CHIEF, MISSION ENHANCEMENT AND OUTREACH

Perthcatholic; Perth; Hybrid; AUD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended Christmas leave

Discounted health insurance

Purpose-driven work

Job summary

The Catholic Archdiocese of Perth is seeking a practising Catholic executive leader to set strategic direction for its Archdiocesan Agencies, aligning faith formation and social outreach with Gospel values. You will guide Agency Leaders, embedding a Catholic worldview across operations and improving service impact for clergy, parishes, employees, volunteers and the wider community.

Reporting to the Chancellor and Executive Director, this role requires flexibility to work outside traditional

Qualifications

• Qualification in theology, ecclesiology, missiology or related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in a senior role within a ministry of the Catholic Church.
• Proven ability to align mission and strategic priorities with organisational culture.
• Experience delivering strategic plans and service models across diverse organisations.
• Leadership of change in a complex environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction to Agency Leaders in alignment with Archdiocese vision.
• Build relationships across Chancery, clergy, parishes and external Catholic organisations.
• Oversee governance, budgeting, WHS and annual reporting for agencies.
• Drive innovation and transformation to improve service impact and consistency.
• Develop formation and professional learning for Agency Leaders and teams.
• Lead performance coaching and succession planning of Agency Leaders.

Skills

Theology degree

Senior ministry exp

Strategic leadership

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Budgeting

People leadership

Governance WHS

Education

Theology degree

Business management qualification

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

The Catholic Archdiocese of Perth is seeking a practising Catholic executive leader to set the strategic direction for its Archdiocesan Agencies. Reporting to the Chancellor and Executive Director, you will lead Agency Leaders across the Archdiocese, ensuring their faith formation and social outreach priorities are aligned, effective and imbued by Gospel Values, and enhancing the service impact delivered to clergy, parishes, employees, volunteers and the wider community. This role requires support outside of traditional working hours as required.

ABOUT THE ORGANISATION

The Catholic Archdiocese of Perth serves parishes and Archdiocesan Agencies across Perth, delivering a wide variety of ministries, including faith enrichment and formation, liturgy, safeguarding, disability and mental health support, counselling, Aboriginal outreach, marriage and family education services, homelessness support, justice and ecology education programmes, training courses and employment support, migrant and refugee services, and prison ministry. Under the Archbishop's leadership, the Archdiocese has recently unified its operations under one structure, Chancery (Head Office), situated at Griver House, 249 Adelaide Terrace, Perth.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As the Chief, Mission Enhancement and Outreach, you will be a senior member of the executive, working in collaboration with the Auxiliary Bishop, Episcopal Vicars and the Executive Team. You will embed a Catholic worldview of mission into organisational culture across the agencies, and identify and lead strategies that enhance and streamline their service impact.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Strategic Leadership - Provide strategic direction to Agency Leaders in alignment with the vision of the Archdiocese, in collaboration with the Auxiliary Bishop and Episcopal Vicars, and work with the Executive Team and Church leadership to develop informed positions on key issues.


• Stakeholders & Partnerships - Build and strengthen relationships and partnerships across the Chancery, clergy, parishes, government and external Catholic organisations.


• Governance & Financial Stewardship - Ensure robust governance, capability building and WHS practices across agencies; oversee agency financials, including cost monitoring and budget preparation; provide an annual report on agency operations.


• Innovation & Transformation - Lead agency innovation and transformation, implementing systems and processes that drive efficiency and consistency.


• Formation & Professional Learning - Develop and deliver faith formation and professional learning for Agency Leaders and their teams.


• People Leadership - Manage the performance, coaching and succession planning of Agency Leaders.

The above list is not an exhaustive list of duties. You will be expected to perform different tasks to meet the organisation's overall objectives.

ABOUT YOU

Ideal Skills

As a practising Catholic, you will have:

• A qualification in theology, ecclesiology, missiology or a related discipline


• Demonstrated experience in a senior role within a ministry of the Catholic Church


• Proven experience aligning mission, strategic priorities and positive organisational culture


• A track record of delivering effective strategic plans and service models across diverse organisations


• Demonstrated ability to lead a change agenda in a complex organisational environment


• Experience leading diverse teams, with a servant leadership and continuous improvement mindset


• Excellent communication, negotiation, conflict resolution and stakeholder engagement skills


• Full working rights


• Current National Police Clearance


• Current WA Working with Children Check


• Current WA Driver's Licence


• A qualification in Business Management and/or a qualification in Theology


• Experience in project management and organisational transformation


• Financial acumen and experience managing budgets


• An understanding of the structures of the Catholic Church

Ability to:

• Engage and influence stakeholders at executive and Church leadership level


• Work collaboratively with the Auxiliary Bishop, Episcopal Vicars and the Executive Team


• Demonstrate a high level of integrity and confidentiality


• Show initiative and resilience while balancing competing priorities


• Champion Catholic Social Teaching and Gospel Values in everyday practice


• Build relationships and empower employees across the Archdiocese

The successful applicant will be subject to a National Police Clearance, WA Working with Children Check and current WA Driver's Licence.

BENEFITS

• 3.5 days additional paid leave over Christmas


• Discounted Health Insurance


• The opportunity to lead with purpose in a mission-driven organisation