leaders, and international staff.
• Develop and maintain a network of publishers and ministry partners to provide Sightline resources and serve collaboratively.
• Assist Cru Global Leaders as a trusted international Sightline representative, identifying ways to serve them and other partners (missions organizations, churches, publishers, etc.) with resources.
• Travel to consultation meetings, staff conferences, media conventions, and book fairs in your assigned region to initiate and sustain partner relationships.
• After each trip, submit a written report to the Director outlining contacts, discussion points, action steps, and proposed timelines for follow-up.

Resource Development

• Collaborate with partners to develop and distribute dynamic ministry tools that meet the needs of diverse audiences in your region.
• Track completed and in-progress Sightline resources across all languages in your assigned region.
• Oversee publishing projects to completion in major languages, as needed and requested.
• Ensure translations are accurate and culturally appropriate, communicating the original message in the local heart language.
• Evaluate and prioritize resource development needs in partnership with Cru Global, National, and Strategy Leaders.

Community Engagement

• Engage with local churches and ministries to assess and support their resource needs with relevant Sightline tools.
• Support Cru staff in your region with resource information, and gather stories of how God is using Sightline materials locally.

Project Management

• Conduct special projects as assigned by the Executive VP of Global Strategies and Partnerships.
• Develop and manage annual budgets for travel, administrative needs, and requested resources, submitting updates as needed.
• Coordinate with Operations to initiate contracts and licensing agreements with translators and publishers, and ensure acquisition of digital files.
• Submit timely reimbursements with receipts through Cru’s Ministry Card site.
• Contribute to cross-functional teams according to your strengths and expertise.

Training and Support

• Provide training and support for partners and church leaders on effectively using ministry tools.
• Pursue ongoing leadership development through coaching, feedback, and stretch assignments.

Outreach and Promotion

• Promote resources through multiple channels to extend reach and impact.
• Support regional Materials/Content Coordinators, especially when Sightline speakers are present.

Financial Stewardship:

• Cru Religious Missionary Order Staff are expected to maintain a positive balance in their staff account, properly administer financial resources, and communicate consistently with his/her ministry partnership team.

Other Functions:

• Demonstrate and model personal spiritual discipline and assist in development of an environment on the team where individual team members grow in their own Christian walks.
• Personal development – engage in the Staff Development process including creating and implementing a Personal Development Plan (PDP) targeting areas of growth.
• Perform related duties or special projects as assigned
• Attend the Ministry’s bi-monthly staff meetings, weekly team meetings, weekly prayer times, biennial retreat and Cru semi-annual days of prayer

Key Responsibilities for the Director of International Partnerships

• Develop and lead a regional engagement strategy, in collaboration with Regional Reps, that reflects Sightline’s global priorities and adapts to local ministry opportunities.
• Collaborate with other departments and lead the Regional Reps, providing support, encouragement, and guidance on expanding relationships.
• Develop innovative strategies to leverage resources and align Regional Rep plans with broader ministry goals.
• Oversee strategic direction, goal tracking, and impact reporting.
• Provide day-to-day leadership and support to the international team. Liaise effectively between VP, Reps, and Project Coordinator/Admin.

Leadership and Vision

• Ensure effective systems and procedures are developed and used.
• Develop and lead the short- and long-term vision and strategic plan for the international partnerships team, in alignment with the direction of Mission Expansion as a whole.
• Serve as the primary spokesperson for the International Partnerships Team.
• Lead the expansion of ministry partnerships and publishing.
• Gather and share impact stories of ministry resources used internationally.
• Connect existing partners to new content and services.

Relational Approach

• Develop new partnerships and relationships for Mission Expansion.
• Assist Regional Reps in building and maintaining relationships with Publishers, Cru Leadership, and other partners.
• Build relationships with Cru Global leaders to identify areas for collaboration.
• Provide excellent and timely service to all partners.
• Foster team effectiveness and personal growth among Regional Reps.
• Hold weekly check-ins with team members and lead monthly team meetings.
• Contribute to cross-functional teams and ensure interfacing with other departments for project information and data.

Reporting

• Ensure monthly project reports are created and shared
• Coordinate with development team to provide stewardship reports to donors who have funded various projects.

Financial Stewardship:

• Cru Religious Missionary Order Staff are expected to maintain a positive balance in their staff account, properly administer financial resources, and communicate consistently with his/her ministry partnership team.

Other Functions:

• Demonstrate and model personal spiritual discipline and assist in development of an environment on the team where individual team members grow in their own Christian walks.

• Personal development – engage in the Staff Development process including creating and implementing a Personal Development Plan (PDP) targeting areas of growth.
• Perform related duties or special projects as assigned
• Attend the Ministry’s bi-monthly staff meetings, weekly team meetings, weekly prayer times, biennial retreat and Cru semi-annual days of prayer

Supervisory Responsibilities: 5-7 reports. Engage in ongoing leadership development through intentional coaching, stretch assignments, and feedback loops including Quantum workplace.

• Executive Leadership

• • Collaborate with the CEO and executive team to translate ministry-wide vision, strategy, and goals into clear, actionable operational plans.
  • Support the CEO in identifying challenges, offering insights, and collaborating on solutions.
  • Facilitate Executive Leadership Team rhythms in collaboration with the CEO by setting agendas, guiding discussions, tracking key decisions, and ensuring follow-through
  • Drive strategic cohesion across departments, ensuring cross-functional alignment with high-level organizational priorities
  • Lead annual strategic planning and budgeting processes in partnership with the CFO and other stakeholders.
  • Lead the development and oversight of organization-wide KPIs, dashboards, and performance metrics.

• Contribute to the spiritual, strategic, and organizational leadership of Sightline
• Build strong, trust-based partnerships with Cru teams (Finance, LDHR, Legal, Tech, etc.) and advocate for organizational needs and resources
• Represent the organization in donor conversations, conferences, and networks as needed.

• • Operational Leadership
    • Oversee all operational functions including LDHR, Finance, Technology, Legal coordination, Risk Management, Facilities, and Administration.
    • Equip, coach, and lead a high-performing team of operational leaders and staff.
    • Ensure scalable systems, workflows, and infrastructure to support the acceleration of Sightline’s mission.
    • Take the lead in guiding high level, strategic contract negotiations, licensing agreements, and vendor partnerships on behalf of the organization.
    • Ensure operational compliance with internal policies and external legal and regulatory frameworks.

• Lead process improvement and innovation initiatives to increase impact and efficiency.

• Cultivate a culture of excellence and accountability by equipping leaders to lead with timely, accurate, and relevant information that drives better ministry decisions.. 

• Foster a culture of healthy, honest, and open communication through vertical and horizontal feedback loops

• Financial Stewardship:

• • Cru Religious Missionary Order Staff are expected to maintain a positive balance in their staff account, properly administer financial resources, and communicate consistently with his/her ministry partnership team.

Other Functions:

• Demonstrate and model personal spiritual discipline and assist in development of an environment on the team where individual team members grow in their own Christian walks.

• Personal development – engage in the Staff Development process including creating and implementing a Personal Development Plan (PDP) targeting areas of growth.
• Perform related duties or special projects as assigned
• Participate in training new Sightline staff members.
• Serve as a Sightline ambassador to national directors, ministry partners, and vendors
• Attend the Ministry’s bi-monthly staff meetings, weekly team meetings, weekly prayer times, biennial retreat and Cru semi-annual days of prayer

Supervisory Responsibilities:  

Directly supervise the Sightline Operations Team in accordance with ministry policies and applicable laws, including interviewing, hiring and training; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining; addressing complaints and resolving problems.