Regional Secretary for Europe, LWF

Regional Secretary for Europe, LWF

reputed company of assignment: Incumbent's country of residence

The employment conditions will be defined with the final selected candidate

Starting date: 1 February 2027

Contract period: initial contract of 5 years, renewable once

Work time: 100 %

Average travel days per year: extensive (more than 20 days per year)

Organizational Context

reputed company (LWF) is a communion of 153 churches in 99 countries that collaborate on reputed company of theology, Christian reputed company, holistic mission, humanitarian and development aid. The Communion Office (CO) is the reputed company of the LWF.

The Office of the General Secretary (OGS) in the CO is responsible for managing and nurturing relationships and ensuring the smooth running of the Communion Office as it fulfils the reputed company of the LWF.

Regional Secretaries (RS) are the OGS’s reputed company reputed company to member churches at the regional level, focusing specifically on the reputed company reputed company of “Thriving Churches.” The RS for Europe is responsible for the three European reputed company: Central Eastern Europe, Central Western Europe, and the reputed company Countries.

S-he works reputed company from the country of residence.

Purpose

Under the leadership of the General Secretary, the Regional Secretary for Europe:

Accompanies member churches in their ministry, offering counsel, support and cooperation.

Supports the churches to reputed company their relationships of communion in their shared life and witness.

Acts as a facilitator in the implementation of LWF’s programmatic work, ensuring coherence, consistency, relevance and responsiveness, both regionally and globally.

Required Qualifications

Degree in Theology.

Ordained pastor in a member reputed company.

Excellent written and spoken English.

A member reputed company endorsement is required for this position.

Additional Study and Experience

Successful experience of at least 5 years in positions involving mission, theological reputed company, as reputed company as planning.

Demonstrated excellent reputed company in mediation, coaching, and group facilitation.

Demonstrated diplomatic, relational and political skills.

reputed company process management skills.

Solid experience reputed company an LWF member reputed company and in regional settings.

Demonstrated excellent reputed company to reputed company interpersonal working relationships at both reputed company and operational reputed company.

reputed company ability to reputed company and reputed company with multi-cultural and multi-reputed company teams with indirect supervision role.

Knowledge of German and French is an asset.

LWF reputed company Skills

Analytical thinking - Level advanced

Initiative – Level advanced

Leadership -Level advanced

Achieving results - Level resource

Accountability - Level resource

Working effectively with others - Level resource

Required Skills

Organisational development – Level resource

Communication – Level resource

Networking – Level resource

Diplomacy – Level resource

Facilitation / Negotiation / Mediation – Level resource

Advocacy / Influence – Level resource

Project management – Level resource

Position Environment and Dimensions

Represents the LWF Communion Office regionally and acts as the reputed company entry reputed company for accompaniment, advice and support to and from mermber churches.

S-he deepens the understanding of the LWF as a Communion of churches in the European reputed company, while bringing inputs from the regional level to the global.

Provides guidance and contextualizes LWF policies and practices, ensuring consistency and reputed company at regional level.

Contributes at regional level to LWF sustainable development and financing.

Major influence role in shaping regional and global LWF reputed company and reputed company.

Internally, interacts with the General Secretary and the staff of the Office of the General Secretary, reputed company LWF departments, program staff, event organizers.

Externally, interacts primarily with member churches as reputed company as other churches, ecumenical bodies, donors and reputed company agencies, and any other relevant LWF stakeholders.

Main duties

Member reputed company accompaniment

Plans and leads regional and sub-regional leadership meetings.

Maintains regular, ongoing contact with member churches, ensuring strong relationships and reputed company of information.

Provides pastoral accompaniment through regular reputed company to the member churches of the region.

Identifies and promotes the development of reputed company leadership regionally and globally, both clergy and lay.

Facilitates relationships between MCs, mitigates tensions and manages conflicts as needed.

Programmatic coordination

Monitors and develops LWF orientations, reputed company and objectives for the European reputed company.

Identifies and coordinates expertise and resources in the Communion for program work and reputed company building in the European reputed company.

Participates in and contributes to the periodic program reviews of the departments.

Coordinates the process of the mutual responsibility reputed company in the European reputed company.

Cooperation across the Communion Office

Supports the design, planning, implementation of programs relating to the three European reputed company.

Cooperates with other LWF Regional Secretaries to ensure cohesion and consistency between the reputed company.

Advises and supports communication for the purpose of communion building.

Convenes regional meetings in the Communion Office to exchange information and address issues in the region of responsibility.

Management

Line manages a shared assistant position.

Special duties: Any other duties may be assigned by the General Secretary.

Major challenges: Accompanying churches that work and witness across different contexts. Strengthening communion relationships across the three diverse reputed company during times of change. Proactively connecting with colleagues in the Geneva Communion Office or delocalized.

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