President

Description

Orphan Outreach is a Christ-centered nonprofit dedicated to providing holistic care, education, and sustainable support for orphans and vulnerable children and families worldwide. Guided by biblical principles, we partner with local communities, churches, and organizations to transform lives through faith, love, and practical support. While serving, we also advocate best practices with governmental leaders, churches, and non-governmental organizations (NGO’s).

The President serves as the strategic and spiritual leader of Orphan Outreach, ensuring the effective implementation of the organization’s mission and vision. This role requires a passionate, faith-driven leader capable of casting a vision for vulnerable children and families, driving growth, and overseeing global operations while upholding biblical values. The President is responsible for organizational leadership, fundraising, strategic partnerships, overseeing mission trips, and guaranteeing excellence in program implementation. Additionally, the President must collaborate effectively with the long-term founders and key leadership team to ensure continuity, fiscal management, a shared vision, and organizational growth. Moreover, the President must advocate for the most vulnerable and engage with government officials, the press, and NGO leaders on critical issues affecting children and families.

RESPONSIBILITIES/TASKS:

Spiritual & Visionary Leadership:

• Lead the organization with a Christ-centered vision, ensuring all programs and initiatives align with biblical principles.
• Foster a strong culture of prayer, faith, and discipleship within the organization.
• Serve as the primary spokesperson, inspiring stakeholders, donors, and partners with the organization’s mission and vision.

Strategic & Operational Leadership:

• Develop and implement a comprehensive strategic plan in collaboration with the Board of Directors. 
• Oversee all aspects of international operations, ensuring efficiency, financial sustainability, and impact-driven results. 
• Lead and mentor a diverse team of staff and volunteers across multiple countries.
• Ensure compliance with all legal, regulatory, and ethical requirements in the countries of operation.
• Work closely with the founders and key staff to maintain alignment with the organization’s original vision while fostering innovation and growth.
• Navigate relationships with key leaders, balancing respect for historical leadership with the need for strategic evolution.
• Provide leadership in meeting with governmental, church and NGO’s to advocate for best proactive and impact national and global focus on the needs of vulnerable children and families.

Mission Trips: Vision, Organization & Oversight

• Provide leadership to innovate a vision for mission trips that align with the organization’s goals and spiritual values. 
• Ensure that mission trips are managed well financially and logistically for the benefit of the children served and the trip participants. 
• Monitor the quality of the mission trip participants’ experience and the impact they are having on the country programs and the children they serve.

Fundraising & Financial Stewardship

• Oversee budget and budget process.
• Lead and oversee fundraising efforts, including donor relations, grants, church partnerships, and major gifts.
• Build relationships with high-net-worth individuals, foundations, and corporate sponsors.
• Ensure responsible financial management, transparency, and stewardship of resources.

Program Development & Impact:

• Oversee the development and execution of programs that provide Christ-centered care, education, and empowerment for vulnerable children and families. 
• Evaluate program effectiveness and ensure continuous improvement based on measurable outcomes. 
• Strengthen partnerships with local churches, government officials, ministries, and community leaders to support sustainable solutions.

Requirement

NOTE:  These requirements represent minimum levels in order to perform the job on a satisfactory basis.  Candidates must have the ability to satisfactorily perform the essential functions of the job.

Qualifications & Experience:

• A deep, personal commitment to Jesus Christ and a calling to serve vulnerable children.
• Proven leadership experience in a nonprofit, ministry, or international development organization, preferably in child welfare or missions.
• Experience in organizing and leading mission trips.
• Strong strategic planning, fundraising, and organizational management skills.
• Experience working with international teams and cross-cultural settings.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with founders and key staff, navigating leadership transitions while honoring the organization’s history.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field required; a Master’s in Nonprofit Management, Theology, Business, or a related field is preferred.
• Experience in working with boards and managing that process.

Key Competencies:

• Passion for orphan care and global missions. 
• Ability to inspire, mentor, and build a Christ-centered team. 
• Financial acumen and fundraising expertise. ·Strong decision-making and problem-solving abilities. 
• Cultural intelligence and adaptability. 
• Strong relational and conflict-resolution skills, with the ability to work collaboratively with long-term leadership.
• Must exhibit self-confident behaviors, secure with self and willing to give credit to others.
• Requires ability to listen well; the ability to speak clearly and make self-understood in face-to-face interactions; to articulate with accuracy.
• Requires ability to establish and maintain effective professional working relationships with staff, donors, and potential donors.
• Requires ability to work under pressure and remain flexible as priorities change; ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing and speak in front of groups.
• Requires ability to work under minimal supervision; must be self-motivated and able to motivate others; ability to exercise excellent professional judgment and maintain confidentiality.     
• Requires ability to organize complex tasks and plans and to be detail oriented; effective ability to create plans.
• Requires ability to successfully work with governmental leaders, businesses and organizations, donors, and volunteers.
• Requires airline and vehicle travel to various domestic and international geographic locations regularly. Requires train and bus travel occasionally. Must be able to travel on long trips internationally (10 days or longer at a time). Requires ability to secure and maintain current documentation necessary to travel internationally including a current passport.
• Professional or volunteer experience in working with children, child development, poverty alleviation, nonprofit administration or equivalent experience preferred.
• Must speak, read and write English proficiently.