Position Profile

• Development Strategy & Execution: Lead the execution of a comprehensive donor development strategy that aligns with ARM’s mission and giving framework: Embracing Children, Equipping Leaders, Empowering Communities. This includes applying a “Retain, Regain, Recruit” approach to development, setting revenue goals in partnership with the Executive Director, and leveraging data to optimize campaigns, donor segments, and strategic initiatives. This leader will bring focus to high-impact opportunities and ensure development systems, stewardship practices, and messaging are effective, scalable, and aligned with donor passions.
• Donor Relations: Cultivate strong, trust-filled relationships with individual donors through thoughtful engagement, personalized care strategies, and intentional communication. This includes leading efforts to retain and re-engage donors, partnering with the Executive Director to steward major donors, and collaborating with the Uganda team to connect donors to ARM’s mission through vision trips and stories of impact. The ideal candidate understands how to deepen investment by aligning generosity with purpose.
• Church Partnerships: Grow and strengthen ARM’s network of church partners across the U.S. by building long-term relationships that support child sponsorship, leadership development, and community transformation. This includes re-engaging churches that have experienced care gaps, expanding initiatives like Hope Sundays and Hope Encounters, and customizing approaches for churches of varying sizes and styles. This role requires a relational, strategic mindset and a deep appreciation for the local church’s role in global mission.
• Team Collaboration: Work in close partnership with the Executive Director and U.S.-based team to drive a unified, values-aligned development strategy. Build trust across teams through clear communication, shared tools, and a collaborative spirit. This leader will actively participate in team rhythms, build cross-cultural relationships with Uganda-based leaders, and work across departments (Programs, Sponsorship, Marketing, Finance) to support unified donor engagement and organizational clarity.

• Minimum of five years of frontline donor development experience (10+ years preferred)
• Demonstrated success cultivating and stewarding individual donors, including major donors and high-capacity givers
• Experience building church partnerships and/or working with ministry networks
• Comfort and credibility engaging faith-based audiences and communicating a gospel-centered mission
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with a track record of translating vision into compelling messaging
• Familiarity with CRM platforms and a data-informed approach to donor strategy and reporting
• Cross-cultural competence and a heart for global ministry, particularly within African or Majority World contexts
• Comfortable with domestic and international travel demands (approximately 30%), including donor visits, team gatherings, and annual travel to Uganda

Africa Renewal Ministries is a team marked by energy, humility, and a shared sense of gospel-centered purpose. The culture reflects high trust, high collaboration, and a deep commitment to both personal and spiritual growth. Team members show up with integrity, communicate openly, and take ownership of their work, while also caring deeply for one another along the way. There’s room for grace, but also a high bar for excellence. With renewed clarity around roles, values, and rhythms, the team is leaning into a season of momentum. This next leader will thrive by bringing initiative, warmth, and a team-first mindset to everything they do.

ARM’s Core Values:

• Rooted in Truth (Trust, Transparency & Integrity):  ARM builds trust through honesty, clarity, and consistent communication. The team shares openly and communicates with integrity, ensuring that actions align with values.
• Led by Love (Empathy, Support & Interdependence): ARM leads with compassion and lifts one another up. By listening deeply and caring for the whole person, staff create a culture where people feel seen, heard, and valued. Support isn’t optional – it’s essential. Strength is multiplied through unity and shared effort.
• Driven by Purpose (Accountability, Growth & Collaboration): Team members take ownership of their responsibilities and learn from their mistakes. Accountability strengthens trust and fuels excellence. The team holds itself to high standards with humility and grace, continually learning, improving, and working together to advance the mission.

• Lead from a Foundation of Momentum: ARM is entering a new season with a strong U.S. Executive Director, unified leadership, and a clear mission framework – all setting the stage for this next chapter of development growth.
• Build with Trust and Permission: Leadership has intentionally created space for this next leader to shape strategy, steward relationships, and bring structure to donor care. You’ll have the trust to lead, and be empowered to create.
• Unify a Growing and Energized Team: ARM’s U.S. staff culture is marked by excitement, energy, and a shared sense of purpose. After several years of transition, roles have been clarified, communication rhythms established, and silos broken down. There’s strong buy-in across the team and a hunger to support the work in Uganda with clarity and conviction.
• Engage a Relational Donar Base and Grow Church Partnerships: Donor retention is high, and stewardship efforts are gaining traction. You’ll inherit a warm donor base with clear giving frameworks and high openness to deeper partnership. ARM has also established a structure for church engagement through Hope Sundays, creating a strong foundation to rebuild and grow mission-aligned partnerships with U.S. churches.

• Lead in a Culture That Values Execution Over Ideation: This team is ready to act. You’ll be expected to drive strategy forward with clarity and consistency in a lean, fast-paced environment that embraces innovation.
• Navigate Cross-Cultural Leadership Dynamics: Collaboration between U.S. and Uganda teams requires cultural humility, relational intentionality, and clear communication. You’ll need to navigate differences in leadership norms, balancing a Western collaborative approach with Uganda’s more hierarchical structure.
• Clarify Priorities Across Competing Needs: With a small team and big vision, discernment is essential. You’ll need to prioritize and balance donor cultivation, church engagement, and strategic initiatives like Vision Trips and capital campaigns.
• Strengthen a Development Culture in a Season of Growth: Under new leadership, ARM is building fresh infrastructure and re-establishing key roles. While this role won’t directly manage staff at the outset, the Director will play a vital role in shaping a forward-leaning development culture rooted in excellence, clarity, and shared ownership.

• Earn trust across teams and donors: Build strong relational credibility with the Executive Director, U.S. staff, Uganda-based leaders, and key donors through humility, integrity, and a collaborative spirit.
• Learn and implement a focused development strategy: In partnership with the Executive Director, step into a unified plan that aligns with ARM’s giving framework, donor segmentation, and stewardship priorities – building on existing momentum to drive both short-term wins and long-term growth.
• Grow and re-engage church partnerships: Re-establish momentum around Hope Sundays and strengthen connections with U.S. churches through consistent communication, partnership care, and tailored engagement.
• Elevate donor care: Strengthen communication rhythms, reporting tools, and engagement strategies that help donors feel known, thanked, and connected to impact.
• Model leadership and development culture:Without direct reports initially, lead by example-bringing structure, ownership, and a mindset of excellence that supports a healthy, forward-leaning development culture.