Director of International Ministries

Elkhart, IN 46517; Newton, KS 67114

• Salary Range: $70,000.00 - $74,000.00 Salary/year
• Level: Management
• Position Type: Full Time
• Job Shift: Day
• Education Level: Bachelor's Degree
• Travel Percentage: Up to 25%
• Category: Nonprofit - Religious

Director of International Ministries

Mennonite Mission Network
Remote, Hybrid, or In-Office | Full-Time | Exempt | 70k-74k annually

Lead Global Relationships. Develop People. Advance God's Reconciling Mission.

Mennonite Mission Network is seeking an experienced, collaborative leader to serve as our next Director of International Ministries. This role provides leadership for our international partnerships and service worker engagement, cultivating relationships with ministry partners around the world and strengthening opportunities for shared ministry.

The Director supervises and supports international ministry personnel, service workers, and ministry representatives while providing strategic leadership for the International Ministries department.

We are looking for someone who thrives in intercultural environments and builds trusted relationships across countries, cultures, and ministry contexts.

This role is ideal for a mission-minded leader with significant intercultural experience who is energized by building relationships, navigating complexity, developing people, and creating solutions that help global partnerships flourish.

What You'll Do

Lead and Develop People

You will provide leadership and supervision for International Ministries staff, regional directors, service workers, and ministry representatives around the world. You'll coach, encourage, and develop others while fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and mutual support.

Strengthen International Partnerships

You will cultivate relationships with church leaders, ministry partners, and organizations across cultures and contexts. You will help strengthen existing partnerships while identifying opportunities to build new relationships that advance the mission of Mennonite Mission Network.

Provide Strategic Leadership

You will help discern where God is leading our international ministry efforts, identify emerging opportunities and challenges, and develop strategies that support long-term ministry effectiveness and organizational goals.

Navigate Complexity and Create Solutions

International ministry often involves unique cultural contexts, competing priorities, logistical challenges, and evolving circumstances. We need a leader who approaches these situations with curiosity, wisdom, and creativity, finding practical solutions while maintaining strong relationships and organizational alignment.

Oversee Operations and Resources

You will manage departmental budgets, guide ministry agreements and partnerships, support funding initiatives, improve systems and processes, and ensure ministry resources are used effectively and responsibly.

The Kind of Leader We're Seeking

The strongest candidates will demonstrate:

• Significant experience living, working, or leading in intercultural settings.
• A demonstrated ability to build trust and navigate relationships across cultural, geographic, and organizational boundaries.
• Experience leading and developing teams.
• Strong judgment and adaptability when facing complex or changing circumstances.
• Strategic thinking balanced by practical execution.
• A commitment to collaboration, intercultural competence, and anti-racist practice.
• A deep commitment to God's reconciling mission in the world.

Qualifications

The Kind of Leader We're Seeking

The strongest candidates will demonstrate:

• Significant experience living, working, or leading in intercultural settings.
• A demonstrated ability to build trust and navigate relationships across cultural, geographic, and organizational boundaries.
• Experience leading and developing teams.
• Strong judgment and adaptability when facing complex or changing circumstances.
• Strategic thinking balanced by practical execution.
• A commitment to collaboration, intercultural competence, and anti-racist practice.
• A deep commitment to God's reconciling mission in the world.

Desired Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; master's degree preferred.
• Significant experience in intercultural ministry, international partnerships, mission work, or related leadership roles.
• Demonstrated success supervising employees and leading teams.
• Experience building partnerships and leading collaborative initiatives.
• Fluency in English required. Spanish, French, or another language relevant to ministry partnerships is highly valued.
• Position requires ability and willingness to travel internationally and domestically.