Global Self-Reliance Operations Manager

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Global Self-Reliance Operations Manager working with Area leaders to enhance community self-reliance through employment and education. Collaborating to improve effectiveness and strategic direction in self-reliance efforts at scale.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeSalt Lake City • Utah • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Reports to the Global Manager of Self-Reliance and Employment.
Receives strategic and operational guidance from Welfare and Self-Reliance Services (WSRS) leadership.
Supports Area WSRS staff in strengthening self-reliance activities across Areas consistent with priesthood direction, ensuring members achieve greater self-reliance through employment, education, self-employment, emotional resilience, and other self-reliance opportunities.
Serves as the primary headquarters partner to Area Welfare and Self-Reliance staff for self-reliance efforts by providing strategic direction, operational support, and subject matter expertise.
Strengthens the Church's global self-reliance efforts by building Area capability, improving operational effectiveness, developing and sharing best practices, and ensuring headquarters products, services, policies, technology, and resources effectively meet the needs of Areas and the members they serve.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent education and experience
Ten years or more years of experience business management, operations, workforce development, management consulting, or related leadership roles.
Demonstrated success leading organizational improvement, operational excellence, or strategic initiatives.
Experience coaching and influencing senior leaders without direct authority.
Strong analytical, presentation, facilitation, and communication skills.
Experience working across cultures and international environments.
Ability to analyze performance data and translate insights into operational improvements.
Experience managing customer relationship management systems or other technology or systems needed to operate a global program.
Willingness to travel internationally.
Master's degree or MBA (Preferred)
Experience in employment services, workforce development, education, economic development, or self-reliance initiatives (Preferred)
Knowledge of Church welfare and self-reliance principles and operations (Preferred)
Fluency in one or more Area languages (Preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Only members of the Church who are worthy of a temple recommend qualify for employment.
The Church is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in its employment decisions.

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Hard Skills & Tools

Business ManagementOperationsManagement ConsultingStrategic InitiativesPerformance Data AnalysisCoaching Senior LeadersFacilitation SkillsPresentation Skills

Soft Skills

Communication SkillsInfluencing SkillsEmotional Resilience

Certifications

Bachelor's DegreeMaster's DegreeMBA