Project Director â Nurturing Childhood Faith Through the Arts (NCFTA)
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Nurturing Childhood Faith Through the Arts
Job Title: Project Director - Nurturing Childhood Faith Through the Arts (NCFTA)
Department: Religion & Philosophy Music & Theatre Supervisor: Cami Brubaker Stephen Martin Email: ;
Role:
In collaboration with the NCFTA Artistic Director and co-principal investigators this position involves leadership and oversight of the Nurturing Childhood Faith Through the Arts (NCFTA) initiative.
Essential Functions
- The Project Director will oversee and manage all operations budgets website development and personnel pertaining to biblical and theological activities and events.
- The Project Director will oversee logistics for each Seminar & Workshop Experience or event.
- This role will also oversee and manage all aspects related to Cohort of Participating Congregations including: sub-grants peer-learning assessments and evaluations.
- The Project Director will oversee grant reporting including narrative and budget reports.
- This role will also collaborate with the Artistic Director to oversee and lead Seminar & Workshop Experiences curriculum development as well as strategic collaborations and partnerships.
- This position is grant-funded through Lilly Endowment Inc and is set to fund from the date-of-hire (sometime in 2025) until the expiration of the grant cycle. The NCFTA Initiative grant project is set to expire on June 30 2029 upon which time the employee contract will be terminated. In the event of grant renewal a contract extension may be offered pending review and approval by Principal Investigators and exemplary performance on the job.
- For qualified candidates this part-time Project Director position has the potential to become a full-time position involving teaching and faculty responsibilities with Bethel Universitys Religion & Philosophy Department.
Responsibilities
- Prioritize and create environments conducive to the spiritual transformation of children and all NCFTA initiative participants
- Collaboration with Cohort churches providing support for sub-grants and providing regular points of contact throughout the year for grant project leaders
- Facilitates networking and recruitment of NCFTA initiative participants
- Manage all details related to the execution of well-run events and programs
- Support marketing efforts for all grant-related events
- Work in collaboration with the Project Director Principal Investigators and BU staff to ensure that all activities events and special programs make satisfactory progress toward NCFTAs Outcomes and Performance Indicators
- Development of appropriate assessment strategies ensuring quantitative and qualitative data collection for NCFTA events and activities; this will include data collection from participating grant Cohort churches
- Manage the budget for all programs seeking sustainability through good stewardship of expenditures and seeking increased revenue
- Ability to travel for peer-learning grant-related research collaborations marketing etc.
- Recommend to the NCFTA Principal Investigators any solutions related to improving the programs of the initiative
- Directly oversee the hiring training and work of staffing and programs related to NCFTA
- Attend to and maintain all priorities outlined by the grant narrative
- Performs other duties as assigned by Principal Investigators
Performance Expectations
- Maintain a posture of humility self-motivation and wisdom in all interactions with others.
- Demonstrate an interest in continued learning and improvement by:
- Maintaining an awareness of resources pertaining to NCFTA vision mission and purpose
- Providing increasing excellence seeking to maximize this grant-funded initiative via on- and off-campus exposure
- Attend all Lilly-sponsored events pertaining to the NCFTA grant project
- Work collaboratively with administrators faculty and staff.
- Uphold the mission of the University by abiding by the personal and academic policies and procedures and the Universitys Covenant of Lifestyle.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Masters Degree or equivalent education and experience
- If a full-time position involving is offered a Ph.D. or equivalent education is required
- Organizational leadership experience
- Content development experience
- Event programming & logistics coordination
- Ministry experience
Other Skills
- Able to work independently organized detail-oriented cheerful flexible and willing to follow instructions both verbal and written.
- Take pride in representing Bethel University
Physical Requirements
- Physical capability to lift equipment up to 30lbs and push heavy equipment on castors (less than 200lb)
About Bethel University
The mission of Bethel University affiliated with the Missionary Church denomination is to be a community of learners building lives of commitment for leadership in the Church and world. Bethels liberating academic programs challenge the mind enlarge the vision and equip the whole person for lifelong service.
Launched in 1947 Bethel is urban situated in the northern Indiana region hosting 250000 residents seven colleges (including Notre Dame) the 2nd largest shopping district in the state of Indiana 15000 businesses 50 parks and beautiful riverwalk developments in South Bend and Mishawaka. Resort venues on Lake Michigan are 45 minutes away. The university community is composed of about 1500 traditional and adult/graduate students from 35 states 90 students born outside the United States and 225 full-time employees. Bethel also hosts more than 8000 guests annually to arts productions 25000 annually in conference services and many thousands of community members in support of 40 national athletic championships.
Bethels 20000 alumni occupy 49 states and 64 world areas and enjoy a medical school acceptance rate double the national average 100% job placement rate in Nursing whose program was ranked No. 7 in the United States a Top 4% finish nationally in competitive math performance tests and 100% pass rate every year on the national performance standard for a unique academic major in American Sign Language.
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Bethel University does not discriminate on the basis of race color age sex disability national or ethnic origin in employment opportunities in keeping with applicable state and federal laws. In keeping with the mission of the institution Bethel University seeks applicants with a strong commitment to the values and lifestyle of evangelical Christianity and who profess a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. As a Christian institution we require faculty and staff to adhere to the Universitys Lifestyle Covenant and to enforce a religiously based statement of responsibilities for all University employees. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Bethel University as an educational institution operating under the auspices of the Missionary Church reserves the right to prefer employees on the basis of religion (Title VII Sections 702-703 United States Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended).
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