Intervarsity Reviews

Pros

Working with wonderful people doing what I love with a lot of freedom

Pros

- You get to work with cool and passionate people.

Pros

InterVarsity has been my extended family for over 20 years. If you're a gifted woman in ministry, it is one of the best places to work in the US! There are many flexible roles as you go through various life stages (having children, etc.) InterVarsity invests in the development of leaders, including its staff. I never intended to be in the States this long, but I'm wrapping up 25 years. It has been a great place to be.

Advice to Management

In addition to announcing the new roles and positions opening up. Provide a place for senior staff who are in transition and/or must apply for a new role to stay, to process the changes or to be helped to understand why the org is being restructured the way it is.

Pros

A great place and team opportunity to get involved in a great mission that focus on developing great people skills.

Pros

passionate people, freedom in how to work, diverse working environment, challenging and inspiring mission

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Working primarily for one executive director who is a fantastic supervisor. He has great patience with me when I am in a learning curve. He responds to my questions and concerns immediately or as soon as he can. My job is flexible in hours allowing me to do other jobs in my own city. He doesn't micro-manage. He communicates clearly and in a courteous and fun way. The other staff and administrators I've worked with are all helpful, patient with me, and very friendly. The national staff conference (every 3 years) for me is not required. I have gone and felt very valued and affirmed. Learned a lot in some personal areas not related to administrative skills. This past conference though had no sessions geared for administrators. The conference prior did have. The organization as a whole, based on the people I have met (campus ministers and other staff) have been intellectually sharp, resourceful, sensitive to race, gender, ethnicity, language, social issues, etc. I have great respect for the executive team and the board. Very capable and with the appropriate wisdom and heart for a faith-based non-profit.

Pros

There is a great team environment. People will get to know you inside and outside of work. Establishing trust can be easy through the extracurricular work activities.

Advice to Management

Create more spaces for dialogue with field staff. They are the ones working closely on the ground and have valuable insight that can help direct the organization.

Pros

It is a fun, Christian summer job that will help you grow in so many ways. The people you work with are from all over the place, and it is great to get to meet that many new people and spend an entire summer with them.

Advice to Management

I would say that the reviews done should be more timely. It's helpful to get feedback from management so when it doesn't happen until almost the end of the summer it is much more difficult to take that advice to heart.

Pros

The vision to see Students and Faculty transformed, campuses renewed and world changers developed.

Advice to Management

Please, develop more national programs to support the staff on the trenchers.

Pros

InterVarsity's healthcare benefits are strong and there's a pretty pro-family atmosphere. I've never felt disapproval for having to take sick time to take care of a kid. And the hours are pretty flexible, which is nice. Plus, it's a company doing good in the world.

Advice to Management

Improve your administrative structures so that your processes run smoothly and efficiently and your workers don't waste time and energy. You'll minimize burnout and keep good staff longer.