Director, Chapter Advancement

Mobilizer, advancement, collaboration, and execution are four words that define this role. The Director of Chapters plays a pivotal role in advancing the mission of YFC by leading the implementation of The Movement Strategic Plan and supporting the growth and health of more than 110 chapters across the United States. 

Working through a team of dedicated primary stewards and subject-matter experts serving as secondary stewards, the Director of Chapters mobilizes people and resources around a shared vision for growth. This role requires strong spiritual and organizational leadership, with the ability to lead through influence, build alignment, and work effectively through and with others. Strong communication, management, listening, and relational skills are essential. 

The Director of Chapters must hold grace and strength in healthy tension—demonstrating the humility and care needed to serve chapter leaders while also providing the clarity, courage, and galvanizing leadership necessary to advance mission growth. The role works alongside approximately 110 independently led chapters, their Executive Directors, and their boards to create alignment, inspire action, and move the Movement toward its strategic goals. 

The Director of Chapters will build and lead a team that embodies YFC’s Cultural Attributes: Christ-centered, enduring humility, relentless trust, courageous faithfulness, joyful camaraderie, and kingdom-inspired diversity. 

Essential Functions

Leadership and Management of Chapter Growth (30%) 

• Ensures each chapter develops and executes a strategic plan for continual growth aligned with The Movement Strategic Plan. 
• Leads the Chapter team in supporting chapters to achieve their site and leader growth goals. 
• Leads the chapter intervention process, providing focused support to help chapters return to growth or, when necessary, guiding an orderly closure process. 

Staff Leadership and Supervision (20%) 

• Leads and develops a team of Chapter Specialists who directly support and engage local chapters. 
• Coaches and guides the Chapter team to drive chapter alignment, health, and growth in support of strategic goals. 
• Creates a healthy, accountable, and collaborative team culture that equips team members to lead effectively. 

Departmental Leadership Across the National Service Center (NSC) (20%) 

• Provides cross-departmental and cross-divisional leadership to foster a culture of continual improvement and support sustained chapter growth. 
• Coordinates and collaborates with other department and division leaders to accomplish NSC and Movement priorities. 
• Builds alignment and shared ownership across teams to ensure chapters receive coordinated and effective support. 

Empowering Others (20%) 

• Equips and develops primary and secondary stewards to scale and strengthen mission growth. 
• Provides the team with the tools, resources, authority, and support needed to make sound decisions and apply their expertise and judgment. 
• Invests in the personal care, professional development, and ongoing growth of each team member. 

Problem Solving (10%) 

• Utilizes National Service Center and field resources to address chapter-level challenges in alignment with YFC USA policies, practices, and priorities. 
• Applies a Design Thinking mindset to daily work, integrating innovation and Christ-centered, human-centered problem-solving into planning, collaboration, and execution. 

Spiritual Responsibilities

Because the overriding religious purpose and mission of Youth for Christ USA is to communicate and introduce the Gospel of Jesus Christ to young people and their families, and in that regard to make, educate and encourage life-long disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, it is very important that you as an employee in the movement of Youth for Christ be recognized as an associate minister of the Gospel.  

As an employee of Youth for Christ and an associate minister of the Gospel, YFC expects all employees to:  

• Seek God’s guidance and wisdom, through prayer and meditation, for the organization as a whole, as well as for specific ministry initiatives.  
• Participate and lead regular times of prayer, devotion and worship as a regular aspect of your role within YFC.  
• Teach and preach from the Holy Bible at YFC staff meetings, conferences, camps and events.  
• Model empathy, humility and care for all people. This includes promoting equity and inclusion in words and in the practice of faith expression.  

YFC employees will have an opportunity to be commissioned or licensed as a minister of the Gospel through the established Youth for Christ process, and/or ordained by an outside body recognized by Youth for Christ USA. 

YFC Cultural Attributes 

Our cultural attributes are not about competency. It is an obedience to the call of Christ on our lives. YFC believes that spiritually healthy adults foster healthy relationships with our kids. We place a heavy commitment and emphasis on developing and equipping a Christ-centered life marked by Enduring Humility, Relentless Trust, Joyful Camaraderie, Courageous Faithfulness and Kingdom Inspired Diversity.  

Our leaders are expected to be willing to demonstrate and/or possess the following:  

• Ability to humbly serve and honor others even in difficult situations with prayer, consistency, transparency, and resilience. (Enduring Humility).  
• Demonstrate proper reliance on God, others, and self through generous giving of time and skills, by collaboratively incorporating others’ ideas, welcoming candid input, recognizing others’ need for grace and extending forgiveness and empathy. (Relentless Trust).  
• Prioritize others’ needs for a missional outcome, characterized by joy, with active listening and problem-solving skills, while encouraging and empowering fellow believers. (Joyful Camaraderie). 
• Trust God with new approaches and changes, and communicate needs and limits with emotional intelligence*, while seeking confidence and wisdom in Christ. (Courageous Faithfulness) 
• Seek and foster authentic Christ-Centered relationships with people of various backgrounds and an inviting environment and empower historically marginalized groups and indigenous populations (within the local context), through active listening, inclusion, advocacy of those who are vulnerable and respect of others’ experiences. (Kingdom Inspired Diversity).    

Fundraising Responsibilities

All YFC employees are expected to regularly and actively participate in faithful activities that advance the stewardship functions of YFC/USA. These activities will include—but are not limited to— extending invitations to fund raising events, recruiting personal circle of influence/YFC donor contacts, sending letters, handwritten notes, personal calls, and personally ministering to donor contacts

Budget Responsibilities

A Budget Manager is responsible for aligning all financial resources to the YFC/USA strategic plan in accordance with the delegation and direction of the Division Head. The Budget Manager is responsible for coding, approval, and financial decision-making for their assigned Division, Department and/or Action Plan budget. When a budget is overfunded or underfunded, the Budget Manager is responsible for course correcting through the MCCR process. 

This position will oversee Chapter budgets.

Knowledge & Skills

• Team Leadership & Development: Ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing teams, creating clarity, accountability, and a healthy culture where people are equipped and empowered to lead. 
• Leadership Through Influence: Ability to bring alignment, build trust, and move people toward shared goals through credibility, relationships, and shared purpose rather than positional authority or mandates. 
• Spiritual Leadership: A mature and growing relationship with Jesus Christ, demonstrating spiritual leadership through prayer, discernment, humility, biblical wisdom, and a commitment to helping others grow. 
• Change & Innovation Leadership: Ability to lead through change, encourage new ideas, and create space for innovation while maintaining focus on mission and outcomes.

Credentials Required & Preferred Education 

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred. A degree in organizational leadership or a related field is preferred. 
• Five or more years of progressive leadership experience within a national organization, large independent organization, or comparable complex environment. 
• Experience working within a franchise-style, federated, or similarly independent organizational structure is strongly preferred. 

Travel Requirements 

• Approx 30 days a year, for national events, training, team meetings and chapter engagement. This would include both overnight and daily travel.    

Our comprehensive benefits package includes: 

• Vacation time 
• Sick Time 
• 12 paid holidays 
• Paid week off between Christmas and New Years 
• Health & Welfare Benefits (Voluntary Enrollment): 
• Medical 
• Dental 
• Vision 
• Supplemental Accident 

Health and Welfare Benefits (Company Sponsored): 

• YFC Contribution to Health Savings Account (HSA): $800 Single / $1,000 Family 
• Must be enrolled in an eligible plan and amounts are prorated based on hire date. 
• Up to 3% 403(b) match upon hire, up to 5% with tenure. 
• Access to EAP services 
• Short-term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Life/AD&D