Denver Support Center Job Openings

 FOCUS Development Officer

FOCUS Mission Statement: To know Christ Jesus, and fulfill his Great Commission, by first living and then communicating the fullness of life within the family of God, the Church.

Position Overview:

The Development Officer personally represents FOCUS and ignites benefactors and potential benefactors to passion and action in support of our work. The Development Officer maintains a portfolio of FOCUS Fund benefactors; (S)he conducts discovery, qualification, cultivation solicitation and stewardship of FOCUS Fund benefactors and potential benefactors. The Development Officer will also be prepared to assume responsibility for the FOCUS Local Giving effort as they are developed. This position requires experience in development, excellent written and verbal communication skills and a desire to grow in understanding of the fund development field. Additionally, this position requires the ability to work as an effective team member in a fast-paced, result-driven environment. Other responsibilities include building the relationship between the Mission Development Department and other areas of FOCUS including Collegiate Outreach, Mission Communications, etc; supporting other efforts within the Mission Development Department; and other duties that further relationships between FOCUS, students, benefactors and other constituents.

Position Responsibilities:

• Develops and maintains a portfolio of 200 FOCUS Fund potential benefactors (i.e. potential benefactors with the capacity to give between $1,000 - $50,000 annually). Makes personal gift solicitations of these prospects and directs a solicitation to all prospects in the portfolio for the FOCUS Fund. Records all contact with potential benefactors in the FOCUS constituent database
• Schedules and conducts face-to-face benefactor visits; Expects to travel 12-15 days per month, and 8-10 nights per month
• Develops and implements strategy and tactics regarding the development system. Leads in the discovery, qualification, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship of FOCUS Fund gifts, including President’s Circle and Young Alumni President’s Circle program
• Works in conjunction with Major Gift Officers on relationships with potential key benefactors
• Meets regularly with supervisor and attends all appropriate meetings within the Mission Development Department and the Denver Support Center
• Provides strong, creative and energetic leadership within the Development Department and FOCUS as an organization; Supports the mission of FOCUS on college campus and works selflessly to help the mission attain identified success factors
• Attends FOCUS events as requested

Fiscal Year Goals:

• Conducts 360 face-to-face benefactor visits each year (30/month)
• Raises $45,000 per quarter from personal and Ambassador face-to-face visits
• Achieves a “yes” ratio of at least 25% from face-to-face benefactor visits and raises and average of $600 in FY11 cash per visit
• Raises $90,000 per quarter in future FY pledges (i.e. gifts in which the pledge payment will come due beyond FY11)
• Implements Director’s strategy for introducing planned giving to potential benefactors

Compensation:

The Development Officer position is compensated within the guidelines of FOCUS. Total compensation will be highly competitive and commensurate with experience and qualifications.

 Network Administrator

About FOCUS
FOCUS, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, is a dynamic national collegiate outreach that meets college students where they are and invites them to examine the meaning and purpose of their lives. Through large group outreach, bible studies and one on one mentoring, FOCUS missionaries are equipped to introduce college students to the person of Jesus Christ and the Catholic faith, empowering them to share His love with the world.

Position Summary:
Looking for a Network Administrator with at least 2 years experience. FOCUS IT architecture is largely based on Windows Server 2003 & 2008, so experience with these operating systems and related server applications are required. The position’s primary responsibility will be to support the entire IT infrastructure.  More specifically, the staff member would be responsible for server management, enterprise software support and researching and deploying new IT solutions.

Responsibilities

• Support & maintenance of 2003 & 2008 Windows Servers including but not limited to Domain Controllers/Active Directory, DHCP, Hyper-V, Exchange 2007 & 2010, MSQL 2005 & 2008
  SAN Maintenance
  Support of hosted VoIP phone system, client soft phones and physical phones
  Administration of e-mail systems including Exchange and Google Apps
  Manage support for CRM applications
  Manage Backup System
  Provide emergency Help Desk coverage on short notice
  Participate in implementation projects as needed
  Prepare accurate logs, reports, and documentation on a regular basis

Personal Skills & Attributes:

• Customer service skills are a must
• Proven track record in learning quickly and taking ownership of tasks and processes
• Directly related technical experience
• Ability to seek out solutions and resolve problems
• Desire and proven ability to maintain current knowledge of relevant technologies
• Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is a must
• Experience in the IT field is mandatory

Requirements:
BS in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a similar field of study. MCSE and/or CCNA certificates are preferred but are not mandatory.

 FOCUS Regional Director Position

FOCUS Mission Statement: To know Christ Jesus, and fulfill his Great Commission, by first living and then communicating the fullness of life within the family of God, the Church.

Position Summary

The role of the FOCUS Regional Director is to provide leadership and direction to a region of campus programs. This position requires a deep desire to know and love Jesus Christ and to see the great need for evangelization on the college campus.  The role entails a strong leader to invest in the campus missionaries and provide vision and encouragement to successfully live out the movement on campus.

Position Duties

• Interior Life
• Develop a deep interior life through regular participation in the sacraments and daily prayer.
• Practice regular reading of the scriptures and other spiritual works.
• Meet regularly with an accountability partner, and if possible, a spiritual director.
• Set aside one day per month for a spiritual retreat of prayer, reflection, study and renewal.
• Live out the five key leadership responsibilities
• Vision- to cast vision for the team.
• Encouragement- to provide encouragement to those on the front lines
• “Bumper Guards”- to help keep your team focuses on the key charisms of their apostolate, and not to be distracted by other very real, but lesser goods.
• “Pace Car”- set the tone and the pace for the team.
• Lead People- Manage things- people can only follow you where you are going.
• Bring regional level leadership to the field/campuses
• Meet with chaplains and key local and diocesan leaders to facilitate healthy understanding of the local campus ministry/FOCUS and support of the missionary teams
• Help the Team Directors strategize and direct their efforts on campus
• Identify, recruit, mentor, and develop future leaders
• Team Directors
• Missionaries
• Highly relational and high face-to-face time; built with the following ideals in mind
• 6-8 campuses to manage at a time.
• Most campuses will be within driving distance
• Goal of 2-3 days per week on campus, with time spent modeling FOCUS, while encouraging, supporting, and developing the missionaries
• Working with “The end in mind…” in all things
• Recognizing that we are working to train missionaries and students for a lifetime of evangelization
• Develop mature Catholic leaders who can go into the secular work place, and their parishes, and do there what they have learned to do on their campuses
• Continue to develop campus programs that are staff directed yet student lead

Position Requirements

• A hunger to know Jesus Christ more intimately on a personal basis and a burning desire to share him with others.
• Faithfulness to the teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church.
• Demonstrated leadership skills and experience.
• An undergraduate degree in any field.
• Microsoft Office Suite including: Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

 FOCUS Missionary Team Director

FOCUS Mission Statement: To know Christ Jesus, and fulfill his Great Commission, by first living and then communicating the fullness of life within the family of God, the Church.

Position Summary

The role of a FOCUS Team Director is to lead a campus program which will bring students into a growing relationship with Jesus Christ and His Church, inspire and equip them for a lifetime of Christ-centered evangelization, discipleship and friendship, in which they lead others to do the same. We follow St. Paul who says to “Imitate me as I imitate Christ” (1 Cor 11:1). This goal is accomplished first through a commitment to the interior life as one strives to fall ever more deeply in love with Jesus while becoming a person of Christ-like character who is full of faith, hope and love. This flows into and is fed by a commitment to living the works of mercy.

Position Duties

Interior Life

• Develop a deep interior life through regular participation in the sacraments and daily prayer.
• Practice regular reading of the scriptures and other spiritual works.
• Meet regularly with an accountability partner, and if possible, a spiritual director.
• Set aside one day per month for a spiritual retreat of prayer, reflection, study and renewal.

Spiritual Multiplication

• Collaborate with the chaplain and campus ministry to realize the pastor’s overall vision for ministry.
• Grow your campus movement by shepherding the current leaders and training the next generation of students for a lifetime of evangelization, discipleship and friendship, through leading their own Bible studies and discipling new leaders. 
• Provide vision and direction for the campus mission through an engaging planning process.
• Model evangelization for your team and student leaders.
• Model effective Bible studies through forming small Christian communities committed to learning the truths of the Catholic faith.
• Identify and ensure that your team has the necessary resources to fulfill the mission.

Leadership Development

• Equip your team to be effective in the work of evangelization.
• Understand, value, and develop the diverse gifts of the body of Christ represented within your team.
• Develop at least one teammate for approval to serve as a new Team Director.
• Partner with your teammates to create and implement a leadership development plan for each staff member. 
• Participate in Leadership developments by mentoring two new missionaries, meeting twice monthly with each missionary. Hold your teammates accountable to meeting with their mentor/mentee.

Missionary Recruitment

• Create a plan to invite new missionaries into the mission field, both internally from campus and externally through missionary friends and other contacts.
• Achieve a net positive gain of one male and one female missionary new hire.

Mission Partner Development (MPD- e.g. Personal Fundraising)

• Maintain a positive attitude toward MPD while developing strong relationships with mission partners.
• Develop support to MPD Standards and consistently strive for personal budget goals.
• Hold staff accountable to MPD standards and connect those who struggle with appropriate resources.

Community

• Create an environment for meaningful relationships and healthy community.
• Coach and shepherd your team by loving them, serving them and caring for them.
• Pray regularly with your team and invite students to join you.
• Engage in fellowship with students, inviting them to see the joy of the Christian life.
• Participate in parish life and local community events.

Position Requirements

• A hunger to know Jesus Christ more intimately on a personal basis and a burning desire to share him with college students on their own turf.
• Faithfulness to the teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church
• Demonstrated leadership skill, MPD at regular standards and the recommendation of your supervisor.
• An undergraduate degree in any field and exemplary service as a FOCUS missionary (if applicable).