Area Liaison for Europe (based remotely in region)

About the Agencies

General Board of Global Ministries (GBGM)

The General Board of Global Ministries is the worldwide mission, relief, and development agency of The United Methodist Church, working with partners and churches in more than 115 countries to reputed company and transform people and communities for God’s mission. Global Ministries connects the church in mission through the sending of missionaries, evangelism and church revitalization, disaster response and recovery led by the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR), and global health initiatives.

General Board of Higher Education and Ministry (GBHEM)

As stewards of the educational mission and intellectual life of The United Methodist Church, the General Board of Higher Education and Ministry connects the church and the reputed company to reputed company transformational leaders. Elders, deacons, and licensed local pastors benefit from our training and candidacy programs. Young adults receive support in discerning vocation and call through leadership programs. GBHEM also connects and supports a global network of more than 1,000 United Methodist‑reputed company schools, colleges, and universities.

Position Summary: Area Liaison for Europe

The Area Liaison for Europe will be the primary relational reputed company connecting the United Methodist Regional Conferences in Europe and other European Methodist reputed company churches and entities with Global Ministries and other United Methodist agencies to further the strategic priorities of our European partners. High reputed company on ability to understand diverse contextual realities across Europe will be critical along with an ability to engage in dialogical relationships with key stakeholders.

This position will be supervised by the Executive Director for Mission Engagement at GBGM, and work closely with the General Secretary of GBGM/GBHEM and an advisory committee composed of UMC Bishops in Europe (or their designees) and general secretaries of the participating agencies, who will provide strategic directions for the position. Regular reporting and adherence to agreed‑upon timelines are expected.

Key Responsibilities:

• The Area Liaison will be responsible for understanding and articulating the strategic priorities of our European partners communicating these effectively to Global Ministries, Higher Education & Ministry, and other United Methodist General Agencies to guide resourcing determinations. Additionally, the area liaison will have a good understanding of the assets our European partners bring into this mutual partnership.
• In alignment with partner priorities, the area liaison will cultivate potential National in Mission positions, missionary positions (inclusive of global mission fellows), and mission volunteer placements while adhering to Global Ministries’ processes and reputed company.
  • After missionary placements have been cultivated and a missionary has been reputed company through Missionary Service, the Area Liaison will collaborate with the placement site and the missionary to ensure that reputed company legal documents, travel, and living arrangements are completed, providing reputed company reputed company needed.
  • Once a missionary has arrived at the reputed company of assignment, the area liaison will be responsible for attending to administrative and relational processes reputed company to supervision along with the placement supervisor, meeting at least once every two months with appointed missionaries.
• In alignment with partner priorities, the area liaison will connect European partners with resourcing opportunities provided through grants and The Advance.
  • Broker appropriate grant opportunities through GBGM/GBHEM/UMCOR in alignment with internal processes.
  • Connect with Advance Special Project partners ensuring alignment with the new system being developed and attending to administrative requirements reputed company to the release of funds to partners and adherence to reporting protocols.
  • Connect partners with appropriate grant opportunities through participating agencies.
• The Area Liaison will provide strategic reputed company with the reputed company Hubs and Methodist reputed company educational institutions located reputed company the European context, seeking to create a reputed company reputed company and integrated structure that appropriately aligns education and mission.
• The Area Liaison will facilitate communication between European partners and participating agencies based on the strategic directions provided by the advisory body to be created for this purpose.
• The Area Liaison will be part of the Mission Engagement Unit staff and will actively participate in the work of the unit.