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About the elca:
The evangelical lutheran church in america (elca) is one of the largest christian denominations in the united states, with nearly 3.3 million members in more than 8,900 worshiping communities across the 50 states, caribbean and u.sVirgin islandsWith a vision to live in a world experiencing the difference god’s grace and love in christ makes for all people and creation, the elca strives to be a welcoming, thriving and connected church that introduces people to jesus so they can discover community, justice and love.
The lutheran center (national office) is located in chicago, illinoisA staff of 400, under the leadership of the presiding bishop, serve as administrators, advisors, conveners, partners, and resource people for the elca and its ministriesStaff lead the work of national, domestic, and global ministries and programs including lutheran disaster response, elca world hunger, service & justice, christian community and leadership, and innovationWe are also home to five of our separately incorporated ministries: the mission investment fund of the elca, women of the elca, lutheran men in mission, the elca foundation and the elca federal credit union.
The elca offers a competitive benefits package for eligible employees, including employer paid health premiums for employees, health and dependent care fsa’s, a health savings account (hsa) with an employer contribution, life insurance, and a substantial employer contribution to 403b retirement plan (no match required)We also offer a generous paid time-off policy including 11 paid holidaysAll benefits commence on your start date.
About the position:
The director for strategy will assist the executive for administration in a wide range of responsibilities intended to accomplish organizational alignment with this church’s goal to engage one million new, young, and diverse peopleThe incumbent will have primary responsibility for documenting, tracking, assessing, and communicating the elca’s strategic efforts to reach this goal, while working to connect people and organizations across the ecology of the elca (congregations, synods, colleges/universities, outdoor ministries, social ministries, and others)The ideal candidate will share the elca’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion; have a demonstrated passion for the goal; possess exemplary organizational, leadership, and communication skills and the ability to think creatively and interface effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders and constituents, collaborating across the ecology to accomplish the goal.
Job responsibilities:
Assist the work of the executive for administration as it relates to strategy planning, institutional culture change, and organizational alignment around the goal to engage one million new, young, diverse people.
Develop and implement easily accessible electronic systems for organizing the work and experimentation necessary for the elca (evangelical lutheran church in america) to inspire each of us toward the goal of encouraging one million new, young, diverse people know the way of jesus and discover community, justice, and love (elca goal, priorities, and purpose statements).
Using innovative, agile and project management tools, work with stakeholders across the elca ecology to document, plan, and track experiments, ensuring progress, accountability, and learnings.
Develop and implement a comprehensive assessment plan to track our progress to engage one million new people.
Effectively analyze and distill key learnings from across the ecology.
Collaborate with the communications team to design and deploy a comprehensive communication plan designed to share learnings, progress, and challenges and engage new people across the ecology.
Engage churchwide colleagues to support the work of seeking funding for this goal, particularly as it relates to sharing learnings and communicating needs.
Be a catalyst in connecting people and organizations across the ecology engaged in learning and experimentation around similar things.
Assist in the preparation of the budget related to engaging one million new, young, and diverse people
Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in organizational development, communications/marketing, or a related field; or any combination of education, training and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the duties of the position.
3+ years’ experience in leadership in an innovative organization; demonstrated capacity to grow an organizationExperience in project management preferred.
Demonstrated ability to invite diverse perspectives, promote an inclusive work environment and support diversity.
Familiarity with the ecology of the evangelical lutheran church in america is desirable.
Ability to think strategically and develop nimble and effective organizational planning methods.
Attention to detail.
Demonstrated ability to work with others around innovation and change leadership.
