Evangelism and Discipleship Officer
About the role
Water Mission is a Christian engineering nonprofit that builds safe water solutions for people in developing countries, refugee camps, and disaster areas. Since 2001, Water Mission has served more than 8 million people in 60 countries, sharing safe water and the message of God’s love. Working at Water Mission is as much a calling as it is a career, and we are searching for people with the courage, passion, and drive to help us change the world. Read more about our Statement of Faith and Our Christian Mission. Job Summary: This position exists to honor God by leading the implementation of Water Mission’s Tumaini La Baraka Ministry program strategy within the Country Program, alongside related Health & Hygiene and Micro-enterprise & Sustainability activities, following established standards and procedures. The role bears witness to Christ and His kingdom through the spiritual formation of staff, church and community leaders, and other entities involved with the ministry, while providing strategic direction, training, and support for the implementation of E&D and Tumaini La Baraka Ministry activities at all levels. The position requires residence within the assigned duty location and regular travel to remote project sites to support program implementation and other Community Development activities. Our Culture: As an employee of Water Mission, the Evangelism and Discipleship Officer is responsible for developing a biblical worldview culture that leads to God-honoring excellence in all their work, reinforcing the following: providing accurate data; empowering staff to have the skills and mindset needed to acknowledge mistakes or problems as opportunities to find appropriate solutions; and empowering staff to consistently work for excellence in solutions that are consistent with Water Mission’s mission, vision, values, and standards. 1.0 General Duties 1.1 Mission Driven • Maintain a strong Christian witness and model servant leadership to colleagues, partners, the communities we serve, and the public. • Engage and participate in prayer before and after team meetings. • Lead and participate in biblically-based staff devotions. • Promote and fulfill the Mission and Vision of Water Mission through words, actions, and initiatives. • Work with staff to foster an environment of honoring God as we share the gospel of Jesus Christ through word and deed. 1.2 Key Responsibilities Witness, Evangelism & Discipleship • Review and develop the Tumaini La Baraka Ministry curriculum and other training and learning materials. • Share the gospel of Jesus Christ to transform communities, including through film screenings of the life of Christ, fellowship events, outdoor crusades, and prayer in communities, hospitals, and schools. • Share and distribute Tumaini La Baraka Ministry resources (Messengers, Lightstreams, USB/flash media, SD cards, books, and pamphlets) and install gospel media streaming devices in selected projects. • Organize and conduct E&D and WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene) training programs for Water Mission staff, WASH actors, pastors, and other religious leaders of different denominations in project areas. • Train and provide resources to pastors and church leaders for their daily life of worship and sermon preparation. • Coordinate mission teams and ministry partner meetings with strategic partners. • Actively plan and participate in project commissioning, celebrations, and graduations. • Mobilize and assist local churches in implementing Integral Mission in their communities. • Support the formation of Safe Water Committee (SWC), WASH, and school members from a Christian worldview. Training & Curriculum Development • Develop transformative training content and standardize spiritual knowledge and goals across all projects, including materials for pastors’ workshops, inductive Bible study, and marriage seminars. • Review Tumaini La Baraka Ministry materials to identify areas for further development and r