Director of Pastor Relations

POSITION SUMMARY:  The Director of Pastor Relations will be responsible to grow the number and depth of valuable pastor relationships to BJU that will benefit enrollment with a focus on connecting constituents to the academic value at BJU.  The Director of Pastor Relations will facilitate the deepening of key new relationships to BJU ensuring their leaders are valued, heard and appreciated. The key measurement of success will be the growth of earned prospects particularly in the state of South Carolina and increased outreach to regional pastors and ministry leaders.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create, organize, and facilitate relationships with key church and ministry leaders.
• Travel as necessary to build new key relationships for BJU.
• Know and build relationships with ministry leaders in key organizations.
• Keep and report statistics on relationships and visits, especially as it relates to the South Carolina constituents.
• Grow the number of campus visitors to BJU with a focus on pastor visits.
• Plan and execute value-based mini-events for key influencers to view BJU as a creator of value.
• Oversee the maintenance of our internal reports and updates on key relationships to ensure they are accurate and thorough.
• Facilitate the process of providing value (primarily academic value) from BJU to key stakeholders.
• Connect the key people at BJU to the key influencers that BJU needs to connect to.
• Any other duties the President or Chief Enrollment Officer deems necessary

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Excellent writing, editing, and generally superior communication skills
• Knowledge of programs and undergraduate requirements for admission
• Knowledge of outcomes and values of BJU
• High skill in interpersonal relations
• Positive attitude, capable of working with others and converting ideas to practical applications
• Understands the demands and needs of a Pastor
• Understands the demands and needs of a School Administrator
• Self-starter; above average organizational skills

An applicant must be a born-again Christian who has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Each applicant must agree with and affirm the Bob Jones University creed, mission (see https://www.bju.edu/about/creed-mission.php) and core biblical doctrines regarding areas such as the Bible, the triune God, man and salvation, etc.  Employees are expected to maintain a conservative lifestyle and support Bob Jones University’s positions on issues such as beverage alcohol and addictive substances, creation, marriage and human sexuality and the sanctity of life, etc., (https://www.bju.edu/about/positions.php). Employees are to be active members of a local Bible believing church which holds orthodox theology.  Applicants must be committed to providing students an excellent, world-class education from a biblical worldview.

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