International Coordinator for Third Culture Kid, TCK, Care and Education

Location: OMF International Headquarters, Singapore

By providing appropriate support in the care and education of more than 700 TCKs and their families in ministry locations throughout Asia, the TCK team enables families to equip their children for all that God has for them, helps to keep those families serving long-term and is an integral part of OMF’s work to glorify God by reaching East Asia’s peoples. The International Coordinator for TCK Care and Education will be accountable to the International Director of Personnel.

Major Responsibilities:

1. Provide leadership to the small international TCK team responding to emerging needs in new ministry locations and addressing specific needs of families in isolated or difficult locations.

2. Develop and work with a team of personnel in ministry locations and sending countries to facilitate and monitor effective support for the children of missionaries in the areas of education, transition, re-entry and related family life and cross-cultural parenting issues.

3. Work with leaders to identify educational needs and family support requirements for members in ministry locations and to recognize when existing provisions need to adapt to a changing situation.

4. Support and train boarding personnel in the provision of quality care for boarding students.

5. Disseminate relevant TCK resources and information across the Fellowship.

Qualifications & Experience:

· Committed Christian

· Has a personal call to engage in cross-cultural mission in Asia

· Cross-cultural ministry experience

· Professional standing in an appropriate teaching role.

· Able to focus issues and initiate consultative processes that address existing and emerging needs.

· Able to work in a team, building confidence in key colleagues, encouraging them in their roles.

· Communications competency: Able to effectively communicate via both written and spoken word; Good presentation skills; Competent in the use of: Outlook and Skype.

· Technical skills: Good understanding and experience with MS Office applications such as Excel, Word, Power point and Outlook; Confident with IT applications

· Problem-solving skills.

For enquiries, please contact Sabine Kaiser: de-cc (at) omf.net