Project Manager- Leading in a Renewed Church

The Archdiocese of Chicago, the third largest in the United States, serves more than 2.2 million Catholics in 216 parishes in Cook County and Lake County, a geographic area of 1,411 square miles. The Archdiocese, pastored by Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, has more than 13,000 employees in its systems and ministries, including Catholic Charities, the region's largest nonprofit social service agency. The Archdiocese also has one of the country's largest seminaries. The Archdiocese's 154 elementary and secondary schools comprise one of the largest U.S. private school systems. Its schools have received 96 U.S. Department of Education Blue Ribbon Awards.

The Project Manager for the Archdiocese of Chicago’s Leading in a Renewed Church (LRC) will support the development and execution of initiatives focused on ongoing leadership formation, coaching and mentoring, priest placement, and priest growth plans by working with leadership in various project management capacities.

Description of Responsibilities:

• Supports LRC leadership in overall planning and execution of key initiatives
• Monitors, organizes, and supports the execution of LRC strategies and plans
• Organizes the day-to-day work of LRC, tracking major efforts, consultative meetings, and other key elements to ensure the LRC team’s productivity and to drive progress
• Works with Catholic Leadership Institute (CLI) and broad range of leaders across the Archdiocese to organize and communicate data tools like the Disciple Maker Index and Priest Leadership Inventory
• Creates resources for LRC team’s use including presentations, and organizes the storage of these and other resources for LRC team
• Utilizes tools like Microsoft Office 365 to ensure LRC team access, communication, security, and accountability
• Facilitates team meetings and other opportunities to enable team decisions, collaboration, and preparation, with consideration to core values outlined in LRC team charter