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Executive Director/Campus Ministry

Position Details

Position Information

About Fordham
Founded in 1841, Fordham is the Jesuit University of New York, offering an exceptional education distinguished by the Jesuit tradition to more than 16,000 students in its nine colleges and schools. It has residential campuses in the Bronx and Manhattan, a campus in West Harrison, N.Y., the Louis Calder Center Biological Field Station in Armonk, N.Y., and the London Centre in the United Kingdom.

The University offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off.

Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.
Title of Position Executive Director/Campus Ministry
Position Number A00090
FLSA Exempt
Scheduled Hours Per Week 35
Department Campus Ministry
Campus Rose Hill
Work Arrangement Onsite
Hybrid Policy: Please review the Hybrid Policy here.
Position Summary
Reporting to the Vice President for Mission Integration and Ministry, the Executive Director (ExD) of Campus Ministry strategically leads all aspects of the Fordham University Office of Campus Ministry across its campuses.

In service of Fordham’s Jesuit, Catholic mission and identity, the Executive Director fosters the religious, spiritual, and liturgical life of the entire campus community. The Executive Director oversees and collaborates with a team of professionals to ensure the effective pastoral outreach to the university community. They direct a team dedicated to both the Catholic tradition and a broad spectrum of faith expressions, focusing on student wellness, flourishing initiatives, and the dynamic sacramental and liturgical life of the university.

This position requires regular evening and weekend hours and occasional travel.
Essential Functions
  • Develops a comprehensive vision for the Office of Campus Ministry, integrating Catholic sacramental and liturgical life with diverse interfaith and multi-faith programming.
  • Guides the organization in offering a range of campus ministry programs, including Catholic Masses and religious services in other faith traditions, interfaith dialogues, religious education classes, spiritual retreats, and community engaged learning projects.
  • Ensures the delivery of student support services like pastoral counseling and spiritual guidance.
  • Builds relationships with various university departments and external religious organizations to enhance campus ministry offerings, including guest speakers, interfaith symposiums, and collaborative worship events.
  • Actively promotes Campus Ministry, emphasizing its role in nurturing Fordham’s Catholic and multi-faith dimensions through events like orientation sessions, open houses, and university-wide celebrations.
  • Leads mission-driven initiatives that embody the University’s Catholic identity and commitment to interfaith harmony and multiculturalism, such as campus-wide faith exploration series and dialogue forums.
Essential Functions Note This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list.
The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.
Management Responsibilities Provides strategic leadership and supervises others who supervise. Responsible for hiring, training, developing, managing performance, administering corrective action, makes compensation decisions and for managing strategic views at a high level.
Additional Functions
  • Establishes and promotes the vision, mission, and strategic goals of the Office of Campus Ministry to align with and advance those of the University.
  • Directs the organizational plan of the Office of Campus Ministry and oversees hiring and staff management from a strategic and programmatic standpoint
  • Ensures successful liturgical, educational, and ministerial services to students, faculty, and staff.
  • Oversees, develops and implements programs focusing on interfaith discussions, and wellness workshops.
  • Provides a comprehensive suite of services, including organizing special liturgical seasons (Advent, Lent), facilitating faith-sharing groups, and hosting interfaith festivals.
  • Strengthens the ecumenical and interfaith dimensions of campus life, emphasizing initiatives like interfaith volunteer work and religious literacy series.
  • Develops new programs to address emerging spiritual needs, such as digital faith engagement platforms, and revises existing programs to align with contemporary contexts.
Required Qualifications: Education and Experience
  • Master’s Degree in Divinity, Theology or related field.
  • Minimum five years relevant ministerial experience.
  • Minimum five years experience in program administration, leading and supervising groups and individuals in managerial contexts, budget oversight.
  • Significant experience in adult staff supervision.
Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills
  • Knowledge and experience working with Ignatian Spirituality, Discernment, and the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola.
  • Close familiarity with the Jesuit educational tradition.
  • Strong organizational skills, with experience in strategic planning, developing, implementing and evaluating programs.
  • Commitment to diversity and inclusive excellence.
  • Demonstrated competence in multicultural, ecumenical, and interfaith issues.
  • Understanding of spiritual/religious development stages for contemporary young adults and the capacity to implement programs to meet these spiritual developmental aspirations.
  • Competence in interacting with academic culture.
  • Excellent communication skills in multiple settings and contexts.
  • Ability to embrace and persuasively articulate the Jesuit, Catholic mission, vision, and values of Fordham University
  • Strong commitment to fostering diversity, inclusive excellence, Catholic sacramental life, and proficiency in interfaith dialogue.
  • Expertise in multicultural, ecumenical, and interfaith matters, with a deep understanding of Catholic liturgical and sacramental traditions.
Preferred Qualifications
  •  Ordained member of a religious order
Minimum Starting Salary $110,000
Maximum Starting Salary $120,000
Note Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.
Is this a Union position? No
Posting Detail Information

Posting Number A584P
Number of Vacancies 1
Start Date 07/01/2024
Posting Date 02/22/2024
Special Instructions
EEO Statement
Fordham University is committed to excellence through diversity and welcomes candidates of all backgrounds.
 
Fordham University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Physical Activity and Work Environment

Physical Activity

Sitting Often
Repetitive Hand Motion (such as typing) Seldom
Hearing, Listening, Talking Often
Standing Not Required
Walking Not Required
Bending, Stooping, Kneeling, squatting, Crouching, Crawling Not Required
Climbing stairs Not Required
Climbing ladders Not Required
Reaching overhead Not Required
Pulling, pushing Not Required
Shoveling Not Required
Lifting – up to 20 pounds Not Required
Lifting – up to 50 pounds Not Required
Lifting – over 50 pounds Not Required
Work Environment

Work Environment Office Environment:  Employees are protected from weather conditions or contaminants, but not necessarily occasional temperature changes.

Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents
  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter
Optional Documents

Supplemental questions you will be required to answer on the application (No action is needed on this page)

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * Do you have a Master’s Degree in Divinity, Theology or a related field?
    • Yes
    • No
  2. * Do you have at least 5 years experience in program administration, leading and supervising groups and individuals in managerial contexts, and budget oversight?
    • Yes
    • No
  3. Do you have a minimum of 5 years of relevant ministerial experience?
    • Yes
    • No