Vision: Africa New Life Ministries transforms lives and communities through proclaiming the Good News of Jesus Christ, and Acts of Compassion.
Mission: Africa New Life Ministries exists to communicate the message of Jesus Christ in word and deed, to Rwanda and all the nations. This ministry will help all peoples to understand the relationship with God available to them through belief in Jesus as Savior.
This will be accomplished by providing access to education, leadership training, and healthcare; through church planting and Christian discipleship; and through holistic care for vulnerable children, and women and men in need.
- Trust Jesus
- Act with Compassion
- Model Integrity & Stewardship
- Work as a Team
- Lead with Excellence
- Honor Relationships
- Gospel-Centered & Spiritually Integrated: Faith is actively woven into the day-to-day life of the organization. Prayer is a regular and visible practice, spiritual conversations are common, and engagement with the local church is a shared expectation across the team.
- Rwandan-Led & Culturally Grounded: The organization is deeply connected to Rwandan leadership and context. Decision-making, priorities, and ministry expression are shaped by local leaders, requiring ongoing cross-cultural awareness, humility, and collaboration across U.S. and Rwanda-based teams.
- Mission-Driven: This team genuinely cares about the work, the people of Rwanda, and one another. Their connection to the mission shows up in how they take ownership, carry responsibility, and stay committed even when things are hard.
- Dedicated: There is a strong work ethic and willingness to step in where needed, often going above and beyond to ensure the mission moves forward. This has created a culture of perseverance, even through seasons of change and challenge.
- Committed to Sustainable Growth: The team is actively cultivating a culture that learns, adapts, and grows—embracing feedback, naming hard things, and pursuing healthier ways of working together.
- Lead Advancement Strategy: Clarify, recalibrate and execute a comprehensive, multi-channel strategy (major gifts, partnerships, churches, events, and marketing) to achieve revenue goals and long-term sustainability.
- Lead and Develop the Team: Lead and coach a high-performing, mission-aligned Advancement Department.
- Drive Revenue Growth: Build and manage a portfolio of major donors and strategic partners, personally cultivating relationships and expanding funding capacity.
- Serve as an Executive Leader: Contribute to organizational strategy and decision-making as a member of the Executive Leadership Team, aligning revenue with ministry priorities.
- Foster Alignment: Partner across teams to create a unified, effective advancement engine.
- Strengthen Donor Engagement: Create systems and experiences that deepen relationships, increase retention, and connect partners to impact.
- Champion Brand and Messaging: Ensure clear, consistent communication of mission, impact, and theological foundation.
- Proven Advancement Leadership: 5–10+ years leading both fundraising teams and strategy with measurable revenue growth.
- Major Donor Expertise: Strong track record of cultivating and growing high-capacity donor and partner relationships.
- Team Leadership: Experience building and developing high-performing teams with clarity and accountability.
- Communication Strength: Ability to shape compelling messaging around mission and impact.
- Mission Alignment: Deep alignment with Africa New Life’s vision, mission, faith and core values.
Bring clarity and alignment to an already strong Advancement Department. The Advancement Department is filled with capable, committed leaders who care deeply about the mission. The opportunity is to sharpen focus—clarifying priorities, roles, and success measures—so the team can move forward with shared direction and a unified collective impact.
Connect strong individual efforts into a unified advancement strategy. Fundraising, marketing, partnerships, and donor engagement are all active and bringing meaningful results. This role will integrate those efforts into a cohesive advancement strategy.
Lead a high-capacity Advancement Department into Africa New Life’s next chapter. This is a team with strength and momentum. What’s needed is steady, relational leadership that builds trust, reinforces what’s working, and helps the team perform at a higher, more cohesive level.
Strengthen alignment, execution and health at the executive level. As part of the Executive Leadership Team, this role will steward their advancement perspectives to support clearer communication, consistent decision-making, and greater health organization-wide.
Help shape what the next season of impact looks like. Africa New Life has a strong foundation and a compelling mission. This role has the opportunity to help align strategy, resources, and relationships to support sustainable growth, health and mission impact.
- Advancement Department health and performance.
- Achievement of annual team and personal fundraising targets.
- 12-month personal fundraising goal of $100K in net revenue growth from managed portfolio.
- Growth in major donor engagement and retention.
- Strength of strategic partnerships.
- Alignment between revenue growth and organizational capacity.
- Brand clarity.