Staff Opportunities:
Director of Technology
For three decades, Joshua Project has served as a trusted compass for the global Church, providing essential data and insights that guide the strategic sending of missionaries to unreached people groups around the world. Our resources are accessed by mission agencies, churches, and believers in every corner of the globe who share our passion to see every people group have access to the gospel.
We're at an unprecedented moment in our history.
Until recently, Joshua Project operated with just five dedicated staff members. Today, we've grown to a team of 30, and we're expanding to serve the Church like never before.
In the midst of this exciting expansion, we're seeking a Director of Technology to pioneer and lead our technology efforts. You'll be the first full-time tech person on our team. This is a rare, ground-floor opportunity: you would get to craft the culture, build the team, and establish the processes that will shape Joshua Project's technological future for years to come.
The tools and platforms you develop will equip thousands of churches, mobilize countless missionaries, and ultimately help bring the hope of Christ to people groups who have little or no access or response to the gospel.
We recognize that God calls people from diverse circumstances. Nearly all Joshua Project staff either raise financial support or volunteer their time toward our shared vision. For this critical role, we're open to creative arrangements:
- Full organizational salary - for those who need their complete compensation from Joshua Project
- Full support raising - for those called to build a personal support team
- Hybrid model - a combination of organizational salary and personal support raising
What matters most is finding the right person with the right heart for this mission-critical role.
Position Summary:
Responsible for developing and maintaining all technology related matters with Joshua Project, including IT strategies, policies, systems, security, infrastructure, website/app development and maintenance.
Essential Roles and Responsibilities:
- Develop and implement IT and data strategies that drive innovation, scalability, and efficiency across Joshua Project systems and platforms.
- Oversee all aspects of technology infrastructure, software development, and digital security in alignment with organizational objectives.
- Manage, mentor, and develop IT team (staff, contractors, and volunteers); including hiring, training, performance evaluation, and goal setting.
- Establish and maintain IT policies, procedures, and standards that promote reliability, resilience, and data integrity.
- Evaluate emerging technologies (including AI) for ethical and effective adoption within ministry operations.
- Oversee maintenance and troubleshooting of servers, networks, and backup systems, ensuring high availability and performance.
- Manage the organization’s Microsoft 365 tenancy (e-mail, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, etc.) and related integrations.
- Identify, mitigate, and monitor security risks; coordinate IT security audits, compliance checks, and incident response plans.
- Lead migration and management of cloud infrastructure (Azure), ensuring a sustainable and cost-effective environment.
- Direct vendor relationships for IT services, software licensing, and cloud hosting.
- Supervise the maintenance and ongoing enhancement of websites, APIs, and databases.
- Oversee data workflows between the internal master database and the public website, ensuring data accuracy and consistency.
- Collaborate with communications and design teams to deliver high-quality maps, data visualizations, and user interfaces.
- Evaluate and manage external consultants or development partners for web and mobile initiatives.
- Lead planning and execution of major digital initiatives, such as website redesigns or app launches.
- Build and maintain partnerships with other ministries and IT professionals for shared learning and resource optimization.
Distinctives:
- You are familiar with Joshua Project and the specialized focus on people group data, especially Unreached People Groups and Frontier People Groups.
- You have some missions experience or exposure that informs your understanding of the world and God's passion to be known, followed, and worshiped by individuals from every people group.
- Your tech skills are not overly specialized. You are able to work comfortably with front-end and back-end elements of a project.
- You have experience leading a team. You have skill in managing and communicating with team members and foster unity among those you work with.
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