Leader Formation Specialist

The Leader Formation Specialist supports the Leader Formation Department in advancing the mission of YFC by helping create, organize, and deliver equipping experiences that foster the numeric, relational, personal, spiritual, and missional growth of leaders across the Movement.

Working under the direction of the Director, Leader Formation, this role collaborates closely with Leader Formation team members and partners across Mission Advancement to coordinate projects, write and revise curriculum, develop and maintain training resources, and help ensure equipping offerings reflect field needs and align with YFC culture and values.

This position requires strong organization, follow-through, and communication skills; the ability to learn and apply established processes; and a team-oriented approach. The Leader Formation Specialist is expected to model YFC’s Cultural Attributes: Christ-centered, enduring humility, relentless trust, courageous faithfulness, joyful camaraderie, and kingdom inspired diversity.

Essential Functions  

Support the planning, development, and delivery of Leader Formation training and equipping experiences, including online learning and in-person events.

• Assist with the Cohort menu model (preparation, materials, scheduling, participant support, and follow-up).
• Write, draft, edit, and format curriculum and training content for online learning and in-person equipping experiences, using templates, established standards, and sound adult learning practices.
• Support the development and upkeep of National Leader Conference training content, including slides, handouts, learner guides, and updates as directed.
• Contribute to the creation of new curriculum by organizing learning objectives, shaping lesson flow, developing participant exercises, and ensuring content is practical, biblically grounded, and usable by facilitators in the field.
• Translate existing content, ministry expertise, and team input into clear, engaging curriculum materials, including learner guides, facilitator guides, discussion prompts, activities, and simple eLearning builds in partnership with project leads.
• Coordinate with NSC departments and stakeholders to gather inputs, clarify needs, and support timely delivery of assigned training resources.
• Help create feedback loops (surveys, debrief notes, simple reporting) and track action items for continuous improvement of training experiences.
• Support basic assessment activities to evaluate training effectiveness (attendance, completion, participant feedback) and summarize findings for the team.
• Contribute to opportunities that encourage healthy cultural and spiritual formation for YFC leaders by supporting content, communications, and coordination as assigned.
• Support the preparation and content coordination for NSC gatherings (agenda support, resource prep, stakeholder follow-up) under the direction of the team lead.
• Apply a Design Thinking mindset in 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.

Knowledge and Skills  

• Strong organization and follow-through; able to manage details across multiple projects, timelines, and stakeholders.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including drafting emails, instructions, and participant-facing materials.
• Ability to write clear, engaging curriculum that translates ministry concepts into practical learning experiences for adult learners.
• Ability to collaborate well on a team, receive feedback, revise curriculum based on input, and work effectively under the direction of a project lead.
• Foundational understanding of adult learning and training best practices (or willingness to learn).
• Strong content development skills, including curriculum writing, editing, formatting, and layout for training documents, slides, facilitator guides, participant resources, and job aids using standard office tools.
• Comfort working in common collaboration tools (e.g., Microsoft 365) and learning new systems (LMS, file repositories, project trackers).
• Ability to gather input from others, summarize information accurately, and maintain version control of shared resources.
• Customer-service mindset and professionalism when supporting learners, facilitators, and internal partners.
• Basic production skills for learning/event support (e.g., slide production, simple video/audio editing, recording cleanup, captioning, or asset formatting) are preferred.
• Problem-solving orientation: able to identify issues early, propose options, and escalate appropriately.
• Ability and aptitude to learn new tools, apply standards, and improve quality through iteration and feedback.

Credentials Required & Preferred Education 

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., education, communications, ministry, organizational development, or related) or equivalent work experience.
• 0–2 years of experience supporting training, events, program coordination, communications, curriculum writing, or content development required.

Physical Requirements 

The ability to communicate orally with customers, vendors, management, and other co-workers is crucial. Regular use of the telephone and e-mail for communication is essential. Sitting for extended periods is common. Hearing and vision within normal ranges is essential for normal conversations, to receive ordinary information, and to prepare or inspect documents.

Activities require the ability to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time, occasionally move about inside the office to access files or office equipment, operate a computer and other office productivity machinery, such as a calculator, handheld devices, copy machine, and computer printer. 

No heavy lifting is expected, though occasional exertion of up to 10 lbs. of force may be required. Good manual dexterity is required for the use of computers, mobile devices, and other productivity technologies.

The job is performed indoors in a traditional office setting. Extended periods of sitting and extensive work at a computer and phone are normal.

Travel Requirements 

Some travel throughout the year is required. 

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