Senior Coordinator of Youth Ministry

Implements, develops, and supports partnerships and initiatives that advance ministry for young adults (18-39 years old) in alignment with the goals and priorities of the Department of Parish Vitality and Mission and the archdiocese’s overall Renew My Church vision. Works under the Direction of the Director of Faith Explorer Engagement to ensure young adult ministry is tethered to the archdiocese’s overall efforts to reach those 18-39 in the earliest stages of a faith journey, as well as to equip committed young adult Catholics to fully live out their missionary discipleship by sharing their faith with others and inviting them to begin a faith journey. Remains connected to the Office of Lifelong Formation (OLF) by participating in regular OLF team meetings.

• Supports research and implementation of practices to reach explorers and seekers, particularly in Gen Z, under the direction of the Director of Faith Explorer Engagement.
• Supports recruitment of young adults to join the Explorer Engagement team as hosts and group guides to help accompany explorers and seekers in their exploration of faith until they are connected to a parish community. 
• Develops relationships with local young adult organizations to establish intentional, collaborative partnerships on ministry with the archdiocese. Examples include Archdiocesan Vocations Team, Iskali, Young Catholic Professionals, FOCUS, and Grotto Network.
• Convenes archdiocesan campus ministers periodically each year to facilitate information and best practice sharing. Serves as first point of contact for the archdiocesan campus ministry directors on pastoral questions and issues, and intentionally seeks avenues for engaging them in the Explorer Engagement strategies of RMC. 
• Develops and implements a strategy to connect new college graduates moving to Chicago with parishes; involves establishing relationships with relevant parishes and the campus ministries that matriculate significant numbers of graduates to the Chicago area, e.g., University of Notre Dame, University of Illinois, Indiana University
• Responsible for proposing and implementing approved engagement strategy for World Youth Days, the annual SEEK Conference and similar large gatherings hosted outside Chicago. 
• Serves as the liaison for parish young adult ministry leaders, inviting them to periodic formation aimed at equipping them to form the young adult leaders in their parishes and implement faith explorer friendly opportunities in their parishes.
• Coordinates with Communications, Events, and Office of Lifelong Formation Teams to complete tasks related to the success of initiatives directed at young adults.
• Maintains and disseminates relevant initiative information, including calendar of events, registration information and deadlines, policies and permission forms, and payment invoices related to initiative participation. 
• Coordinates with inter-department colleagues for promotion, participation, and programming in young-adult-based initiatives, such as the ECHO Retreat, ensuring alignment with the vision and strategies of RMC. 
• Ensures knowledge of and compliance with Archdiocesan policies and regulations related to youth initiative participation. 
• Contributes to preparing, proposing, amending, and following the Young Adult Ministry budget under the direction of the Director of Faith Explorer Engagement. 
• Increases skills and knowledge through continuing education, attending conferences and reading appropriate literature. 
• May be given other assignments and projects consistent with the responsibility level of this position. 

* Denotes essential functions of this position, in conjunction with the Americans with Disabilities Act.