Vice President Jobs in Colorado

INTRODUCTION

Headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Focus on the Family has nearly 700 employees who work to achieve the mission of enriching the lives of families, engaging the culture, advocating for life and spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The work is meaningful, the culture is rewarding, and the purpose is eternal.

The Vice President, Business Services Group position exists to provide executive leadership for business operations, organizational performance, business intelligence, data governance, project portfolio management, and strategic execution across Focus on the Family. This role translates ministry priorities into actionable plans, measurable outcomes, and effective organizational execution by overseeing enterprise planning, prioritization, implementation, and performance monitoring.

The position establishes and maintains the systems, processes, data structures, governance frameworks, and reporting capabilities needed to support informed decision-making and organizational alignment. Serving as a key operational partner to executive leadership, this position ensures that organizational resources are aligned with ministry objectives and long-term vision.

The role provides leadership to teams responsible for business analysis, business intelligence, data governance, process improvement, program and project management, research and insights, organizational reporting, and digital asset management. By leading researchers, analysts, and project leadership functions, this position helps ensure that strategic initiatives are supported by timely, accurate, and actionable information that improves planning, audience targeting, new product development, and the measurement of key ministry objectives.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities:

• Provides strategic leadership for the integration of constituent reporting, constituent research, and organizational insight so that Focus on the Family maintains a comprehensive and actionable view of its constituents, including donation activity, product purchasing, and content consumption behavior
• Ensures the organization has reliable baseline data to identify year-over-year and long-term trends that inform strategic planning and decision-making for executive leadership
• Ensures that enterprise programs, projects, and initiatives are aligned with ministry objectives and executed within organizational capacity. This includes overseeing enterprise-level planning, prioritization, governance, scheduling, and progress monitoring so that high-priority initiatives have the greatest probability of success and efficiency
• Helps ministry leaders interpret and apply research, analytics, and business intelligence to operational and strategic decisions
• Identifies opportunities for cross-functional leverage of information, and communicates at the executive level to connect data-driven insight with ministry priorities
• Translates executive vision into actionable plans, measurable objectives, and organizational roadmaps
• Evaluates priorities and advises on resource allocation, capacity planning, and initiative sequencing
• Maintains enterprise accountability systems that monitor progress against strategic goals
• Supports special projects and enterprise initiatives as assigned by executive leadership
• Oversees business intelligence, data management, and organizational reporting functions through the development and maintenance of enterprise data governance frameworks, policies, standards, and best practices
• Ensures data quality, consistency, accessibility, and compliance across organizational systems; overseeing dashboards, scorecards, key performance indicators, and executive reporting tools; analyzing operational, financial, audience, and strategic data to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and performance gaps
• Provides executive leadership with timely, accurate, and actionable information for ministry planning and decision-making
• Promotes broader organizational capability in data-informed decision-making by strengthening reporting practices and analytical maturity
• Leads program and project management functions by overseeing the organizational portfolio of strategic initiatives, the master initiative schedule, executive dashboards, and project reporting
• Establishes project governance standards, methodologies, and reporting frameworks
• Ensures that projects are properly prioritized, resourced, monitored, and executed
• Provides executive visibility into project status, outcomes, dependencies, risks, and organizational capacity
• Supports stewardship through cost optimization, operational efficiency, and alignment of resources with ministry priorities
• Develops, leads, and evaluates high-performing teams and fosters a collaborative, service-oriented, and accountable culture
• Builds organizational capabilities in strategic planning, analytics, project management, and business process improvement
• Oversees the execution of research and insights for the benefit of the entire ministry and ensures findings are communicated in ways that inform ministry strategies and organizational decision-making

Other Duties/Responsibilities:

• Participates in executive leadership meetings, strategic planning sessions, and ministry-wide initiatives
• Represents the ministry at organizational, donor, and stakeholder events as assigned
• Serves as a strategic advisor and collaborative partner to executive leadership
• Performs other duties as assigned

Managerial Breadth/Scope of Job

• Provides executive leadership and oversight for the Business Services Group
• Leads through direct authority and influence across cross-functional teams and organizational stakeholders

Working Environment/Physical Requirements:

• Works primarily in an office environment.
• May require domestic travel
• May require evening and weekend commitments
• Travel may include ministry events, leadership meetings, donor engagement activities, strategic planning sessions, and other organizational initiatives

JOB QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

Character/Spiritual:

Exemplifies Ephesians 5:1-2, “Therefore be imitators of God as dear children and walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us...”

Pursues the Great Commission given by Jesus Christ in Matthew 28:19-20, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”

Is a consistent witness for Jesus Christ; maintains a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with people within and outside of Focus; adheres to the Standard of Moral Conduct and Statement of Faith; upholds Focus on the Family's ministry in prayer

Prays personally for Focus on the Family’s staff and constituents and may occasionally lead in a public prayer

Engages in Christian ministry

Demonstrates behaviors aligned with FOF core values

This position is a “position of responsibility” as defined in the Focus on the Family Moral Policy and is subject to the parameters defined therein regarding divorce

Personal Characteristics:

• Strategic and visionary leader
• Highly motivated with a strong bias toward execution and results
• Credible, persuasive, and influential with diverse stakeholders
• Collaborative, team-oriented, and effective in cross-functional environments
• Demonstrates sound judgment, professionalism, and executive presence
• Strong integrity and character-based leadership needed to provide accountability on ministry priorities, reporting, and management issues
• Must be a servant leader who maximizes strengths and maintains accountability in areas of needed development

Knowledge/Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 10+ years of progressively responsible leadership experience
• 10+ years of experience leading complex organizations, ministry functions, business units, or major strategic initiatives
• 10+ years of experience in Technical Reporting and Business Analysis (or equivalent work experience)
• Proven success in developing and executing strategic plans and advancing organizational priorities
• Experience leading organizational change, business transformation, or enterprise-wide initiatives
• Experience developing and managing executive-level metrics, dashboards, and performance indicators
• Demonstrated ability to use data and analytics to drive strategic decision-making and improve organizational outcomes
• Strong ability to think strategically and lead effectively in complex organizational environments
• Previous experience in coordinating business process and project management

Skills, Abilities, and Special Talents/Gifts:

• Exceptional strategic planning and execution capabilities
• Strong business and financial acumen
• Ability to balance strategic vision with operational execution
• Lead complex projects and campaigns; Manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Build alignment around ministry objectives in a matrixed environment
• Strong systems thinking, analytical ability, and critical thinking are essential
• Strong expertise in business intelligence, analytics, data governance, performance measurement, and organizational reporting
• Ability to transform complex operational, financial, audience, and ministry data into meaningful insights and recommendations for executive review
• Ability to lead high-performing teams, coach and develop staff, and collaborate effectively across departments and leadership levels
• Strong written, verbal, and presentation communication skills are essential
• Ability to communicate complex concepts clearly in one-on-one and group settings, facilitate executive discussions, and support ministry leaders with advice, service, and guidance
• Demonstrate discretion in handling confidential information, attention to detail, strong follow-through, and the ability to work independently while prioritizing and scheduling workload
• Adaptable, effective in managing change and ambiguity, and capable of creating a learning environment that encourages employee involvement and empowerment

Stewardship Requirements:

• Must understand a donor-based budgeting system and have a passion for protecting donor-provided funds
• Demonstrates a commitment to responsible stewardship of donor-provided resources
• Understands and effectively manages within a donor-supported ministry environment

Pay Range: $151,840 to $176,332

Application Materials Required: Cover Letter, Resume/CV

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove any age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Application Materials Instructions: Please identify the job specific minimum qualifications you possess in your cover letter and be sure your resume includes any and all relevant experience to be accurately assessed against the qualifications listed in the posting. To apply, please submit the following application materials to this posting. 1. A current resume. 2. A cover letter that specifically addresses the job requirements and outlines qualifications.

Focus on the Family puts a high value on our team members and offers a unique benefit package.

Employees scheduled for 20 hours or more per week are eligible for:

• Norton LifeLock ID Theft Coverage
• Legal Shield/ID Shield Coverage
• AFLAC
• 403B Retirement Plan
• Vacation Time & Vacation Payout
• Sick Time
• Holidays
• Service Awards
• Community Service Days
• Bookstore Discount
• Fitness Center

Employees scheduled for 30 hours or more per week are eligible for all the above and:

• Medical Plan
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Life Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Warehouse Membership Reimbursement

Note: This is a summary and should not be construed as future promises to continue to provide benefits as outlined above. For complete and definitive language, refer to the governing plan documents.

Temporary employees are not eligible for benefits, except for:

• Sick Time
• Bookstore Discount
• Fitness Center

Tentative Search Timeline:

• Priority will be given to applications submitted by July 22, 2026. However, this posting will remain open until filled.
• The potential employee start date is August 3, 2026

Posting date: June 22, 2026

Un-posting date: ongoing until filled

Posting contact email: job@fotf.org

Helping Families Thrive in Christ! Focus on the Family is a 501c3 Christian Non-Profit Ministry.