posted on January 1, 2025
Envision: Manager of Large Facility/Conference Center in Indonesia
This position would be responsible for the administration and management of a large property/facility and includes discipleship/mentoring, hospitality, and leadership development. The applicant needs to be gifted in administration, managing facilities, logistics, planning, and hosting. This role requires experience/expertise in prompt communication, managing finances, recruiting for guests/interns/facility usage/teams, and networking. The facility includes a conference center, guest rooms, cafeteria, classrooms, office space, and outdoor recreational areas. This requires some maintenance knowledge, the ability to manage a staff of locals, a strong missional calling, flexibility, willingness to work with a team, and a creative/innovative mindset. The candidate(s) will live at the property and give oversight to all things related to running a large facility.
Position Type
- International worker (IW)–aXcess–Vocational Track or Clergy Track
- Business development, community center, community development (urban), discipleship, ESL/TESOL, evangelism, leadership development
- Partially funded
- Single or couple
Responsibilities:
- Manage a large property/facility for hosting teams/interns/conferences/etc.
- Host short-term participants, providing ministry opportunities, mentoring, and discipleship
- Have prompt communication
- Attain professional proficiency in the local language
- Network with Envision and other organizations to recruit for facility usage
Required Qualifications:
Clergy Track
- A recognized bachelor’s degree
- Completion of at least 30 hours of Bible/theology/ministry and 15 hours of intercultural studies
- Spouse must hold a recognized bachelor’s degree and have completed at least 18 hours of Bible/theology, 12 hours of missions/ministry studies (with a minimum of 6 hours in cross-cultural or missions studies)
- Completion of Alliance ordination/consecration
- Minimum of two years successful Alliance Licensed Ministry Experience
Vocational Track
- Completion of the World Perspectives Mission Course (minimum of certificate level) or equivalent
- Demonstrated administrative and logistics proficiencies
Both Clergy and Vocational Tracks
- Completion of Alliance Polity course
- A minimum Modern Language Aptitude Test (MLAT) score of 40
Preferred Qualifications:
- Leadership skills and entrepreneurial spirit
- Heart for developing leaders
- Experience in discipleship
- Experience and/or gifting in hospitality and hosting large groups
Biblical Characteristics Desired:
- Kingdom-minded
- Biblically grounded
- Spirit-dependent
- Competently skilled
- Self-aware
- Self-disciplined
Timeline for Deployment:
All appointees are required to attend a cross-cultural and language acquisition program and pre-field course/experience prior to deploying.
Summer/fall 2027. The goal is to be in-country and finished with language school as early as possible to start making an impact while other team members are away on stateside assignments. Help is needed to keep ministry and hosting activities consistent.
General Information:
Bandung is a city of five million people on the island of Java, one of the many islands that make up the whole of Indonesia. The applicant/s would live in Bandung, where people are friendly and helpful and where many modern conveniences abound. Most appliances, electronics, and furniture are available. High-speed internet and cable TV are also easily accessible. They would serve on a team and be part of a larger network of expat and local staff.
Language Expectations:
Language is an essential part of ministry. Those who do not know the language will attend a language study program. The goal will be to speak, read, and write the language at a functional level in order to mentor, teach, and train others.
International workers will receive one year of intensive study followed by a second year of personal tutoring if needed to attain full proficiency. The goal of mastering the language is a life-long process that greatly enhances the ministry and ability to reach the people of Bandung for Christ.
Health Considerations:
Bandung has pharmacies that carry a good selection of medications, but outside consultations for prescriptions are needed. Hospitals provide an inconsistent quality of care, but better care is available in Jakarta. However, depending on the level of care required, the care offered does not meet international standards. That quality of care is available in Malaysia and Singapore, which are both easily accessible by short flights.
Expectations for Spouse:
Spousal roles vary based on the spouse’s gifts, training, and abilities as well as the needs of the team. It is expected that both spouses will be meaningfully involved in meeting ministry objectives depending on the nature of family roles, children, etc.
Spouses are considered equal partners on the team and must share a clear calling to cross-cultural ministry. The couple/single will be expected to be involved in hospitality, personal witness, discipleship, and mentoring.
Children’s Educational Plan and Options:
Elementary-level classes are available in Indonesian and in bilingual schools nearby. Junior and senior high students have the option of two international schools in the city––one Christian and the other secular––but distance from the facility and cost will be possible factors regarding viability. There is also the option of boarding at Dalat School in Penang, Malaysia. Homeschooling is an option at all levels.
Compensation Package
The successful applicant(s) will receive a full compensation package with the expectation that, once appointed, efforts will be made to raise a portion of support costs through the applicant’s network of friends, family, local church, or other resources. Information on support costs will be made available upon application. Training and/or coaching in fundraising is available.
Whole-Life Health
As part of an evangelical denomination, we are committed to biblical holism, which is modeled and reflected through our work. Due to this commitment, part of the required qualifications includes optimal emotional, spiritual, and physical health. These will be assessed during the application process.
Important Clarification
Applicant(s) should be aware that serving in the international world often requires a higher degree of grace and flexibility. For example, overseas teams can be suddenly and unexpectedly impacted by illness, government decisions, financial realities, team changes, or other factors beyond the team’s control. The challenge for applicants is that these factors can sometimes necessitate the sudden redefining of a position, which may take place before, during, or after the application/interview process has begun or is completed.
Questions?
Please email the IPO office at [email protected].