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Director of Strategic Relationships
Location
United States
Posted
3 days ago
Salary
$77K - $81K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Director of Strategic Relationships
Awana ®
• Identify, cultivate and steward strategic relationships with influential churches, ministry leaders, pastors, denominational leaders, ministry organizations, authors, speakers, and practitioners in the children’s and family ministry space. • Develop relational pathways that move leaders from awareness of Awana into deeper engagement with content, podcasts, cohorts, events, curriculum, and partnership opportunities. • Represent Awana and ChildDiscipleship.com at churches, conferences, off-sites, and strategic gatherings. • Host conversations, podcasts, cohorts, and convenings that strengthen Awana’s credibility and visibility in the child discipleship space. • Serve as a relational intelligence source for internal teams by sharing what key churches and ministry leaders are seeing, needing, asking, and building. • Help position Awana as a trusted partner and convener among leaders committed to forming lasting faith in children and families. • Create intentional next steps for strategic relationships, including podcast invitations, cohort participation, event involvement, curriculum conversations, content collaboration, summit participation, or deeper organizational partnership.
Job Requirements
- Depth of experience (e.g., 10+ years) in leadership, family and children ministry, serving in and caring for the Church, strongly preferred.
- College education desired with a concentration in ministry, missions, theology, non-profit leadership, or similar from an accredited college or university.
- Utilization of Awana curriculum, resources, & solutions is a plus!
- Valid US Passport required.
- Valid State driver’s license required.
- Eligibility to work in the United States is required; this position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship.
- Must be a born-again Christian.
- Must have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.
- Must be in agreement with the Awana Doctrinal Statement.
- Must be in fellowship with the body of Christ through a local church.
- Regularly engages in reading the Holy Bible as a guide and standard for living.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Dental & vision health insurance
- Paid family leave
- 401(k) & Roth 401(k) retirement savings plans with employer match
- Generous paid vacation & holidays
- Adoption assistance
- College scholarship
- Employee wellness program
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