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Friends United Meeting (FUM) is reopening the search for qualified applicants from North America tserve as Field Officer in the Africa Ministries Office. This full-time, Kisumu, Kenya-based staff person will receive a competitive salary, including benefits.
A successful applicant for this position will possess:
- Passionate understanding for and practical experience in holistic mission work
- Cultural competence and humility, with previous cross-cultural experience preferred
- Willingness and ability trelocate tKisumu Kenya and ttravel extensively throughout East Africa
- Ability twork cooperatively with colleagues from a variety of cultural backgrounds
- Strong ability tcommunicate in a compelling way what God is doing in and through African Friends using a variety of media, including writing, social media, photography and video
- Experience in project management, including finance and budgeting
- Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
- Excellent oral and written communication ability
- Capacity tlisten tand work well with others
- Growing Christian Quaker faith and strong grounding in a Friends community
- Fundraising ability, including raising project funds as well as raising own salary, benefits and expenses
Resumes, along with a letter of interest and list of references, may be sent to:
Eden Grace, FUM Global Ministries Director
edeng@fum.org
101 Quaker Hill Drive
Richmond, IN 47374
A complete job description is available on the FUM website or by contacting the FUM office at info@fum.org or (765) 962-7573. Applications will be received until the position is filled. Start date is negotiable and will depend, in part, on when personal support is sufficiently raised.
Friends United Meeting is a Christian association of over 30 Yearly Meetings and smaller Quaker groups that consult and work together for shared purposes.
FUM Purpose Statement:
“Friends United Meeting commits itself tenergize and equip Friends through the power of the Holy Spirit tgather people intfellowships where Jesus Christ is known, loved and obeyed as Teacher and Lord.”
FUM Leading Priorities:
- Global Partnership
- Communication
- Leadership and Resource Development
- Evangelism