Executive Director of Mission Expression Sisters of Saint Joseph of Baden, Pennsylvania

Current Opening: Executive Director of Mission Expression  
Sisters of Saint Joseph of Baden, Pennsylvania   
The Sisters of St. Joseph of Baden is a Catholic congregation of vowed women who are dedicated to loving and serving God and neighbor. Rooted in prayer, community living and the Gospel, we commit ourselves to the mission of unity and reconciliation, nonviolence and peacemaking through our presence, our prayers and our service. We live and work to be in union with God, with Earth, with one another, with the Church and with all whom we meet.  
Additional information can also be accessed by visiting our website at https://www.stjoseph-baden.org/   
Location: Baden, Pennsylvania   
Position Title: Executive Director of Mission Expression  
Reports to: Congregational Leadership Team   
Position Context: This role works in a three-person leadership team including the Executive Director of Operations and Guide to Vital Community Living. This team leads the Civil Corporation of the Sisters of St. Joseph under the auspices of the four person elected Leadership Team of the Congregation.  
Position Purpose: The Executive Director of Mission Expression supports the Congregation as it focuses on how our mission and values are expressed and sustained into the future through collaborations among staff, sisters and partners.  This role assists the
Congregation in developing, fostering, promoting, and communicating initiatives, activities, processes, and structures necessary for expression of mission; and helps ensure our mission, values and legacy are sustained.   
Key Responsibilities  
Strategic Leadership & Vision  

• Oversee the strategic planning process for mission expression, aligning with the CSJ Chapter Commitments, Directional Statement, Congregational Ministries, and organizational priorities.   
• Collaborate and communicate with the Executive Team to make decisions and recommendations on how staff, sisters, and partners can contribute to innovative ways to advance our mission, values, and charism.  

Collaborate and communicate with the Leadership Team on the development of strategies and initiatives that support and sustain mission expression.  

• Provide leadership in identifying and shaping the Congregation’s legacy, ensuring its continued relevance and impact.  
• Advance the Congregational priorities by providing strategic mission planning, decision-making, and implementation of initiatives.  Holistic Mission Integration   
• Oversee and integrate the activities of Mission Advancement, Ecology, Spirituality, Justice and Peace, Community Outreach, and Archives departments, fostering a unified approach to mission expression.  
• Empower department managers to holistically express mission by collaborating with one another, doing things differently, and making decisions based on capacity and resources.  
• Create an understanding of the historical context of the Congregation in efforts to determine how staff, sisters, and partners envision legacy into the future.   
• Work with Guide for Vital Community Living to inculcate core values, charism and mission integration into the system.    Collaborative Partnerships & Engagement   
• Cultivate and strengthen relationships with lay partners, staff, sisters, and other stakeholders, fostering a shared understanding of our mission and charism.   
• Establish and expand avenues for effective relationship building, both internally and externally.  
• Serve as a member of the Campus Neighborhood Partners committee to promote networking and shared activities on the campus.  
• Assist in identifying the “legacy” of the Congregation and ways to continue it into the future with input from the Leadership Team, Executive Team, key staff and sisters.  

Advocacy & Accountability   

• Advocate for the resources necessary to support and enhance the infrastructure for mission priorities.  
• Maintain transparent and consistent communications with staff and sisters regarding mission expression activities.   

Regularly review and assess the impact of new initiatives, structures, and strategies to help ensure continuous improvement.    Supervisory Responsibilities  

• Supervise and evaluate seven high level personnel: Executive Assistant and managers of Mission Advancement, Ecology, Spirituality, Justice and Peace, Community Outreach, and Archives   

Commencement: The commencement date is negotiable, but ideally by April 13, 2026.  
Salary & Benefits:  

• Salary starts at $120,000/year  
• 403(b) retirement plan with match opportunity
• Generous PTO policy  
• 11 Paid Holidays

Conditions of Employment:

• The nature of this executive appointment requires flexibility in working hours.  
• Annual appraisal process
• Travel is primarily local, but attendance at local and national conferences will be required, which may include air travel and overnight stays  

 

• Standard 90-day probationary period
• Prior to appointment the successful applicant will be required to possess the appropriate clearances, Criminal History Check and pass a drug screening.  

Selection Criteria:  
We invite expressions of interest from people who align with the following:   

• The capacity and desire to immerse yourself, learn and promote the charism of the Sisters of St. Joseph and contribute to the Sisters’ voice to the world today.  
• High level interpersonal and communication skills with ability to build strong relationships and networks.  
• Understanding of the intersection of Spirituality, Peace and Justice and Environmental Concern in our world today.  

Ability to think and plan strategically; capacity to be self-motivated; to be highly organized; navigate change and uncertainty; sound and timely decisionmaking; and work collaboratively within the Executive Team and with the Leadership Team of the Congregation.   

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in business management, organizational leadership, communications, development, mission advancement or related

field. Combination of at least ten years' experience with a minimum of five years in a senior management role or an equivalent combination of education, training and expertise.    

• Preferred: Previous experience in a non-profit religious organization. Understanding and appreciation of religious life in the Catholic Church.  

  
Are You Interested?  
Please submit a cover letter & resume (which includes a current email address and mobile telephone number) to Sr. Mary Parks at [email protected] no later than Sunday, February 8, 2026.  Submissions will be acknowledged within 48 business hours.   
Questions about the role can be directed to Sister Mary Parks, CSJ by email: mparks@stjoseph-baden.org  
She will be available for confidential enquiries via email. Please no unsolicited phone calls.