Vice President of Mission Education & Community Engagement

Description

POSITION SUMMARY:

Within the 21-county service area of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas, successfully promote and support the mission of Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas as guided by the Moral and Social Teachings of the Roman Catholic Church by educating employees, staff, volunteers, and interns on the importance of Catholic identity within the work of Catholic Charities and by mobilizing financial supporters, volunteers, and community members to participate in the work of Catholic Charities.   

As a member of the Executive team. the VP requires a robust combination of theological and ethical knowledge, an understanding of political systems, and familiarity with the institutional structure of the Roman Catholic Church. This expertise is necessary to effectively translate Catholic social teachings into practical and impactful employee, volunteer, and community education and formation activities as well as policy advocacy.  

The VP will have a deep, working knowledge of the core principles of Catholic Moral and Social Teachings as the foundation of the role: 

• The dignity of the human person
• The common good
• Subsidiarity
• Solidarity
• Preferential option for the poor and vulnerable
• Dignity of work and rights of workers
• Care for God's creation
• Synodality

In support of the CEO, the VP of Mission Education & Engagement helps deepen the awareness of and fully realize the work of Catholic Charities as a service ministry of the Catholic Church to support broad strategic and organizational commitments to the mission, purpose, and identity. The VP provides collaborative, strategic partnership to other ministry-wide functions and key initiatives including but not limited to new hire employee and volunteer formation, volunteer recruitment, advocacy and poverty education. The VP coordinates and participates in the agencies ongoing relationships with parishes, other Catholic organizations, civic organizations, businesses and interfaith groups who share a commitment to social justice. The VP is directly responsible for increasing the volume of volunteers and other outreach activities like food drives through the building of external partnerships to mobilize others into the mission of Catholic Charities

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Reporting to the President & CEO of Catholic Charities, the VP will have the following responsibilities:

• Demonstrate a passion for the mission of Catholic Charities, lead by the Catholic identity guidelines, expectations, and agency values
• Work with the senior leaders to develop annual strategic plans, associated budgets and key performance indicators for community engagement, employee and volunteer formation, volunteer recruitment, parish engagement, and poverty education
• Implement a multi-level program of Catholic Social Teaching and Formation serving agency staff, volunteers, and interns
• Activate and mobilize supporters, volunteers and community members to participate in the mission through the facilitation of presentations, public speaking and discussion engagement opportunities 
• Serve as a lead liaison for community and policy advocacy information and presentations examples include lunch and learns, Cost of Poverty simulations (COPE), bus tours, parish and community presentation requests and legislative events 
• Own the Virtus program within the agency, engage ongoing facilitation training of new employees and volunteers
• Oversee community engagement staff, including rural outreach, manage departmental budgets and ensure project are completed effectively and on time
• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments, analyze their impact and lobby government officials at local, state or federal levels to create comprehensive advocacy strategies aligned with the organization’s mission and values
• Provide analysis to CEO and Executive team on public policy implications of our work
• Integrate advocacy efforts into grant proposals and donor reports as needed 
• Partner with the Chief Programs Officer and VP of HR to create an annual content plan, schedule presenters and reserve locations for agency events such as Supervisor Training, Mission Integration and Consortio
• Support CEO and Chief Development Officer with fundraising, community events, and the planning of Liturgies as needed 
• Other duties as assigned 

Requirements

MINIMUM POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• Catholic Charities promotes a diverse workforce. Employees are not required to be Catholic, however, employees of Catholic Charities of Northeast Kansas must understand that they are a visible representative of the Archdiocesan Church and as such will not publicly oppose the teachings of the Catholi