Executive Partner – Leadership Engagement

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Cultivate and maintain relationships with bishops, diocesan leaders, clergy, religious figures, lay ecclesial ministers, executives of Catholic nonprofits, leaders in Catholic higher education, and relevant national Catholic organizations.

• Create and uphold a prioritized relationship map and engagement strategy for key dioceses and institutions.

• Act as the primary liaison and trusted representative of Leadership Roundtable with Church leadership.

• Connect Church leaders with Leadership Roundtable's programs and support services as required.

• Prepare the Managing Partner and board for external interactions by providing briefing materials, relationship histories, meeting notes, and follow-ups.

• Maintain a systematic record of outreach, commitments, next steps, and partnership opportunities.

• Identify, nurture, and formalize partnerships with dioceses, Catholic organizations, educational systems, apostolates, foundations, and ministries.

• Design pathways for partnerships, participation in summits, advisory roles, program pilots, resource sharing, sponsorships, and speaking engagements.

• Align external relationships with organizational priorities in collaboration with program and development colleagues.

• Highlight opportunities for collaboration, funding, visibility, and intellectual leadership.

• Oversee the design, strategy, and outcomes of the Catholic Partnership Summit.

• Establish the stakeholder strategy for the Summit, including invitees, episcopal participation, speakers, advisory committee members, sponsors, and partner organizations.

• Manage programming and speaker recruitment, and supervise staff and contractors responsible for timelines, vendors, budget, registration, hospitality, communications, and VIP protocols.

• Ensure each convening yields tangible outcomes and lead post-event stewardship to convert them into ongoing initiatives.

• Represent Leadership Roundtable at Catholic conferences, diocesan events, partner meetings, and public forums.

• Draft and refine talking points, correspondence, partner updates, event invitations, briefing documents, and stewardship communications.

• Ensure that external messaging aligns with Leadership Roundtable's Catholic identity, mission, tone, and priorities.

• Collaborate with communications colleagues on newsletters, Catholic media opportunities, social media, reports, and Summit materials.

• Work alongside development colleagues to identify sponsors, donors, foundations, and Catholic philanthropists.

• Assist with sponsorship packages, donor briefings, and event cultivation.

• Support the stewardship of major partners and sponsors before, during, and after key events.

⛳️ Requirements

• Extensive senior leadership experience, approximately fifteen years of progressively responsible leadership within Catholic institutions or mission-driven organizations, foundations, or professional services, coupled with a demonstrated understanding of the structure, culture, teachings, and governance of the Catholic Church.

• A practicing Catholic in good standing.

• Proven ability to establish trust with senior leaders across clergy and lay, ecclesial and corporate contexts, including navigating ideological differences, and translating relationships into tangible collaborations.

• Strong judgment, discretion, and diplomacy, along with a history of managing sensitive issues and confidential information.

• Demonstrated capability to lead complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives through others, including large events.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including expertise in editing and proofreading.

• Willingness to travel about 30% of the time, including multi-day trips.

• Authentic commitment to Leadership Roundtable's mission and values.

• A Master's degree in a relevant field is preferred, such as nonprofit management, business, pastoral ministry, theology, communications, or public policy.

• Previous experience with a diocese, Catholic nonprofit, Catholic university, foundation, apostolate, bishops' conference, or national Catholic organization is preferred.

• Established relationships within Catholic dioceses, ministries, or philanthropic networks are preferred.

• Experience in planning conferences, retreats, bishop briefings, advisory councils, or high-level gatherings is preferred.

• Experience in fundraising, sponsorship, or donor relations is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive nonprofit salary based on experience and qualifications.

• Option to participate in a pre-tax retirement plan (401k or ROTH) with up to 5% of employee deferral contributions eligible for a match.

• Comprehensive health, dental, vision coverage, short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance are provided.

• Generous holiday package including 10 vacation days, 10 sick days, and 20-21 holidays per calendar year, encompassing Christmas to New Year's and the week of the 4th of July.