VP of Catholic Outreach

Unbound • Kansas City, KS

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Unbound is an international nonprofit based in Kansas City, Kansas, founded by lay Catholics and focused on supporting marginalized and vulnerable people. It works with people of diverse faith traditions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, helping families and communities pursue self-directed paths out of poverty through relationships of mutual respect and personal connections between supporters and participants.

The Vice President of Catholic Outreach provides vision, strategy, and leadership for a major strategic growth channel. The role is accountable for measurable growth in child and elder sponsorship acquisition and for developing the partnerships, capabilities, and organizational alignment needed to expand Unbound’s mission. Building on 45 years of relationships within the Catholic Church, the leader will guide a nationally recognized program that partners with more than 500 parishes annually. The position leads a team of approximately 19 professionals and advances Unbound’s goal of directly supporting 400,000 families worldwide by 2030. The role reports to the Chief Growth Officer and serves on the Executive Leadership Team.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of progressive leadership experience, including significant responsibility for leading teams, managers, and complex organizational initiatives.
• At least 5 years of successful experience in fundraising, sales, or business development.
• Demonstrated success developing and executing strategy, achieving ambitious performance goals, and translating vision into measurable results.
• Proven ability to build, lead, and develop high-performing teams while fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Track record of leading organizational growth, transformation, and cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong business acumen and ability to use data, performance metrics, and market insights to drive decisions and outcomes.
• Exceptional communication and leadership skills, including the ability to build relationships, influence stakeholders, and present strategy, performance, and recommendations to executive leadership, boards, and other audiences.
• Commitment to Catholic social teaching and Unbound’s mission, values, and approach to serving children, elders, and families living in poverty.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, nonprofit management, theology, ministry, communications, or a related field.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with the Catholic Church, Catholic organizations, or Catholic-aligned institutions is strongly preferred.
• An advanced degree is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a multi-year strategy to expand the reach, effectiveness, and sustainability of Catholic Outreach.
• Drive measurable growth in parish and diocesan engagement, sponsorship acquisition, and participation in Unbound Weekend Appeals.
• Set strategic objectives, key performance indicators, and accountability measures, and adjust strategies based on results.
• Translate organizational vision into actionable priorities and ensure consistent execution across the Catholic Outreach team.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of approximately 19 professionals, including managers, and strengthen accountability and leadership capability.
• Foster collaboration, continuous improvement, innovation, mission-centered performance, employee engagement, professional development, and talent retention.
• Lead workforce planning and organizational design to support future team growth and effectiveness.
• Serve on the Executive Leadership Team and help shape organizational strategy and growth priorities.
• Present Catholic Outreach strategy and performance updates to executive leadership, the Board of Directors, and other stakeholders.
• Partner with Marketing & Communications, Philanthropy, Emerging Channels, Operations, Data Insights, Technology, and International Programs to accelerate growth and organizational effectiveness.
• Use data, analytics, market insights, and constituent feedback to refine outreach strategies and improve performance.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives that improve constituent experiences, organizational effectiveness, and scalability.
• Identify opportunities to deepen Catholic engagement and expand sponsorship growth; monitor Catholic Church and nonprofit sector trends and turn insights into actionable strategies.
• Lead initiatives that strengthen outreach capabilities and sponsor and evaluate pilots, using data-informed decisions to refine, expand, or scale successful approaches.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage, with a choice of two plans.
• Hybrid work flexibility, with the ability to work from home 2–3 days per week.
• 12 paid holidays and one floating holiday.
• One paid volunteer day.
• 20 days of paid time off, with additional days based on tenure.
• Generous parental leave policy.
• 403(b) plan with an employer contribution of 6% of gross income, automatically vested.
• Competitive benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive