POSITION TITLE: Regional Field Director (RFD)
REPORTS TO: Founder President (FP) & Field Implementation Director (FID)
FLSA STATUS: Exempt-Salary, Full-Time
COLLISION’S VISION:
To glorify God by helping unite and mobilize the Church to fulfill the Great Commission, so that every student has the opportunity to respond to the gospel of Jesus Christ.
COLLISION’S MISSION:
To partner with the Church to help build and train student-led teams that share the gospel and multiply disciples in their schools and communities until every student encounters Jesus.
CORE VALUES:
Faithful, Available, Teachable, Reproducible, and Fruitful
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Regional Field Director (RFD) serves as the primary leader responsible for overseeing and strengthening field operations within a defined geographic region. This role focuses on training, coaching, and supporting staff and church partners to effectively implement Collision’s disciple-making model.
The RFD works closely with the Founder President (FP) and Field Implementation Director (FID) to ensure alignment, consistency, and health across all field activities, while supporting the Regional Expansion Director (RED) in fundraising and building sustainable and effective ministry structures.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESField Leadership & Staff Development
- Directly supervise assigned State Field Directors and Metro Executives where a State Field Director is not in place.
- Train, coach, develop, and provide ongoing performance feedback and accountability to assigned staff.
- Participate in hiring, performance management, corrective action, and employment recommendations in collaboration with the FP and Human Resources.
- Develop and maintain a strong leadership pipeline throughout the region.
- Ensure staff are equipped, supported, and accountable to effectively lead local student movements.
Training & Implementation
- Train staff and church partners on Collision’s evangelism and disciple-making tools
- Ensure consistent and effective implementation across churches and schools
- Support the launch and development of student-led teams through church partners
- Provide hands-on coaching and support in key cities
Regional Strategy & Accountability
- Develop and execute regional ministry priorities in alignment with Collision’s national strategy.
- Establish measurable goals for staff development, church partnerships, student-led teams, and ministry growth.
- Regularly evaluate regional performance and identify opportunities, challenges, and areas requiring additional support.
- Provide the CFD with regular updates regarding staff health, ministry outcomes, regional opportunities, and emerging concerns.
- Ensure assigned staff and ministry activities operate in accordance with Collision policies, procedures, safety standards, and ministry expectations.
Onboarding & Systems
- Lead the recruitment, interviewing, selection, and onboarding of State Field Directors and, where an SFD is not in place, Field Directors and Field Coordinators, in collaboration with Human Resources.
- Lead onboarding of new staff and volunteers
- Ensure systems, processes, and expectations are clearly communicated and followed
- Support administrative functions that strengthen field effectiveness
- Help maintain organization and communication across the region
Church & School Integration
- Help strengthen relationships between church partners and local schools
- Support churches in building and sustaining student-led movements
- Encourage alignment between discipleship in the church and outreach in schools
Fundraising Support
- Actively participate in raising financial support for the region and assigned ministry responsibilities.
- Develop and maintain donor relationships in coordination with Collision’s fundraising strategy.
- Coach assigned staff toward consistent and healthy fundraising practices.
- Collaborate with the Regional Expansion Director on regional fundraising and sustainability initiatives.
Leadership & Administration
- Maintain communication with the FP, FID, and HQ Directors
- Track and report key field metrics and ministry outcomes
- Attend required meetings, trainings, and organization events as directed
- Fulfill administrative responsibilities with excellence and consistency
- Record work receipts and expenses within 48 hours and submit any reimbursements by the 10th of the month
- Follow communication guidelines
- Use appropriate communication platforms to communicate with staff and students
- Use asana to delegate tasks to your staff and complete any tasks given to you
- Other duties as assigned by the FD or HQ Team
CHARACTER & SKILLS
- Strong passion for discipleship and student ministry
- Demonstrates a commitment to fostering unity among churches across denominations.
- Ability to train, coach, and develop leaders
- High relational intelligence and emotional maturity
- Demonstrated ability to engage, motivate, develop, and inspire church leaders, staff, students, volunteers, and advisory board members.
- Strong organizational and administrative skills
- Ability to execute vision with attention to detail
- Team-oriented with a collaborative mindset
- Able to listen, knows how to actively receive input and listen to other viewpoints, and collaborates well with others
- Able to think critically, leading to wise decisions for the organization
- Perseveres through real and perceived obstacles
- “Servant Leader” concerned more about “giving” to others vs “getting” from the organization
- Handles conflict and adversity with grace; receives constructive criticism; maintains a healthy sense of perspective
- Demonstrates financial competency, including budgeting and the ability to recognize financial opportunities and risks.
SPIRITUAL REQUIREMENTS
- Spirit filled. Seeks the guidance of the Holy Spirit in decision-making, ministry strategy, and personal life, demonstrating humility and dependence on God
- A deep, personal, and growing relationship with Jesus Christ, demonstrating a lifestyle of prayer, Bible study, and obedience to God’s Word
- Passionate about sharing the gospel, making disciples, and equipping others to do the same, in alignment with Collision’s mission
- Actively engaged in a local church community, submitting to spiritual authority and participating in the life and mission of the church
- Maintains an accountability partner or group for spiritual growth, personal holiness, and leadership integrity
- Agree and abide by the Collision Lifestyle Agreement.
- Agree and abide by Collision’s Statement of Faith
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Ability to travel regularly throughout the assigned region, including occasional overnight travel.
- Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends based on ministry needs.
- Ability to communicate and perform work in person and through phone/video conferencing.
- Ability to lift and carry materials weighing up to approximately 25 pounds.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
- Bachelor’s degree preferred but not required
- Experience in ministry leadership, discipleship, or team development
EMPLOYMENT AT-WILL:
All employees of Collision are at-will, and as such, are free to resign any time without reason. Collision, likewise, retains the right to terminate an employee’s employment at any time with or without reason or notice.
Nothing contained in this job description or any other document provided to the employee is intended to be, nor should it be construed as, a guarantee that employment or any benefit will be continued for any period of time. Any salary figures provided to an employee in annual or monthly terms are stated for the sake of convenience or to facilitate comparisons that are not intended to and do not create an employment contract for any specific period of time.
No manager, supervisor or employee of Collision has any authority to enter into any agreement for employment for any specified period of time or to make any agreement for employment other than at-will.
Pay: $135,000.00 - $180,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k) matching
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Plano, TX 75075
