Project Managers Make Great Missionaries

Do you enjoy seeing a job through from start to finish? Are you a natural at herding proverbial cats and bringing them all together for a common goal? Consider taking your skills in project management to the mission field! 

Whether you have always dreamed of serving in missions or are simply wondering if you can utilize your organizational talents for God, TWR (also known as Trans World Radio) has a place for you.

The Opportunity

We at TWR are on a mission to reach the world for Christ by mass media so that lasting fruit is produced. With a potential reach of 4 billion people worldwide, TWR uses the best tools available to share lasting hope – whether by radio, social media or videos.

We can’t even dream of accomplishing this mission, though, without people spearheading the various projects which allow us to take the gospel across the globe. For us, seeing the completion of a job well done as unto the Lord is exciting. However, even more exciting is knowing that this work is directly helping TWR reach countless people for Christ.  

As technology constantly advances, we need you to help us stay efficient and streamlined in our processes to reach as many as possible with the good news. As a project manager, you will be responsible for analyzing current processes, implementing new ones and supervising the individual facets of our many initiatives. Your work may take you to one of our offices in Africa, Asia or the United States.

Could This Opportunity Be for You?

You may never have considered yourself as someone who could be a missionary. But God uses a multitude of believers with unique skills to further his kingdom. Your ability to oversee projects and help them succeed is necessary for TWR’s mission.

“If we just stumbled our way forward and didn’t manage [projects] very carefully, we would have had programs not being played at the right time on the air and listeners not being able to hear programs when they’re tuning in for them. Project managers are key to making that all go well,” says Joe Barker, chief technical officer in TWR’s U.S. office.

Projects that you may work on include radio tower set-up, HR system changes or identification of transmitter sites, to name a few. Your work could take you directly to the sites of our radio broadcasts, or you could work from our United States office to oversee the progress of your projects. As a project manager, the variety is endless – you will never find yourself bored.

Many types of personalities can be immensely successful in a project management role. However, “in general we find that people that are happiest are those that have a balance between a desire to collaborate with others and a desire to have a little bit of time alone working on the details and carrying things through,” Barker says. “And they need to be good communicators, good organizers, detail-oriented, able to motivate others.”

TWR needs people who are excited to join a ministry with a global impact. Your work in project management is integral to getting the gospel to people groups all over the world. As with most missionary roles, TWR’s missionaries are able to build a team of partners who support them – both in prayer and finances – so that they can fulfill God’s calling to serve.

Now that you know how your project management gifts can make a difference in the world of missions, will you answer the call?

Find Out More

To find out more about current openings in project management at TWR, visit the Opportunities page on our website. 

For more information on using your skills to further God’s kingdom, fill out our Let’s Get Started form to let us know of your interest. We’d love to get to know you better, share information on how support-raising works and discuss potential roles with you.