Job Details
Job Location
Sunset Hills Campus - St Louis, MO
Position Type
Full Time
Summary: The focus and responsibility of the Chief Operating Officer (COO) is to serve on the Senior Executive Team as the church's COO with operational oversight. The COO is responsible for assisting the Lead Pastor, Chief of Staff (COS), and the Directional Leadership Team with operational strategic planning and goal setting. The COO ensures the operations of Faith Church are in alignment with the goals and objectives of Faith Church.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Personal:
- Maintain the God-ordained priorities in your life putting Jesus Christ at the center of everything including your spouse, children, and the ministry.
- Passionate about tithing at least 10% of your income to what God is doing through the vision of Faith Church.
- Invest in and lead a Faith Church connect group.
- Be responsible for developing & multiplying Dream Team.
- Avoid the appearance of evil, let no hint of immorality exist and conduct life with the utmost integrity in all situations.
- Attend services regularly with your entire family.
- Maintain loyalty to the vision and staff of Faith Church and always protect the unity God has given this church.
- Believes and operates in the gifts of the Spirit.
- Wholeheartedly believes in the empowerment of women in Pastoral leadership.
- Fully devoted follower of Christ.
General:
- Serve as an armor bearer at the discretion of the Senior Pastors.
- Effective communicator, oral and written.
- Member of the Senior Executive Team.
- Partners with Senior Pastors and Directional Leadership Team members in guiding the mission and vision of Faith Church forward.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provides leadership in day-to-day operations, finance, legal, current and future campus planning (operations), administration, Academy, information technology, facilities, coffee shops, and bookstore.
- Consult with CFO on finance.
- Maintain Faith Church's by-laws and legal policies and oversee all legal and insurance concerns.
- Develop and manage operational systems; build and oversee the operations team; develop and execute operational expansion strategies for existing and future campuses, including financial initiatives, master planning, design, architecture, contractor selection, and construction.
- Develop and manage administrative staff and systems.
- Provide monthly insight to the Academy Director assuring that we are developing babies to Pre-K in our Monday-Friday program.
- Ensure that our infrastructure and day-to-day operations at Faith Church meet the current and future needs of our organization including optimizing weekend solutions and having a highly functioning relationship with the online campus and AV departments.
- Lead the team to help acquire, build out, and maintain facilities that provide environments that support the vision of Faith Church.
- Contribute to strategic planning by helping shape Faith Church's strategy (short- and long-term) and taking ownership of operational deliverables (including timelines, measurable goals, and stakeholder communications).
- Design and publish key dashboard metrics, both financial and non-financial ministry objectives as requested, consulting with CFO.
- Ensure proper controls are implemented and functioning to ensure that the organization remains beyond reproach financially.
Competencies
- Must have a heart for the Church and be a mature follower of Christ.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
- Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Experience leading leaders of teams or groups.
- Strong administrative skills.
- Ability to work independently.
- Work well under pressure.
- Enjoys a fast-paced environment.
Work Environment
This job operates in a professional office environment (routinely uses standard office equipment).
Physical Demands
Office time is mostly a sedentary role (stationary at desk and working on a computer). During events, must have the ability to lift up to 15 pounds and stay in a prolonged stationary position for long periods of time.
Position Type and Expected Hours of Work
The weekly schedule will include 40-45 hours per week and will be the same every week. In addition to your regular weekly hours, you will be asked to participate in events that will occasionally include evening or weekend hours, as there are continual seasons where it will be necessary to exceed these minimum hours (i.e., Christmas, Easter, Strategic Planning, are just some examples and do not encompass all of the extended hours opportunities). These hours can/will fluctuate.
Travel
Campus to campus local travel and occasional overnight trips will be expected for this position.
Required Education and Experience
- Level of experience: Expert (recognized authority).
- 5 years in Church Ministry.
- Bachelor's degree.
Preferred Education and Experience
- Pastoral credentials.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.