Wycliffe Bible Translators
Director of Field Technology and Data Services
Wycliffe Bible Translators, Orlando, Florida, us, 32885
Job Title
Director of Field Technology and Data Services
Location USA - Florida - Orlando - Wycliffe USA Headquarters
Job Description Summary Committed to an understanding of Bible translation as a fundamental activity in God's mission and believing that God calls us to reflect His character and attributes as we participate in His mission, Global Partnerships seeks to be a platform for collaboration in the Bible translation movement, with a desire for organizations to participate and explore new ways of cooperating with each other and working together interdependently. Through this collaborative model, Global Partnerships seeks to advance the mission by leveraging the motivation and accountability of nationals and contribute to their capacity building.
Job Description
About Wycliffe Bible Translators
For over 80 years Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. has been committed to ensuring that people "from every nation, tribe, people and language" (Revelation 7:9) have access to God's Word in a language and format they can clearly understand. We believe that accurate, clear, and natural translations of the Bible in accessible formats lead to people entering into life-transforming relationships with God.
Wycliffe is a catalyst in the global Bible translation movement, engaging with thousands of partners around the world to collaboratively carry out this work.
Wycliffe's vision is for people from every language to understand the Bible and be transformed. Our mission is to serve with the global body of Christ to advance Bible translation, and work together so people can encounter God through his word.
Wycliffe is a distinctly Christian community where you can flourish by using your God-given talents and abilities to serve and support the ministry of Bible translation. Your employment with Wycliffe is not merely a vocation, it is responding and making a commitment to actively participate in what He's doing around the world. Your faith, prayers, skills and experiences are foundational to contributing and witnessing God's Word impacting people around the world. This is a once-in-eternity opportunity!
We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God, and is completely trustworthy, speaking with supreme authority in all matters of belief and practice. Wycliffe's beliefs and core values can be found here. An exemplary standard of ethics, behavior and conduct that reflects biblical principles are lived-out by all staff. As an active partner in fulfilling the Great Commission, Wycliffe staff embrace and adhere to Wycliffe's beliefs and core values, all of which are essential to Wycliffe fulfilling its Bible translation mission.
Prayer undergirds Bible translation and is foundational to Wycliffe's work culture. Our work atmosphere provides numerous opportunities, individually and corporately, to actively live out your faith in Jesus Christ as you work heartily as to the Lord.
Job Description
At Wycliffe Bible Translators, your work is more than just a job. As the Director of Field Technology and Data Services, you'll provide strategic leadership of the field technology team as they support partners through the development and implementation of innovative technological solutions to advance Bible translation projects. You will also oversee the data services team to ensure accurate and updated information is readily available and reflects Global Partnerships project portfolio and language engagements. Your contributions will play a pivotal role in supporting the Bible translation movement through innovative technology and data solutions.
You'll partner with Global Partnerships leadership and other team members to: Serve the Church -our desire is to be inspired and directed by the Church. We want to respond to what God is calling the Church to do and we want to reflect the body of Christ working interdependently and not independently. Accomplish Vision 2025 - we embrace the vision that by the year 2025 there will be a Bible translation project in progress for every people group that needs it. Achieve All Access Goals 2033 - by the year 2033 we hope to have contributed to the following: 95% of all people have access to a complete Bible. 99.9% of all people have access to a New Testament. 100% of all people have access to at least a portion of the Scriptures.
Responsibilities
You'll make an impact as you:
Faithfully and regularly pray for the ongoing work of Bible translation and for people from around the world to experience transformation. Act as an organizational representative presenting the global ministry of Wycliffe and encouraging interested individuals, organizations and churches to participate in the work of Bible translation. Live out the conviction that "work flows through relationship" by passionately "loving God and loving people" through word and deed. Promote team and organizational culture standards, ensuring high customer service standards. Collaborate on departmental initiatives to provide a best-in-class experience for Wycliffe USA future and existing staff. Assist with cross-functional team responsibilities, tactical teams/departmental initiatives. Represent the Global Partnerships Engagement team in meetings, projects, workshops, and partnership efforts, as assigned. Cultivate relationships with partner organizations and translation teams to understand their technological needs. Lead the Field Technology Team that develops and implements innovative technological solutions to advance Bible translation efforts worldwide, ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and accessibility while fostering collaboration and local ownership. Supervise the development and implementation of Hummingbird, a project development and reporting tool. Lead the implementation and utilization of Chameleon, an AI avatar tool facilitating sign language Bible translation. Coordinate the utilization of the Global Project Library, a web-based tool for fundraising and internal communication within the Advancement team. Oversee the development of StoryHub and a robust suite of tools and resources to support Global Partnerships and the broader Bible translation movement. Oversee the deployment and operation of Starlink, a satellite tool addressing connectivity challenges in remote areas. Manage the training and utilization of translation and translation assistance software, such as Paratext, Audio Visual Translation Tool, Render, Translation Core, and more. Explore various AI tools and resources to enhance the work of Global Partnerships field and operational teams.
Lead the Data Services team that stewards the data for the Global projects portfolio, including but not limited to: Mesa - database aggregating diverse resources to assist in searching, gathering and analyzing language information to support the development of Bible translation projects. GP Home - maintains statistics on the growing involvement of Global Partnerships as well as an overview of people and partners who participate in this collaboration. ProgressBible data - authoritative source of information regarding the status of Bible Translation, including current work being done, remaining needs, and Scripture completed. Hummingbird - project development and monitoring tool. Global Project Library - comprehensive repository for all projects in Global Partnerships' portfolio in need of financial resources. Workday - cloud-based platform designed for managing various aspects of business. operations including financial management and oversight of projects. Digital Bible Library - an online digital asset and licensing management platform for Bible translations.
Lead the Field Project Advocacy Team as they serve the broader Global Partnerships team through communication and data services between Global Partnerships and our donors and prayer partners. Promote and hold the team accountable to Global Partnerships values (highly relational, innovative, work with urgency) and demonstrate spiritual maturity. Supervisory Responsibilities: Coordinate supervisory responsibilities for a team of 10-15 staff in accordance with the ministry's policies and applicable laws, including spiritual leadership, interviewing, hiring, training, planning, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining staff, addressing complaints, and resolving problems. Travel Requirements: Some travel is expected for this position. Other duties as assigned by Senior Director of Global Partnerships and/or Vice President of Global Partnerships Engagement. Minimum Skill Sets
The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability necessary to perform each duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the following essential functions:
Spiritual Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ): Demonstrates desire and ability to support corporate Biblical and religious goals and participate in regular work-related spiritual activities without reservation as evidenced by your active participation and willingness to pray with and for others; be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintaining a courteous, Christ-like attitude in all verbal and written, internal and external professional communications. Serving Others: Works well with people, focusing on solving conflict using biblical principles, listening well to others, using emotional intelligence, and developing God-honoring relationships. Accepts feedback and responsibility for own actions and follows through on commitments. Promotes positive people skills and service focus among staff by establishing customer services standards, training staff, monitoring customer satisfaction, and maintaining healthy working relationships. Client Focus: Providing excellent service to internal and/or external clients. Looks for ways to add value beyond clients' immediate requests. Explores and addresses the unidentified, underlying and long-term client needs. Enhances client service delivery systems and processes. Anticipates clients' upcoming needs and concerns. Creativity and Innovation: Willing to adapt to changing policies and procedures and to recommend better ways of accomplishing the task when appropriate. Shows initiative to complete tasks and creatively problem-solve with a second-mile attitude. Demonstrates good judgment on when to utilize innovation to address challenges. Interpersonal Communication and Teamwork: Effectively communicates ideas and listens actively to build strong relationships across all levels, backgrounds and cultures. Contributes to a positive team environment by supporting others, welcoming feedback, and prioritizing team success. Fosters collaboration, promotes open dialogue, and recognizes team achievements.. Adaptability: Adapts to changes in the work environment (including diverse individuals or groups), changes approach or method to best fit the situation, able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events. Project Management: Effectively manages complex projects across multiple teams, prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines to produce quality results. Organizes time and resources efficiently, using attention to detail and follow-through to ensure objectives are met. Establishes clear methods for tracking progress and quickly identifying factors that help or hinder success. Results-Driven: Able to work autonomously and make independent decisions. High-energy self-starter, driven to achieve results. Seizes opportunities to enhance organizational performance. Job Knowledge: Strong analytical skills, ability to accurately log and update various data systems and tools, and the ability to communicate complex findings clearly. Technical Skills: Demonstrates working knowledge of essential systems, including Workday, Google Suite, databases, and Hummingbird. Proactively seeks to learn and master new tools, software, and technologies to support evolving partner needs. Strives to gain expertise that enables effective support and guidance. Physical Demands: Ability to spend significant amounts of time using a computer, video conferencing software and/or phone. Education & Experience
Experience with systems implementation, programming, reporting, and analysis is also desired. Have at least 1-3 years of experience in data analysis or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Previous experience as a successful manager and collaborator. Thorough understanding of and enthusiasm towards Wycliffe USA's vision, mission, values and strategies. Cross-cultural, ministry, management and/or global finance experience is beneficial. Spiritual and Personal Commitments:
As a religious organization and employer, Wycliffe is permitted to and does make employment decisions on the basis of religion, biblical standards and our religious beliefs. You'll be asked to:
Demonstrate a personal commitment to Jesus Christ, as evidenced by your personal testimony. Identify with and participate in a church and proactively seek to grow your faith in Christ. Establish and maintain a team of prayer partners who will support you in your season of ministry at Wycliffe (minimum 3-5 partners). Actively participate in corporate prayer and devotional times. Maintain an exemplary standard of biblical ethics, behavior and conduct within Wycliffe and in your public and private life outside of Wycliffe. Agree to abide by Wycliffe's ethics, behavior and conduct standards at all times. Demonstrate Christ-like maturity in all interactions as displayed by good judgment based on biblical values and principles. Actively incorporate your faith in Christ, as well as Wycliffe's beliefs and core values in all aspects of your daily work. Guided by your faith in Christ, demonstrate these core competencies in daily work and interactions: Faithful in following Christ - (John 8:31-32): Follow Christ faithfully, allowing Scripture to guide decisions and growing in relationship with God and his people. Intentional in collaboration - (Romans 12, 1 Cor. 3:5-9): Collaborate intentionally to accomplish work goals, demonstrating a commitment to cross-departmental and inter-organizational teamwork. Agile in learning - (Pro. 1:5, 2 Tim. 2:15): Demonstrate a dedication to personal and professional growth by actively using development resources and fostering a culture that values continuous learning, individually and collectively. Growing in stewardship - (1 Cor. 4:2, 1 Peter. 4:10): Participate in God's work, stewarding God's resources responsibly and demonstrating trust that he will accomplish his goals. Serving with humility - (Eph. 4:2, Col. 3:12): Care for people, growing in relational maturity, exhibiting steadfastness, embracing diverse perspectives and fostering positive cross-cultural relationships.
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:
Remote, hybrid or flexible work arrangements available for most positions. Medical, dental, vision and life insurance options for employees and their eligible dependents. Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA). 403b retirement savings account with matching. Paid time off with up to a max of 10 vacation days in the first year of employment (based on hours worked). Paid sick time off up to 8 hours per month (based on hours worked). 10+ paid holidays. Short-term disability pay.
We also offer regular spiritual development, worship, prayer, community gatherings and connection opportunities for all staff in all locations. Detailed information per position is available upon request.
Compensation
The pay range for this position is $79,718.60 - $92,672.87. Actual pay rate may be higher based on various factors such as qualifications, skills and experience, required training, licensure and/or certifications, budget, and allocation, if applicable. Additionally, the range for this position is based upon and considers Wycliffe's non-profit ministry environment.
Location USA - Florida - Orlando - Wycliffe USA Headquarters
Job Description Summary Committed to an understanding of Bible translation as a fundamental activity in God's mission and believing that God calls us to reflect His character and attributes as we participate in His mission, Global Partnerships seeks to be a platform for collaboration in the Bible translation movement, with a desire for organizations to participate and explore new ways of cooperating with each other and working together interdependently. Through this collaborative model, Global Partnerships seeks to advance the mission by leveraging the motivation and accountability of nationals and contribute to their capacity building.
Job Description
About Wycliffe Bible Translators
For over 80 years Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. has been committed to ensuring that people "from every nation, tribe, people and language" (Revelation 7:9) have access to God's Word in a language and format they can clearly understand. We believe that accurate, clear, and natural translations of the Bible in accessible formats lead to people entering into life-transforming relationships with God.
Wycliffe is a catalyst in the global Bible translation movement, engaging with thousands of partners around the world to collaboratively carry out this work.
Wycliffe's vision is for people from every language to understand the Bible and be transformed. Our mission is to serve with the global body of Christ to advance Bible translation, and work together so people can encounter God through his word.
Wycliffe is a distinctly Christian community where you can flourish by using your God-given talents and abilities to serve and support the ministry of Bible translation. Your employment with Wycliffe is not merely a vocation, it is responding and making a commitment to actively participate in what He's doing around the world. Your faith, prayers, skills and experiences are foundational to contributing and witnessing God's Word impacting people around the world. This is a once-in-eternity opportunity!
We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God, and is completely trustworthy, speaking with supreme authority in all matters of belief and practice. Wycliffe's beliefs and core values can be found here. An exemplary standard of ethics, behavior and conduct that reflects biblical principles are lived-out by all staff. As an active partner in fulfilling the Great Commission, Wycliffe staff embrace and adhere to Wycliffe's beliefs and core values, all of which are essential to Wycliffe fulfilling its Bible translation mission.
Prayer undergirds Bible translation and is foundational to Wycliffe's work culture. Our work atmosphere provides numerous opportunities, individually and corporately, to actively live out your faith in Jesus Christ as you work heartily as to the Lord.
Job Description
At Wycliffe Bible Translators, your work is more than just a job. As the Director of Field Technology and Data Services, you'll provide strategic leadership of the field technology team as they support partners through the development and implementation of innovative technological solutions to advance Bible translation projects. You will also oversee the data services team to ensure accurate and updated information is readily available and reflects Global Partnerships project portfolio and language engagements. Your contributions will play a pivotal role in supporting the Bible translation movement through innovative technology and data solutions.
You'll partner with Global Partnerships leadership and other team members to: Serve the Church -our desire is to be inspired and directed by the Church. We want to respond to what God is calling the Church to do and we want to reflect the body of Christ working interdependently and not independently. Accomplish Vision 2025 - we embrace the vision that by the year 2025 there will be a Bible translation project in progress for every people group that needs it. Achieve All Access Goals 2033 - by the year 2033 we hope to have contributed to the following: 95% of all people have access to a complete Bible. 99.9% of all people have access to a New Testament. 100% of all people have access to at least a portion of the Scriptures.
Responsibilities
You'll make an impact as you:
Faithfully and regularly pray for the ongoing work of Bible translation and for people from around the world to experience transformation. Act as an organizational representative presenting the global ministry of Wycliffe and encouraging interested individuals, organizations and churches to participate in the work of Bible translation. Live out the conviction that "work flows through relationship" by passionately "loving God and loving people" through word and deed. Promote team and organizational culture standards, ensuring high customer service standards. Collaborate on departmental initiatives to provide a best-in-class experience for Wycliffe USA future and existing staff. Assist with cross-functional team responsibilities, tactical teams/departmental initiatives. Represent the Global Partnerships Engagement team in meetings, projects, workshops, and partnership efforts, as assigned. Cultivate relationships with partner organizations and translation teams to understand their technological needs. Lead the Field Technology Team that develops and implements innovative technological solutions to advance Bible translation efforts worldwide, ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and accessibility while fostering collaboration and local ownership. Supervise the development and implementation of Hummingbird, a project development and reporting tool. Lead the implementation and utilization of Chameleon, an AI avatar tool facilitating sign language Bible translation. Coordinate the utilization of the Global Project Library, a web-based tool for fundraising and internal communication within the Advancement team. Oversee the development of StoryHub and a robust suite of tools and resources to support Global Partnerships and the broader Bible translation movement. Oversee the deployment and operation of Starlink, a satellite tool addressing connectivity challenges in remote areas. Manage the training and utilization of translation and translation assistance software, such as Paratext, Audio Visual Translation Tool, Render, Translation Core, and more. Explore various AI tools and resources to enhance the work of Global Partnerships field and operational teams.
Lead the Data Services team that stewards the data for the Global projects portfolio, including but not limited to: Mesa - database aggregating diverse resources to assist in searching, gathering and analyzing language information to support the development of Bible translation projects. GP Home - maintains statistics on the growing involvement of Global Partnerships as well as an overview of people and partners who participate in this collaboration. ProgressBible data - authoritative source of information regarding the status of Bible Translation, including current work being done, remaining needs, and Scripture completed. Hummingbird - project development and monitoring tool. Global Project Library - comprehensive repository for all projects in Global Partnerships' portfolio in need of financial resources. Workday - cloud-based platform designed for managing various aspects of business. operations including financial management and oversight of projects. Digital Bible Library - an online digital asset and licensing management platform for Bible translations.
Lead the Field Project Advocacy Team as they serve the broader Global Partnerships team through communication and data services between Global Partnerships and our donors and prayer partners. Promote and hold the team accountable to Global Partnerships values (highly relational, innovative, work with urgency) and demonstrate spiritual maturity. Supervisory Responsibilities: Coordinate supervisory responsibilities for a team of 10-15 staff in accordance with the ministry's policies and applicable laws, including spiritual leadership, interviewing, hiring, training, planning, assigning and directing work, appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining staff, addressing complaints, and resolving problems. Travel Requirements: Some travel is expected for this position. Other duties as assigned by Senior Director of Global Partnerships and/or Vice President of Global Partnerships Engagement. Minimum Skill Sets
The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and/or ability necessary to perform each duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the following essential functions:
Spiritual Bona Fide Occupational Qualification (BFOQ): Demonstrates desire and ability to support corporate Biblical and religious goals and participate in regular work-related spiritual activities without reservation as evidenced by your active participation and willingness to pray with and for others; be a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintaining a courteous, Christ-like attitude in all verbal and written, internal and external professional communications. Serving Others: Works well with people, focusing on solving conflict using biblical principles, listening well to others, using emotional intelligence, and developing God-honoring relationships. Accepts feedback and responsibility for own actions and follows through on commitments. Promotes positive people skills and service focus among staff by establishing customer services standards, training staff, monitoring customer satisfaction, and maintaining healthy working relationships. Client Focus: Providing excellent service to internal and/or external clients. Looks for ways to add value beyond clients' immediate requests. Explores and addresses the unidentified, underlying and long-term client needs. Enhances client service delivery systems and processes. Anticipates clients' upcoming needs and concerns. Creativity and Innovation: Willing to adapt to changing policies and procedures and to recommend better ways of accomplishing the task when appropriate. Shows initiative to complete tasks and creatively problem-solve with a second-mile attitude. Demonstrates good judgment on when to utilize innovation to address challenges. Interpersonal Communication and Teamwork: Effectively communicates ideas and listens actively to build strong relationships across all levels, backgrounds and cultures. Contributes to a positive team environment by supporting others, welcoming feedback, and prioritizing team success. Fosters collaboration, promotes open dialogue, and recognizes team achievements.. Adaptability: Adapts to changes in the work environment (including diverse individuals or groups), changes approach or method to best fit the situation, able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events. Project Management: Effectively manages complex projects across multiple teams, prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines to produce quality results. Organizes time and resources efficiently, using attention to detail and follow-through to ensure objectives are met. Establishes clear methods for tracking progress and quickly identifying factors that help or hinder success. Results-Driven: Able to work autonomously and make independent decisions. High-energy self-starter, driven to achieve results. Seizes opportunities to enhance organizational performance. Job Knowledge: Strong analytical skills, ability to accurately log and update various data systems and tools, and the ability to communicate complex findings clearly. Technical Skills: Demonstrates working knowledge of essential systems, including Workday, Google Suite, databases, and Hummingbird. Proactively seeks to learn and master new tools, software, and technologies to support evolving partner needs. Strives to gain expertise that enables effective support and guidance. Physical Demands: Ability to spend significant amounts of time using a computer, video conferencing software and/or phone. Education & Experience
Experience with systems implementation, programming, reporting, and analysis is also desired. Have at least 1-3 years of experience in data analysis or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. Previous experience as a successful manager and collaborator. Thorough understanding of and enthusiasm towards Wycliffe USA's vision, mission, values and strategies. Cross-cultural, ministry, management and/or global finance experience is beneficial. Spiritual and Personal Commitments:
As a religious organization and employer, Wycliffe is permitted to and does make employment decisions on the basis of religion, biblical standards and our religious beliefs. You'll be asked to:
Demonstrate a personal commitment to Jesus Christ, as evidenced by your personal testimony. Identify with and participate in a church and proactively seek to grow your faith in Christ. Establish and maintain a team of prayer partners who will support you in your season of ministry at Wycliffe (minimum 3-5 partners). Actively participate in corporate prayer and devotional times. Maintain an exemplary standard of biblical ethics, behavior and conduct within Wycliffe and in your public and private life outside of Wycliffe. Agree to abide by Wycliffe's ethics, behavior and conduct standards at all times. Demonstrate Christ-like maturity in all interactions as displayed by good judgment based on biblical values and principles. Actively incorporate your faith in Christ, as well as Wycliffe's beliefs and core values in all aspects of your daily work. Guided by your faith in Christ, demonstrate these core competencies in daily work and interactions: Faithful in following Christ - (John 8:31-32): Follow Christ faithfully, allowing Scripture to guide decisions and growing in relationship with God and his people. Intentional in collaboration - (Romans 12, 1 Cor. 3:5-9): Collaborate intentionally to accomplish work goals, demonstrating a commitment to cross-departmental and inter-organizational teamwork. Agile in learning - (Pro. 1:5, 2 Tim. 2:15): Demonstrate a dedication to personal and professional growth by actively using development resources and fostering a culture that values continuous learning, individually and collectively. Growing in stewardship - (1 Cor. 4:2, 1 Peter. 4:10): Participate in God's work, stewarding God's resources responsibly and demonstrating trust that he will accomplish his goals. Serving with humility - (Eph. 4:2, Col. 3:12): Care for people, growing in relational maturity, exhibiting steadfastness, embracing diverse perspectives and fostering positive cross-cultural relationships.
Benefits
We offer a comprehensive benefits package including:
Remote, hybrid or flexible work arrangements available for most positions. Medical, dental, vision and life insurance options for employees and their eligible dependents. Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA). 403b retirement savings account with matching. Paid time off with up to a max of 10 vacation days in the first year of employment (based on hours worked). Paid sick time off up to 8 hours per month (based on hours worked). 10+ paid holidays. Short-term disability pay.
We also offer regular spiritual development, worship, prayer, community gatherings and connection opportunities for all staff in all locations. Detailed information per position is available upon request.
Compensation
The pay range for this position is $79,718.60 - $92,672.87. Actual pay rate may be higher based on various factors such as qualifications, skills and experience, required training, licensure and/or certifications, budget, and allocation, if applicable. Additionally, the range for this position is based upon and considers Wycliffe's non-profit ministry environment.