Leadership Consultant (remote)

Summary

Catholic Leadership Institute provides pastoral leadership formation and consulting services for Catholic Church leaders. The Leadership Consultant accompanies clergy, religious, and lay leaders through consulting, coaching, training, development, and mentoring; analyzes data, identifies actionable insights, supports pastoral plan implementation, and assesses outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with key internal and external project stakeholders to effectively lead the project team and drive project outcomes
• Maintain a professional persona and client mindset marked by effective communication, empathy, and accompaniment
• Lead others through a planning process of priority identification, goal setting, and a plan for implementation in the short- and long-term
• Identify and address personal leadership development goals for clergy and lay leaders through coaching to motivate and encourage them in their role
• Deliver soft skills and leadership training to adult learners, using a variety of instructional techniques and formats, including facilitating team exercises, role playing, group discussions, etc
• Collect, analyze, and synthesize data, draw conclusions and imagine possible action steps; facilitate client understanding of data and reports
• Complete in a timely manner all related administrative and reporting duties
• Participate in internal CLI development and formation opportunities to further knowledge base, skills, and workplace culture
• Actively seek feedback and set personal goals to grow in skillset and mindset
• Acquire fluency and confidence with CLI program curriculum and content
• Strengthen delivery skills rooted in best practices for adult learners
• Research, collaborate on, and learn new content that is created

Skills

• Practicing Catholic with a deep love of the Roman Catholic Church
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university
• Three to five years of experience in business, psychology, human resources, theology, pastoral ministry, education, non-profit leadership, or a related field
• Three to five years of staff or key volunteer leadership experience in a Catholic parish or diocese
• Strong understanding of the Catholic culture, Church structure, parish life, ministries, roles, and evangelization and discipleship
• Comfortable leading prayer and other spiritual practices for groups to ground and center a process in Christ
• Demonstrated group facilitation skills with proven ability to listen actively and engage stakeholders and manage group dynamics both in-person and virtually
• Confident public speaker with ability to lead a client or project towards desired outcomes while providing pastoral accompaniment
• Strength in gathering and interpreting data to identify and solve a specific problem and ability to present and communicate the findings to various audiences
• Collaborative leadership skills that foster confidence and cooperation with all internal and external colleagues and clients; commitment to seeking and responding to feedback to improve collaboration
• Proven ability to lead others through periods of change with a hopeful resilience and trust in the process; confident in ability to innovate
• Exceptional emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills, including the ability to quickly build trust, establish rapport, coach senior leaders, and influence at all levels of an organization
• Comfort working across populations with differing expressions of ecclesiology, theology, politics, and culture
• Intercultural competence including necessary skills, attitudes, and language aptitude to serve in one or more of the diverse communities present in the Catholic Church in the United States today
• Self-starter with ability to work effectively in a remote environment, set priorities, and meet deadlines without direct supervision and demonstrate agility and adaptability as requirements or processes evolve
• High level of expertise and confidence with Microsoft Office products and tools for remote and virtual work; comfort facilitating virtual meetings with large and small groups
• Leadership Consultants must be able to commit to an average of up to 30 hours per week and must be available to travel up to two to three times per month, for up to ten days total; may include occasional international travel
• Certificate in catechesis, adult formation, or pastoral ministry
• Experience in leadership consulting, coaching, volunteer management, spiritual direction, project management, organizational development, change management, or counseling
• Experience advising and accompanying clergy or organizational leaders by providing feedback, addressing change, or giving recommendations or direction
• Certifications in coaching, DISC, StrengthsFinder, or other personality/leadership style assessments

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Practicing Catholic with a deep love of the Roman Catholic Church
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university
• Three to five years of experience in business, psychology, human resources, theology, pastoral ministry, education, non-profit leadership, or a related field
• Three to five years of staff or key volunteer leadership experience in a Catholic parish or diocese
• Strong understanding of the Catholic culture, Church structure, parish life, ministries, roles, and evangelization and discipleship
• Comfortable leading prayer and other spiritual practices for groups to ground and center a process in Christ
• Demonstrated group facilitation skills with proven ability to listen actively and engage stakeholders and manage group dynamics both in-person and virtually
• Confident public speaker with ability to lead a client or project towards desired outcomes while providing pastoral accompaniment
• Strength in gathering and interpreting data to identify and solve a specific problem and ability to present and communicate the findings to various audiences
• Collaborative leadership skills that foster confidence and cooperation with all internal and external colleagues and clients; commitment to seeking and responding to feedback to improve collaboration
• Proven ability to lead others through periods of change with a hopeful resilience and trust in the process; confident in ability to innovate
• Exceptional emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills, including the ability to quickly build trust, establish rapport, coach senior leaders, and influence at all levels of an organization
• Comfort working across populations with differing expressions of ecclesiology, theology, politics, and culture
• Intercultural competence including necessary skills, attitudes, and language aptitude to serve in one or more of the diverse communities present in the Catholic Church in the United States today
• Self-starter with ability to work effectively in a remote environment, set priorities, and meet deadlines without direct supervision and demonstrate agility and adaptability as requirements or processes evolve
• High level of expertise and confidence with Microsoft Office products and tools for remote and virtual work; comfort facilitating virtual meetings with large and small groups
• Leadership Consultants must be able to commit to an average of up to 30 hours per week and must be available to travel up to two to three times per month, for up to ten days total; may include occasional international travel

Nice to Haves

• Certificate in catechesis, adult formation, or pastoral ministry
• Experience in leadership consulting, coaching, volunteer management, spiritual direction, project management, organizational development, change management, or counseling
• Experience advising and accompanying clergy or organizational leaders by providing feedback, addressing change, or giving recommendations or direction
• Certifications in coaching, DISC, StrengthsFinder, or other personality/leadership style assessments

Benefits

• Remote work environment
• Ongoing opportunities for training, development, and formation through CLI Academy and other CLI-provided training opportunities