For an Area Director Job description

You get to write your own The AD is the only office within the mission where the person can create his own job description. MM pg.64 - Area Director's Job Description a. Each area director will prepare a job description and send it to the regional director. b. The job description should include responsibilities in the following areas: International Council, regional council, area council, area conference, and staff. c. It should describe the scope and specific areas of decision responsibilities.

Variety of AD job descriptions Should we develop a generic job description for all ADs? Why or why not? Can you just adopt the job description of the previous AD? Why or why not?

The problem of unclear expectations The leader is criticized for failing to do something that he did not know was his responsibility The leader is criticized for doing something that he considered to be his responsibility to do The leader is criticized for failing to do something when he thought he could accomplish the same result by a different method The leader is criticized for not accomplishing certain results, although he thought he had faithfully done what was required of him. A good job description that clearly states both areas of responsibility and measureable outcomes will do much to avoid these problems

Using your job description It needs to be regularly reviewed and revised Project Impact findings - only 32% of field leaders said their job descriptions had been updated within the last year. How can we make sure that our job description actually guides our leadership behaviour?

A good job description answers these essential questions: What is the primary purpose for this position? Who is this person's supervisor? For what areas is the person responsible? What outcomes are expected of the person? How will we know whether we have achieved these outcomes? How much time is the person expected to give to these responsibilities? How long is a "term" for this position? How, when and by whom will feedback be offered to the person in this position on his performance?

Should the area director have other ministry responsibilities? Project Impact - Many Leaders have too Many Roles 72% of the field leaders reporting that they have two or more jobs, spending 29 hours a week or less in their field leader responsibilities Bottom line: leaders must be empowered and released to focus on leading well.

Writing your Job description What are the key areas of responsibility that an AD should include on his job description? What are some possible ways of describing the outcomes for these areas of responsibility?