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Summer 2012

 

Full-time Coordinator, Roundtable Association of Catholic Diocesan Social Action Directors

The Coordinator is the staff person who implements the Roundtable's mission of providing professional support to members through education, formation, professional relationships, and management development. S/he will:
- Assist the board in planning, funding and implementing the Annual Symposium and the Social Action Summer Institute, as well as serve on planning committee for the Social Ministry Gathering.
- Ensure that the Roundtable is responsive to the needs of diocesan social action directors through services, networking, training and other means.
- Staff and coordinate the working committees of the Roundtable Board of Directors.
- Actively outreach to ministers and organizations engaged in restorative justice/prison ministry, Latino/Hispanic, and multicultural ministries to build relationships, share resources, and create deeper national collaborative training and advocacy opportunities.  
- Promote and coordinate Roundtable communications, including the Virtual Roundtable, blog and quarterly web-based issues of the Roundtable Report, while maintaining vibrant website.
- Collect dues from members, maintain a budget, and report to the Board.
- Actively seek additional financial support from grant sources.
- Stay current on Catholic Social Teaching and disseminate new documents and information to members.

Skills and abilities:
- Superior interpersonal and project management/coordination skills.
- Self-motivated, able to work independently, and as part of a team.
- Superior written/verbal communications and presentation skills
- Exceptional networking and relationship-building skills.
- Strong planning and organizational ability required.
- Creativity and innovation are critical.

Qualifications:
1. Bachelor's degree in theology or other relevant discipline; Masters' degree preferred.
2. 5+ years of experience in social ministry, training, facilitation or an equivalent combination of education and experience
3. Strong experience working in Catholic diocesan and parish social ministry in the U.S.
4. Proficiency with Microsoft Office (particularly Word, Excel and PowerPoint), design/layout & photo editing softwares, WordPress and basic HTML.
5. Willingness to occasionally travel in the U.S.

This is a full-time consulting position, based in Washington DC, to begin July 2, 2012.

Language: Spanish proficiency desired.

To apply: Send cover letter and resume to Scott Cooper, Roundtable Chair, at scooper@ccspokane.org by May 31.