Director of Field Recruitment

Director of Field Recruitment

Work Location:

Remote - USA

Job Type:

Full time

To advance the purpose of InterVarsity, the Director of Recruitment will create collaborative partnerships with National and Regional Field Leaders to help establish a robust, diverse campus staff applicant pipeline that will help us accomplish Our 2030 Calling.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES 

Personal: 

• Be a maturing disciple of Jesus Christ: growing in love for God, God's Word, God's people of every ethnicity and culture, and God's purposes in the world 

• Be a lifelong learner who prizes the discipleship of the mind, particularly staying current on topics such as recruitment, retention, diversity and inclusion, and training 

 

Leadership: 

• Articulate an Intervarsity employment brand, create multi-year national campus staff recruitment strategy, and drive annual initiatives 

• Design and direct the Mobilize Harvest Workers Program recruitment initiatives by recruiting collaborators, managing program learning, executing strategic plans, overseeing finances, coaching participants, and sharing key insights across the organization as needed.  

• Plan and execute recruitment efforts at national InterVarsity conferences, including, but not limited to: Urbana, Staff Conference, Focused Ministries staff conferences, Ambition, etc. 

• Design and execute recruitment efforts for external candidates outside or InterVarsity chapters. Research opportunities, build relationships and networks to facilitate external recruitment, discern external recruitment strategies, recruit collaborators as needed, and execute plans in the following areas: 

• Digital recruitment 

• Seminaries and Christian colleges 

• External conferences and job fairs 

• Lead national recruitment initiatives for volunteers 

• Provide biblical and theological reflection on issues relating to the recruitment of campus staff by teaching Scripture to motivate staff about: 

• God’s mission on campus (Luke 4, Matthew 28) 

• Calling and Career (Isaiah 6, Ephesians 4) 

• Investing in the next generation (2 Timothy 2) 

• Provide thought leadership in cultivating a healthy culture of campus staff recruitment 

 

Collaboration:  

• Support Regional Leadership Teams in their recruitment efforts by: 

• Establishing partnerships with Field staff to plan and execute around recruitment priorities 

• Conducting annual check-ins to review recruitment plans and needs 

• Providing recruitment resources upon request 

• Assisting directly with regional recruitment efforts as needed 

• Coaching and consulting on effective recruitment strategies 

• Partnering with Field Training and HR to effectively onboard new hires 

• Partner with HR on recruitment strategy, best practices, data reporting