Job Description

Location : Virtual, preferably near a major airport (Needs frequent travel, around twice a month)

Position Description

The Vice President of Advancement reports to the President and is responsible for all Revenue

Generating activities necessary to meet the growing mission of The Pocket Testament League.

The Vice President is responsible for first, developing and executing a clearly defined revenue

strategy. Second, growing the current team to increase the revenue from $4M per year, to $25M over  the next 5-8 years.

Company Description

The Pocket Testament League is a global movement of Christ followers who are inviting millions to  meet Jesus using a simple repeatable method that works for anyone. Since its inception in 1894 to 2018, over 130 million people had been invited to meet Jesus using Gospels of John. Today, across more than 200 countries, our 100% remote team of 17 full-time equivalents had a goal to invite 130  million people to meet Jesus between 2019 - 2028. Five years into this goal, we realize it is too small.

Today we are thinking biggermuch bigger. We advance our mission through an energetic,  collaborative culture that holds fast to Gods Word and is committed to excellence and innovation  until all are invited to meet Jesus. In 2023, 14 million people were invited; by 2026 we forecast 30  million.

12 Past Performance, Competencies and Traits for this Position

• Proven track record of success in strategy development and delivery aimed at generating revenue.
• Proven ability to attract, retain, and motivate top talent.
• Proven ability to analyze data including forecasting, performance to goals, taking action as needed.
• Financial acumen with the ability to develop, perform to, and project future operating budgets.
• Determined to learn how the organization works, and then build, as compared to implementing
• past successes with little assessment of current situation.
• Driven self-starter with a desire to adapt and grow while setting & reaching aggressive goals.
• Strong emotional intelligence combined with excellent interpersonal coaching and communication
• skills, across various organizational levels, and in various settings (in person, phone, etc.).
• The ability to write clearly, passionately, and compellingly.
• Demonstrated personal generosity.
• Must be able to travel.
• Familiarity with the Entreprenurial Operation System or other scaling models.
• Self-sufficiency with technological tools we are a lean organization

Position Focus & Fit
The core focus of this position is to lead the three teams that raise funds for the mission of The Pocket Testament League. But first, EVERY PERSON at The League needs to fit our culture. The best culture fit is a person who:
Loves Jesus Loves Gods Word Has a Heart for the Lost. This job is about the Great Commission. It is a calling.Embrace the Leagues Philosophy of Stewardship which speaks to how we treat our supporters. Operate at a high pace. Possess the ability to lead in three directions: upward to the president, across to peers, and to the three teams this position leads.

Outcomes/Accountabilities

A successful Vice President for Advancement will: 

Grow The Leagues revenue.

• Grow the Directors of three teams under your leadership: Stewardship (Major Gifts), Membership (Mid-size gifts + an Army of people sharing their faith), and Marketing (that supports both Stewardship and Membership).
  This will be accomplished by leading the Directors of three teams to achieve their outcomes:
  - Stewardship: leading the Director to build a nationwide team of Major Gift Officers, complete with portfolio management and forecasting. The need is to triple the number of households supporting with major gifts
  - Membership: leading the Director to build a robust team of Members that either support The League with Mid-level gifts and/or order Gospels to invite people to meet Jesus.
  - Marketing: leading the Director to accomplish four strategic objectives: 1. Expansion for support of the mission, 2. Raising brand awareness, and 3. Growing the community of people who feel a part of something larger.

Philosophy of Stewardship
The Pocket Testament League has an established Philosophy of Stewardship that articulates how we go about engaging donors in support of The League Mission. It is built upon respect for these supporters and with a goal of developing long-term relationships. The philosophy includes the
principle of Stewardship Representatives being able to ask for a gift to sustain and advance the mission of the Pocket Testament League.

Benefits
Beyond compensation, The Pocket Testament League has a full range of benefits including Health, Dental, and Vision care, and a 401K program

What You Are About to Read
Many companies have Values which they have written down. In great companies the Values are short memorable phrases. BUT THEY ARE MORE. Everyone actually knows how these short phrases play out in their daily working lives.
Below then are our Values, with explanations about how they might play out in our working lives.
- #1 is our Foundational Value
We Trust God & His Word (Psalm 33:4-5)
We encourage our members and potential members to trust and lead with God & His Word.
We encourage ourselves to remember not to rely too much on our own human efforts, and become fearful and anxious, and instead Trust God.

- #2 is How we work as a Staff
We Work One-to-One Collaboratively (Hebrews 10:24)
Everyone should first know what goals they are running towards and have the power to achieve them.
Everyone should trust that others are doing the same, and if not seek to engage them.
Everyone should be able to pick up the phone and call another staff member for help.
Everyone should know when what they are working affects another, and proactively and collaboratively engage them.

- We Aim for Simplicity (2 Cor 1:12)

Everyone should ask, Is there a simpler way to do this?

The way we work, communicate, the look and feel of our website, and more, should be simple and straightforward.

- We Think Family (1 Timothy 5:8)
We seek to have family friendly policies.
We want to care for and pray for, each other.
We each want to conduct ourselves in a way so when our co-workers day ends, they are not
drained, but have the energy for the other important parts of their world.

- We Live EALO(Colossians 3:13)
We value the energy, agility, leanness, and ownership.
We roll up our sleeves, figure things out, and get it done

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