Outreach Priest Recruitment Specialist

Job Description

Outreach Priest Recruitment Specialist

Reports to: PCS Director of Business Development

Educational or Certification Requirements:
• Bachelor's Degree or commensurate experience.

Requirements:

• Has understanding and knowledge of the Catholic Church and hierarchy and has experience working with Priests. Experience recruiting priests preferred.
• Must have recruiting experience.
• Excellent writing, editing, proofreading skills, and oral communications skills; Spanish is a plus, but not required.
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills; work well under pressure and able to work on multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• TEAM PLAYER!
• Advanced working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook) and the ability to quickly learn database systems.
• Must be comfortable designing and creating presentations, newsletters, etc.
• Should be self-motivated, proactive, and able to work with minimal supervision.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Design and implement an overall Outreach Priest recruiting strategy to result in hiring Outreach Priests with a specific emphasis on fluent bilinguals with high-level potential for fundraising results. Must additionally work to grow recruitment in target geographical areas as prioritized by opportunities booked, donor engagement, and high-priority targeted markets.
• Sourcing and attracting candidates by using databases, social media, etc., conferences and networking excellence. Research opportunities for immediate and long-term recruitment best practices. Commitment to travel for both recruiting and OP observation to accelerate fundraising results.
• Perform selection functions including pre-screening resumes and candidates, participating as part of the interview team, advising hiring managers, driving the offer process, and leading post-interview debrief and feedback sessions with interview teams, candidates, and all levels of leadership.
• Represent Cross Catholic Outreach for recruiting purposes at identified networking and industry events, job fairs, conferences, etc., participating in special projects when necessary.
• Collaborate with department managers to proactively identify future hiring needs. Proactively responsible for seeking market intelligence to gain organizational competitive standards and advantage.
• Responsible for developing leadership expertise in the recruitment process and goals for all viable Outreach priest recruitment categories.
• Responsible for consistent documentable reporting on growth efforts for short and long-term results. Responsible for research and analysis to discern all recruiting opportunities.
• Responsible for participating in travel for training and Outreach Priest observation and fund-raising feedback and improvement.
• Grow Cross Catholic Reputation as the "best place to work" if you are a Catholic priest with a heart for the poor and are available to work and travel.
• Initiate and grow meaningful relationships with persons of influence that can open doors to learn and grow the Outreach Priest recruitment effort and results.
• Maintain metrics, reports, process documentation, CRM notes, and all other event data as necessary.
• Work with the PCS Development Team to assess and grow fund-raising results.
• Other duties as assigned.

Position Summary:
The Outreach Priest Recruiter is a professional responsible for sourcing and recruiting Catholic priests in good standing to work (full-time or part-time) to meet current and future financial and donor acquisition goals for Cross Catholic Outreach.

We are a Catholic ministry with an ecumenical staff of Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox believers working in unity to provide food, water, housing, education, orphan support, medical care, micro-enterprise, and disaster relief - and the love of our Lord Jesus Christ - to the poorest of the poor in more than 30 countries around the world. We strongly believe in unifying Christians in this mission of mercy, and we believe that creating a welcoming work environment for all Christian faiths is essential to achieving our ministry goals.

To apply, send your resume to hr@crosscatholic.org and put the job title in the subject line.

About the Employer

We mobilize the global Catholic Church to transform the poor and their communities materially and spiritually for the glory of Jesus Christ.

Our
Vision
All Catholics around the world united in overcoming material and spiritual poverty