Mission Director at Liberia Mission
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Liberia Mission, Inc. (LMI) is dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty for children and families through material and spiritual support and a Catholic education.

The Mission consists of a secure 10-acre campus and an adjoining 15-acre farm property. The main campus houses St. Anthony of Padua Catholic School, St. Michael the Archangel Chapel, a student-run piggery, separate residence buildings for boys and girls, and accommodations for program managers and volunteers.

The school is staffed by Liberian administrators and teachers, and accredited by the Liberian Education Council and the Ministry of Education. Liberian houseparents, cooks, and security guards staff the residential program.

LMI is rooted in a Franciscan understanding of Catholic spirituality and is financially supported in large part by Franciscan Works, a U.S.-based non-for-profit organization. For more information regarding Franciscan Works and LMI, please see www.franciscanworks.org.

The Role:

LMI’s Mission Director oversees the program activities of the Mission’s school, residential homes, and church with a spirit of servant leadership that promotes the capacity building of local staff and the development of programs with the overarching aim of helping children to become compassionate citizens and leaders of a peaceful and productive Liberia of tomorrow. The Mission Director is responsible for shepherding and advancing various spiritual, educational, and work-based programs implemented at the Mission in collaboration with numerous partners based both stateside and in Liberia.

Your Responsibilities Include:

– Collaborating with LMI’s stakeholders (e.g., government and/or religious social workers; school families; Archdiocese of Monrovia, including the Catholic Education Secretariat) to promote and embody the Mission’s identity, vision, goals, and values.
– Oversight of all day-to-day operations and administrative functions of the Mission, including the residential program, school, chapel, farm, piggery, and related micro-business.
– Promoting communication, collaboration, and accountability amongst all program staff, activities, and objectives through the scheduling and holding of routine meetings with various departmental supervisors and staff.
– Ensuring that missionaries, volunteers, and visitors are acting in concert with LMI’s staff and organizational principles through dedicated mentorship and training.
– Overseeing the financial activities (bookkeeping, cash flow, reporting, budget management) of LMI programming in coordination with LMI’s Finance Officer, and fostering accountability and integrity relative to all grants received from Franciscan Works and other entities.

Other responsibilities will be discussed during interviews.

Where

Mission Director at Liberia Mission Location: Blacktom Town, Montserrado County, Liberia, West Africa Employment Type: Full Time Reports to: Franciscan Works Board of Directors Supervises: Liberia Mission, Inc. Program Staff and Missionaries Length of Position: Minimum commitment of 2-3 years

Skills

Who You Are: As Mission Director, you are skilled in management, administration, and organizational development. Your motivation for leadership stems from a God-centered call to serve and work alongside people of various cultures in a developing country. You believe that love, compassion, collaboration, effective communication, and community-building are central to the process of working towards LMI’s goals of developing Liberia through the education of its youth. You recognize that development work is full of rewarding experiences, as well as challenges that require patience, the ability to listen, critical thinking, humility, and creativity in order to grow with and through challenging times. Your resilience, adaptability, desire to learn, perseverance, and ability to care for self while caring for others enhances your role as Director of LMI. Minimum Qualifications: – Bachelor’s degree in Education, Social Sciences, Business Administration, or another relevant field; – International experience/experience working and living in the developing world; – Experience in management, administration, and organizational development; – Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and with a proactive attitude; – Fluent in English and able to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing; – Practicing Catholic (preferred, not required); – Ability to live and work with simple living and office accommodations; – Experience working with children and youth, especially at-risk youth and/or those who have experienced trauma or who have other special needs.

What We Will Do

LMI’s Mission Director oversees the program activities of the Mission’s school, residential homes, and church with a spirit of servant leadership that promotes capacity building of local staff and development of programs with the overarching aim to help children to become compassionate citizens and leaders of a peaceful and productive Liberia of tomorrow. The Mission Director is responsible for shepherding and advancing various spiritual, educational, and work-based programs implemented at the Mission in collaboration with numerous partners based both stateside and in Liberia.

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