Director of Recruitment

Job overview

The Director of Recruitment works onsite at East-West’s offices in Plano, TX; compensation is not specified. The role leads the Recruitment team in mobilizing missionaries, stateside workers, and operational staff in support of East-West’s ministry goals. The Director develops sourcing strategies, coaches recruitment staff, builds ministry and university networks, and guides candidates through screening and discernment. The role aligns recruitment pathways across Field, Operations, and Development while overseeing candidate care from application through deployment.

What you'll do

• Lead and coach the two-person Recruitment team
• develop proactive sourcing and mobilization strategies
• build internal and external partnerships
• align recruitment pathways across Field, Operations, and Development
• conduct diagnostic screening interviews for critical roles
• monitor department measures and budget
• oversee candidate communication and care
• support strategic planning and administrative operations.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

director of recruitment

east-west

plano tx

recruitment leadership

talent acquisition

mission mobilization

candidate care

strategic sourcing

team coaching

faith-based nonprofit

full-time

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Why this role

The role combines recruitment leadership with faith-based mission mobilization and candidate care; a bachelor’s degree and five or more years of recruitment or mission mobilization and people-management experience are sought.

About the employer

East-West is hiring for this role. Industry: Religious Organizations. Sector: 81.