<p>Purpose: The Multi-Area Manager serves as the primary contact in providing family history support to multiple ecclesiastical areas with multiple langages and multiple cultures for all Family History department investments, activities, and functions throughout several Areas and accross continents. This position supervises Area Managers 1 and 2. This position oversees several complex areas with greater numbers of members of the Church, and with complex priesthood support. This position represents the department with the Area Presidency and DTA, and manages department operations throughout all of the Areas assigned including records and field relations, camera operations, operation centers, outreach, support and call centers, Family History Centers, and assessment and design. He/she strives to achieve the department purpose, which is to: 'Create inspiring experiences that bring joy to all people as they discover, gather, and connect their families - past, present, and future.' This position takes into consideration on the the number of missionaries in the area, the number of Church members, the number of countries and languages, the number of initiatives being worked on in the area, etc.</p> <ul> <li>The employee must regularly manage the work of other employees (may include mixed workforce) </li><li>Directs operations of many large regions across specific continents </li><li>Manages relationships with with multiple Area Presidencies and Senior Brethren </li><li>Negotiates high level agreements with top levels of national and international organizations </li><li>Provides strategic leadership for multiple areas and Area Managers 1 and 2 </li><li>Manages genealogical record content prioritization, negotiation, acquisition, and publication </li><li>Implements plans for market outreach, customer support, and operation of family history centers </li><li>Will manage 3 - 15 people and up to hundreds of missionaries </li><li>Manages the requirements for the patron assessment and design </li><li>Promotes integrated solutions resulting in perpetual access to the world's records and vibrant global communities that promote the free flow of information for linking and preserving family relationships </li><li>The employee is authorized, in partnership with HR, to hire or fire employees and recommends advancement, promotion or any other change of status of employees within their reporting line </li><li>A bachelor's degree </li><li>10 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience </li><li>Expertise in multiple functional focus areas (marketing, customer research, design, operations) and multiple organization skills </li><li>Expertise in operations management </li><li>Excellent people management skills </li><li>Proficiency in managing contracts and business relationships </li><li>Excellent cross-organizational collaboration skills </li><li>Excellent project management skills </li><li>Excellent communication skills </li><li>Well defined strategic skills in business planning and goals along with people management skills </li></ul>