EnglishConnect is an English-learning program provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Its purpose is to help individuals increase spiritual and temporal self-reliance through developing English skills in an environment of faith, fellowship, and growth.  

EnglishConnect serves members and friends of the Church, operating wherever the Church is organized. Throughout the experience, participants develop skills that can expand opportunities for employment, service, and education—specifically through BYU-Pathway Worldwide. EnglishConnect supports the mission of BYU-Pathway:

It is the mission of BYU-Pathway to develop disciples of Jesus Christ who are leaders in their homes, the Church, and their communities.

EnglishConnect is a cross-departmental initiative supported by a partnership with the Church Educational System (CES), Welfare and Self-Reliance Services (WSRS), and the Missionary Department (MIS). The EnglishConnect portfolio serves each of these stakeholders, and Area Presidencies, as a tool for achieving strategic priorities with their key audiences around the world.  

The EnglishConnect Program Manager will serve as the single point of accountability for specific audience segments within a Church department or Church Area. The core role of the EnglishConnect Program Manager is to oversee the entire lifecycle of program design, delivery, evaluation, and improvement for their assigned audiences, ensuring the user experience is faith-based, effective, intuitive, engaging, and aligned with both global strategy and local needs.

All EnglishConnect Program Managers have a functional level of core competencies shared across the team (e.g., language acquisition, instructional design, technology) and specialized expertise in at least one of these areas. This creates a high-performing, adaptable team dedicated to delivering exceptional English-learning experiences.

The EnglishConnect Program Manager is to work with stakeholders and user groups to understand business needs and design and deliver solutions that support key strategic priorities focused on expanding access and improving the impact of EnglishConnect for a specific audience segment.

Meet The Hiring Team:
Heather Ugege - Director of EnglishConnect, Hiring Manager
Easton M. Biddulph - HR Representative