Description:

Young Life North Shore is looking to fill a college director job at Northwestern University — one of the top universities in the country. Northwestern University is located in Evanston, Ill., along Lake Michigan. Evanston is a vibrant city full of young people and is directly adjacent to Chicago. This is a full-time position that includes salary and benefits.

Responsibilities:

• Execute Young Life’s mission to “introduce adolescents to Jesus Christ and help them grow in their faith” through the power of relationships.
• Lead all aspects of the college ministry, including supervising a volunteer leader team of young adults.
• Spend significant time each week building relationships with college students.
• Plan and run weekly programmatic events for students, both outreach (club) and discipleship (Campaigners).
• Assist the area director in the ongoing recruiting, leading and training of volunteer leaders.
• Lead multiple summer and school season camp trips, retreats and mission trips.
• Together with the area director, raise funds and awareness of Young Life in the area.

Qualifications:

• A deep love for Jesus and passion for outreach ministry.
• Ability and desire to relate to college students.
• Strong Christian faith, knowledge of God's Word, and ability to lead others to Christ.
• Proven track record of self-starting and taking initiative.
• Ability and desire to maintain a varying schedule that includes evenings and weekends.
• Willingness to live in the local area (this includes the city of Evanston and towns of Wilmette, Winnetka, Kenilworth Glencoe, Northbrook, Northfield and Glenview).
• Possess high capacity and high energy level.
• Comfortable relating to adults of all ages.
• Bachelor’s degree.
• Young Life or college ministry experience strongly preferred.

Benefits:

• ​Medical, dental and vision coverage (at no cost to you).
• Paid vacation and sick leave.
• 401(k) matching plan (up to four percent).​​
• Health club benefit.
• And more!

How to Apply:

Please submit an online application, including resume and cover letter, via the button below.