Wycliffe Needs Administrators & Managers!

Leading the Way for Bible Translation

With all the people and projects involved in the translation task, management and administrative professionals are a vital part of the team.

Overseas and at home, the need for administrators continues to grow as work expands into new countries. Besides translators, administrators are one of the most critical needs in Bible translation. Although the focus is on service overseas, Wycliffe also has openings for qualified administrators here in the U.S.

“It's exciting to know that someone like me can be a part of the life-changing Bible translation movement, using the specific gifts that God chose for me. As Barnabas had an impact on eternity through his encouragement of Paul and the believers in the early Church, I can provide fuel and support for my team members through encouragement and prayer.”
—Wendy, Team Manager

Areas of responsibility could include:

Normal management functions (planning, organizing, coordinating, staffing and achieving accountability) within the context of an evangelical mission organization.
Helping fellow missionaries and nationals effectively fulfill their responsibilities.
Working with other administrators to facilitate the work of Bible translation.
Training nationals in management.

Managers talking together A degree in business administration would be helpful. Equally valuable is management experience in a business context.

Wycliffe typically provides the opportunity for administrative candidates to attend its Management Development and Orientation Course, held in Dallas, Texas. This acquaints candidates with the organizational ethos, dynamics and management styles.

Interested in working in administration or management?

Contact Roger Gilstrap
800.WYCLIFFE ext. 3753
manager_recruiting@wycliffe.org.

Search our Service Opportunities for a sampling of open positions around the world.

BEFORE KINGS:

I was feeling overwhelmed when I started working with Wycliffe and received my first assignment in Ecuador. Doubts came, and I wondered how I could ever do government relations work in a country that I had never visited and in a language I didn’t even speak. Feelings of inadequacy flooded over me, and I turned to the same source of comfort I had looked to in every other situation, the Bible.

At that time, part of my daily devotions included a Proverb a day, so I know it was June 22, 1988. As I read the words of Scripture, I experienced a gripping sensation and asked, “Lord, is this a promise from you?” It read, “Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve before kings; he will not serve before obscure men” (Proverbs 22:29, NIV).

Somehow God would honor my diligence and allow me to meet with government officials as I depended on Him. I didn’t tell anyone about that promise back then, but it was fulfilled in 1992, when we had an audience with the president of Ecuador to present all of our translated Scriptures and published works to the country. Standing in the presidential palace, the verse came clearly to my mind, and I gave thanks to God for His promise, for His Word. It was never about my adequacy; it was always about His power.

—Roy Peterson, now the president of the Wycliffe Seed Company

Wycliffe Needs Administrators & Managers!

Leading the Way for Bible Translation

Areas of responsibility could include:

Interested in working in administration or management?

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