Executive Director Mission-Driven Catholic Nonprofit Leader

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Las Cruces; Las Cruces (NM); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Las Cruces seeks an Executive Director to provide strategic leadership, sustain Catholic identity, and oversee operations. The role partners with the Diocesan leadership, clergy, parishes, and the Board to advance mission and community impact.

You will oversee finances, budgeting, fundraising, program quality, compliance, and public representation, guiding sustainable growth and ensuring compassionate service to immigrants, families, and vulnerable

Qualifications

• Practicing Catholic in good standing with commitment to the teachings, traditions, and mission of the Catholic Church.
• Genuine commitment to CCDLC's mission and to serving individuals and families with compassion, cultural awareness, and respect.
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, nonprofit management, public administration, theology, pastoral ministry, or related field is required; master's degree or higher strongly preferred.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of progressive executive leadership experience in a nonprofit, Catholic ministry, healthcare, higher education, or other mission-driven organization.
• Working understanding of the issues affecting immigrants, victims of crime, and the individuals and families CCDLC serves.
• A track record of setting strategic priorities and following through with measurable results.
• Successful track record of major gift fundraising, donor stewardship, and advancement leadership, including capital campaigns, planned giving, and foundation relations.
• Strong financial and business management skills, including budgeting, long-term planning, and organizational sustainability.
• Excellent written, verbal, and public speaking skills.
• Experience supervising staff. Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with clergy, religious communities, board members, donors, volunteers, diocesan leaders, and community partners.
• Demonstrated integrity, sound judgment, discretion, and a collaborative, service-rooted leadership style.

Responsibilities

• Integrates Catholic identity and Catholic social teaching into CCDLC's programs, communications, and decisions.
• Builds and maintains a working partnership with diocesan leadership, clergy and parishes, consulting on matters that affect the broader Catholic community while retaining day-to-day operational authority delegated by the Board.
• Represents CCDLC publicly and within the Diocese as a Catholic, nonpartisan ministry committed to the dignity of those it serves and to the broader Catholic community.
• Serves as the principal advisor to the Board, providing clear, timely information for informed governance and decision making.
• Partners with the Board to set organizational goals and translates them into actionable priorities, timelines, and measurable outcomes.
• Leads organizational improvements within Board established parameters and reports regularly on progress toward agreed goals.
• Develops the annual budget with the Treasurer and relevant Board committee for Board approval and manages operations within it.
• Monitors financial performance and funding risk on an ongoing basis, flags issues early, and recommends corrective action to safeguard organizational stability.
• Oversees expenditures and disbursements within Board delegated authority and ensures compliance with all financial, audit, and reporting requirements.
• Leads CCDLC's annual resource development plan, ensuring alignment with program needs and long term financial priorities.
• Personally cultivates, solicits, and stewards major donors, and oversees all grant proposals, funding requests, and foundation relations.
• Expands CCDLC's donor base by mobilizing the Board, staff, parishes, and community partners in coordinated fundraising efforts.
• Builds and maintains strategic relationships with benefactors, foundations, diocesan leaders, and community partners to strengthen philanthropic support.
• Partners with the Bishop, Board, and external consultants to advance major fundraising initiatives and enhance organizational visibility.
• Assesses community needs and works with program leaders to keep services effective, set program-level goals, and review results through CCDLC's quality-improvement process.
• Recommends new or adjusted programs based on demonstrated need and available resources.
• Tracks the operational impact of immigration-related policy and funding changes, drawing on qualified staff expertise, while keeping attention on CCDLC's full range of services.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Fundraising expertise

Financial acumen

Excellent communication

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor's degree in business administration, nonprofit management, public administration, theology, pastoral ministry, or related field

Master's degree or higher

Job description

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Las Cruces seeks an Executive Director to provide strategic leadership, sustain Catholic identity, and oversee operations. The role partners with the Diocesan leadership, clergy, parishes, and the Board to advance mission and community impact.

You will oversee finances, budgeting, fundraising, program quality, compliance, and public representation, guiding sustainable growth and ensuring compassionate service to immigrants, families, and vulnerable