Oral Geneology Operations Manager at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

About The Job

• To meet the needs of the Church, we seek to build teams that represent the diverse perspectives, broad life experiences and backgrounds of our global Church membership. With that in mind, we encourage all qualified applicants to apply.

Job Description:

• The purpose of this job is to help Church members fulfill their divinely appointed responsibility to discover their families through family history methods, submit their names to the temple for saving ordinances, and to help bring souls unto Christ.
• FamilySearch is working to discover and preserve the genealogy of people in rural villages of Africa which would otherwise permanently be lost. 
• The Oral History Manager will be responsible for developing the business plan and managing the operations of the oral history project. 
• These plans will include the acquisition of contracts, operation of equipment, and training of personnel to implement and maintain operations of the project.
• This position will also ensure all collected oral history data, audio and photographs collected and submitted to FamilySearch meeting quality standards.

Responsibilities:

• Business Development:
  • Draft and execute a business plan to collect and transfer the oral genealogies of rural villages in Africa.
  • Develop collaborative relationships, partnerships, and projects with other organizations to facilitate the collection of oral genealogies.
  • Recruit, train, and support a team of contracted resources for the collection of oral histories.
• Contract Development, Negotiation, and Budget Management:
  • Develop and manage a business development and operations budget.
  • Develop and manage contractual relationships with partners to implement and execute the collection of oral genealogies.
• Business Operations:
  • Potentially more than 50% travel.
  • Train others to conduct, capture, and transfer oral history interviews.
  • Implement and manage a quality control program to ensure the accuracy and usability of collected genealogies.
  • Publish written training and support materials for partners and operation team members.
  • Develop and manage an audit program to control quality and privacy.
  • Develop and manage a program to forecast equipment requirements and perform routine equipment repair and maintenance.
  • Manage program assets to ensure equipment is used effectively and mitigate loss.

Qualifications:

• Applicant must be a member of the Church and worthy of a temple recommend.
• Earned a bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• Masters Degree in business management, history, sociology, anthropology, or a related field prefered
•  8 years of experience in business operations; including, project management, contract negotiation, quality management, training, and budget management.
• Excellent communication and writing skills in English and French and must be able to prepare succinct, relevant presentations and be adept at presenting to all levels of leadership.
• Must be able to leverage analytics to effectively present current business trends.
• Experience developing and maintaining successful working relationships with contract organizations in Ghana. 
• Strong leadership skills: with the ability to take initiative, manage your own schedule, and be a self-starter.
• Ability to travel throughout Ghana and other countries.
• Must have experience managing services; managing relationships with vendors and other business partners. Must be able to deal with cross-divisional, cross-departmental, cross-functional, and cross-cultural differences, and lead cross-functional and interdepartmental project teams. Must be able to define and document work processes.
•  Must possess excellent business writing and communication skills and must be able to prepare succinct, relevant presentations and be adept at presenting to all levels of leadership. Must be able to leverage analytics to effectively present current business trends.