Caritas Identity and Mission Senior Officer

Caritas Internationalis, a global confederation of 162 Catholic organisations working in more than 200 countries and territories, is seeking a Senior Officer for its Identity and Mission team. As an expression of the Church's mission, we serve the poor, vulnerable and excluded, regardless of race or religion, working together for a just world. Guided by the values and principles of Catholic Social Teaching and inspired by the Gospel, we work with people facing poverty, exclusion, conflict and the effects of climate change. It's not only about reacting when crises happen. We stay, we listen and we act, helping communities through urgent needs and as they rebuild their futures. Caritas promotes integral human development and integral ecology by serving, accompanying, defending and listening to people living in poverty, whilst together caring for our common home. We respond to emergencies and natural, humanmade and complex humanitarian crises, providing essential and social services, and health care. We speak out against the causes of poverty and injustice, and work together, as brothers and sisters, advocating and campaigning for a just world built on love, peace, and solidarity. Our work is informed by reflecting on the 'signs of the times' through a 'see, judge and act' methodology. We strive to bring about a long-term, positive impact on the lives of those we serve. This requires us to be both effective in our work, and good stewards of the resources entrusted to us. Our times are challenging and complex. Whilst it could be argued that recent decades have seen progress in health and living standards for many people in the world, this has happened at the cost of growing inequality in wealth and power, social fragmentation and environmental degradation, underpinned by an unjust economic system. Main responsibilities: To coordinate, animate and mobilise the Confederation's Regions and Members, on activities and initiatives which promote Caritas' identity, vision and mission within and outside the network, in collaboration with the Confederation's relevant structures (e.g. Caritas Identity and Fraternal Cooperation Committee); To facilitate and enhance global, regional and national initiatives related to Caritas' identity, mission and partnership/fraternal cooperation, in cooperation with the Regional Secretariats; To facilitate and support the implementation o...