Director of Operations (GME) at United Bible Societies (UBS)

Annual Salary: Competitive

Contract: Permanent

Hours of work: Full-time: 37.5 hours per week

The Opportunity to Make a Difference:

The Director of Operations (GME) will shape a global team and build high-level stakeholder relationships in order to ensure exceptional service delivery to Bible Societies around the world through capacity building, project support and international grant management.

A day in the life of United Bible Societies Association’s (UBSA) Director of Operations (GME) includes:

• As a member of the Global Mission Leadership Team (GMLT), contribute to the overall strategic direction, planning and achievements of UBSA.
• Provide inspirational and directional leadership to the Global Ministry Exchange team, shape the team to ensure skills are matched to areas of service delivery, and to support the development of the team members’ professional skills.
• Raise the standard of processes in the administration of the International Support (Grant)
• Program as a client oriented service to Bible Societies.
• Define performance management KPI’s to monitor operational success against objectives.
• Support Bible Societies in monitoring and evaluating projects, providing training and capacity building as required.

Who are you?

• Experienced operating in a multi-cultural environment with sensitivity to different worldviews, and with a collaborative leadership and stakeholder engagement style.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills in English, with confident communication skills in French or Spanish being an advantage.
• A leader with the ability to inspire, motivate and encourage.
• A successful track record in understanding customer needs and shaping service delivery.
• Professionally education to Degree level.
• A strategic thinker.
• Proven ability to lead process and culture change.

What you need to know:

This role is a full-time, permanent position operating either out of one of our global hubs (Swindon, Nairobi, Singapore, Miami) or home-based. The Global Mission Leadership Team are currently underrepresented in South America, Africa, and Asia, and United Bible Societies Association would therefore encourage applications from candidates based in these regions. This position requires frequent international travel.

What success looks like:

You are able to successfully build relationships with a wide variety of stakeholders, assess customer needs and strategic priorities, and manage a global team through changes in processes, standards and culture.

With a pro-active and inventive approach, you will collaborate to overcome obstacles and inspire new approaches and thinking. You can be trusted as a leader, ensuring that your team feels equipped and supported to flourish.

Why Should You Apply?

Within this organisation and role you will have the chance to truly make a difference at a global scale. Our operational presence is among the most globally-expansive of any not-for-profits, and we are the world’s largest translator, producer and distributor of the Bible. Over the coming decade, we are pursuing bold Bible translation goals to see unprecedented progress in Scripture access for those still waiting around the world. If this excites you, you could play a pivotal role in ensuring we are positioned for the greatest possible effectiveness in pursuit of those goals.

Why United Bible Societies?

United Bible Societies is a fellowship of around 150 Bible Societies working in over 240 countries and territories. Together, we have produced around 70% of all full Bibles that exist today, as well as engaging in a range of holistic ministry projects, such as those that see around 100,000 people trained in literacy each year.

Our mission is simple: The Bible for Everyone.

We work with all churches in all contexts to help make that happen. Come be a part of it.