Regional Catholic Director

Alpha LATAM is recruiting! We are looking to appoint an energetic and skilled person to the following full-time, fixed term role!

  • Latin America
Job profile
Job title
Regional Catholic Director
Department
Alpha Latin America
Reports to
Ministry Development Director - Alpha Latin America
Location
Latin America
Travel required
Yes
Work pattern / hours
F/T. Available to work key evenings/weekends during events
Date
May 1st, 2025

Alpha International Context

Our Vision 

(Re)Evangelisation of the Nations, Revitalisation of the Church, and Transformation of Society.

Our Mission    

We equip and serve the church in its mission to help people to discover and develop a relationship with Jesus.

Our Values                     

We are for the church, by the church and through the church.

We are passionate about unity.

We believe the church deserves the highest quality.

We believe in giving it all away.

At Alpha, we believe that everyone should have the chance to explore the Christian faith. It’s our aim to resource the church in its evangelistic mission through the Alpha course, a series of sessions exploring the Christian faith.

Over the last 25 years, we estimate that over 35 million people have participated in the course, in over 170 countries, and our hope is that by the end of 2033, at least 100 million people will have participated in an Alpha course and heard the good news of Jesus.

Role purpose

Alpha Latin America (LATAM)  consists of a regional team and 4 National Alpha Offices (NAOs) across Latin America.  We are looking for a senior Catholic leader and influencer who can bring strategic leadership, energy and direction to our multiple Alpha National Directors and Catholic coordinators. This new director level role will lead the development of Alpha’s ministry in the Catholic Church across Latin America, developing our Church Engagement Framework (CEF) strategy in the Catholic context.

As LATAM Catholic Development Director you will connect at a regional level with leaders in the Catholic Church, having a proven track record as a strategic networker and influencer who can promote and facilitate cooperation across Latin america. You will have experience working closely with Bishops and senior church leaders, and ideally will have existing connections within the Vatican.

The postholder will report to Ministry Development LATAM Director and will collaborate with our NAOs to grow our capabilities to serve the Catholic Church in evangelisation. The overall aim is to oversee our national leadership’s use of the Church Engagement Framework to enable many more parishes within LATAM to ‘Explore’ and start running Alpha. This will include developing and sharing best practices to effectively serve the church and release growth in dioceses, parishes, movements & communities. They will also seek to model and lead Alpha’s value of pursuing unity within the LATAM region, looking for opportunities to share learnings from the Catholic context with other parts of the church that are less well developed. The postholder will be a member of the LATAM leadership team.

They will coach National Directors and Catholic coordinators on a one-to-one basis to develop and implement strategies that support parishes to run best practice Alphas that form missionary disciples and developing hub churches that multiply our mission.  They will work to develop the opportunities for strategic partnerships within the region. A key focus will be ensuring that Alpha and Divine Renovation collaborate and communicate well so that they are as aligned as possible within LATAM – particularly in the context of strategic and hub church development.

Key responsibilities

Identify and develop strategic Catholic partnerships within LATAM (e.g. Catholic religious congregations, communities and movements)
Support the LATAM team in understanding how the Catholic Church in LATAM is evolving, what its needs and pain points are and how best to envision bishops, priests and diocesan leaders in the context of these insights
Train and share best practices on networking and relationship building with NAOs
Operate as Alpha brand ambassador, communicating at events and via other platforms as an informed Catholic voice on the value and impact of Alpha within the Catholic Church
Work with Explore & Extend leads to invite key leaders to Alpha gatherings and networking events
Collaborate with existing Pastoral Transformation initiatives, especially with key partner Divine Renovation
Help plan and set direction for LATAM Catholic events and webinars
Participate in the Global Catholic Coordinators calls, sharing successful CEF strategies and providing a quarterly update on LATAM Catholic growth and parish stories
Work closely with the Regional CEF and Extend Leads to ensure strategic church relationships are managed across the CEF
Role dimensions
Budget management (£)
Yes – Global & Regional Catholic context budget
People management
No
Key relationships – internal
Global Catholic and CEF team; Regional Directors, National Directors
Key relationships – external
Bishops, priests, and senior leaders from LATAM, and from Catholic networks and organisations and Catholic donors.

Essential Skills, knowledge and experience

Deep knowledge and experience of the Catholic Church and its context in LATAM
Ability to cast vision, inspire others, and to clearly communicate around vision, mission, strategyand specific initiatives
A highly capable, relational and well-respected networker and trust builder
Builder of sustainable strategies
Heart for evangelisation and pastoral transformation
Passionate about Alpha and Christian Unity
A high-energy and experienced Christian leader, with a strong vision for evangelism, who is passionate about Alpha as an effective tool to support the mission of the Church
Good knowledge of Alpha and Alpha related ministries
Has existing influential relationships that will open new relationships for Alpha
Ability to pioneer new networks and build relationships with Catholic bishops, priests, and laity
Excellent peer relationship management
Personal involvement and influence in a strategic church in the region, ideally a church that already runs Alpha and embraces the Alpha DNA
Fluent written and spoken English

Desirable skills, knowledge and experience

Should be based in a key city that is of interest to other cities within the region
Excellent computer literacy skills including Data Base/CRM (Salesforce)
Ideally able to speak/understand Portuguese
Ability to travel
Understanding of Alpha’s key audiences and the denominational spread of the global church which we serve
Significant and recent exposure to Alpha

Characteristics Needed

Has a personal faith in Jesus that embraces the Alpha DNA
High emotional intelligence plus relational and communication skills, in both English and Spanish, to engage with influencers, senior church leaders and donors across the region
A deep conviction that Alpha is an essential tool for evangelisation and revitalisation in the local church
Love for the church, passion for unity and a willingness to work with all Christian denominations and followers of Christ
High energy with a growth mindset and a “Can-do” attitude with a clear desire to both set and then reach stretch goals, leading the team to do likewise

Work environment and expectations

20 working days holiday per annum
3 month probationary period
Full time work, with flexible hours on evenings and weekends
Hybrid

Please apply

If you are interested in the role of Regional Catholic Director, send your resume and the reason why you think you are the right candidate for this role to Liliana Nariño.

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