Learning & Development Lead or Head Of Spiritual Progress - lagos - Harvesters International Christian Centre

**Spiritual Growth and Development Leader**

The ideal candidate will guide the spiritual growth and development of the church community.

This includes leading discipleship programs, organizing spiritual retreats, and providing pastoral care to foster a sense of belonging among congregation members.

**Leadership Responsibilities:**

* Develop plans, objectives, programs, and processes for Ministry and Maturity teams, ensuring effective coordination and efficient execution.

* Foster the growth, development, management, and expansion of the volunteer workforce, creating serving opportunities and deploying them to fill positions.

**Strategy and Systems:**

* Develop and implement strategies, structures, systems, and processes that enable all-round growth of team members, promoting departmental small groups within the workforce.

* Collaborate with the Small Groups Coordinator to achieve set goals and maintain a viable, vibrant, and enviable workforce.

**Execution and Supervision:**

* Coordinate activities of Maturity and Ministry teams by providing guidance and direction, including yearly planning and presiding at meetings.

* Continuously evaluate results and strategies to deliver on team objectives, facilitating the submission of reports from subordinate offices to the Director Church Ministry.

* Maintain and update the workforce database, ensuring accurate records.

**People Discovery and Development:**

* Discover, train, and deploy new members to serve in the church, conducting periodic performance checks and managing people issues.

* Develop leaders through training and deployment, leveraging skills such as conflict resolution and time management.

**Competency and Skill Requirements:**

Academic Qualification and Work Experience:

Personal Skills:

* Bachelor's degree recommended

* Minimum 5-7 years' work experience, preferably in a similar environment

* Must have worked in a managerial role

* Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point), Adobe Acrobat, and social media web platforms

* A committed born-again Christian, with a personal and active relationship with God

* Excellent conflict resolution skills

* Strong leadership and people management skills

* Effective, collaborative team leader who can mobilize and bring out the best in their team

* Self-starter

* Good supervisory, coaching, and mentoring skills

* Understanding of administration and time management principles

* Experienced budget holder, able to work within budgetary constraints