• Maintains a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ, maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Compassion, and faithfully upholds Compassion’s ministry in prayer.

• Acts as an advocate to raise the awareness of the needs of children. Understands Christ’s mandate to protect children. Commits to and prioritizes child protection considerations in all decision-making, tasks and activities across the ministry. Abides by all behavioral expectations in Compassion’s Statement of Commitment to Child Protection and Code of Conduct. Reports any concerns of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children through Compassion’s internal reporting process and appropriately supports responses to incidents if they occur.

• Serves on the Spiritual Formation Advisory Team in Program Design as a global subject matter expert on the Christian spiritual formation of children and youth.

• Uses advanced knowledge of the science related to spiritual development during childhood and adolescence and understands the biblical basis for and theological perspectives on Christian spiritual formation.

• Stays abreast of recent research and other literature in the field and participates in relevant skill development and networking opportunities.

• Supports National Offices as they support Frontline Church Partners in addressing the spiritual formation needs of participants. Responds to requests from National Offices for consultation and training on matters concerning the Christian spiritual formation of children and youth.

• Curates and develops Christian spiritual formation interventions for children and youth which are biblically grounded, evidence-based, outcome-focused, and have appropriate measures.

• Coordinates with other members of the global Spiritual Formation, Program Design and MERL teams to maximize program effectiveness.

• Assists with the planning and management of the Spiritual Formation Community of Practice (CoP).

• Consults with Program Design specialists in other domains to integrate Christian spiritual formation principles and practices in other program strategies and interventions.

• Interacts with the appropriate Senior Monitoring & Evaluation Specialist(s) in MERL on the development and review of Growth in Christ measures and data.

• Accountable for supporting, upholding, and engaging in Compassion's core "Cultural Behaviors" in all internal and external communication and relationships.

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