One Covenant Community Leadership Wells & Pipelines Administrator (PT)

One Covenant Community Grant Coordinator

About North Park University

Founded in 1891, North Park University is a Christian university affiliated with the Evangelical Covenant Church of over 3,200 students from around the country and the world. Located for over 125 years on the land of the Miami and Potawatomi tribes in what is today Chicago’s northside, NPU has recently been designated a Hispanic Serving Institution and is committed to serving diverse populations. Elevating North Park University’s core distinctives of Christian, city-centered, and intercultural, NPU values diversity among its Faculty and is committed to building a racially and culturally diverse intellectual community, and strongly encourages the nomination and candidacies of persons who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color regardless of gender.

North Park University is located in the Albany Park neighborhood of Chicago, one of the most ethnically diverse zip codes in the United States. It is nine miles from downtown Chicago. The North Park campus has often been referred to as an oasis in the heart of the city – a place where students from urban, rural, and suburban backgrounds alike can call home. And all of this within the major metropolitan backdrop of Chicago: one of the world’s largest and most diversified economies, renowned for its museums and music, and voted best large city in the U.S. for four years in a row by Condé Nast Traveler.

Mission

The mission of North Park University is to prepare students for lives of significance and service through education in the liberal arts, professional studies, and theology.

Vision

Building on our core institutional identity—Christian, city-centered, intercultural—our vision is to create a university of uncommon character and enduring excellence, where faith, learning, and service meet.

About North Park Seminary

North Park Theological Seminary is the denominational seminary of the Evangelical Covenant Church and is part of North Park University. Located for over 125 years on the tribal land of the Miami and Potawatomi tribes in what is today’s Chicago’s northside, North Park is committed to excellence in both ministerial and academic formation. NPTS offers the following degrees: Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in Theological Studies, Master of Arts in Christian Formation, Master of Arts in Christian Ministry, Master of Arts in Restorative Justice Ministries (through the School of Restorative Arts at Illinois River Correctional Center). Learn more about the commitments of the Evangelical Covenant Church through these denominational documents: Covenant Affirmations, The Covenant Church and the Bible; The Evangelical Covenant Church and the Ministry of Compassion, Mercy, and Justice; Baptism in the Evangelical Covenant Church; Called and

Gifted; Human Sexuality and the Ethic of Marriage and Singleness.

Position Summary

North Park Theological Seminary is seeking to hire a half-time, remote Leadership Wells & Pipelines Working Group Administrator in support of “One Covenant Community,” a five-year, large-scale collaborative project funded by the Lilly Endowment’s Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative. The Administrator will keep the Wells & Pipelines team moving, owning the logistics, documentation, and follow-through that allows a geographically dispersed volunteer team to do sustained, multi-year work together. The role is equal parts organizer and encourager: tracking commitments and deadlines with gracious persistence, and helping every team member feel seen, supported, and connected to the mission. This is a time-limited position, to end December 31, 2030. Reports to project director.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Meeting & Event Logistics. Coordinate monthly virtual meetings and annual in-person gatherings: scheduling, meeting hosting, calendar invitations, travel and lodging coordination, venue logistics, and meal planning.
• Note Taking & Documentation. Capture clear, action-oriented notes for all working group meetings and co-leader planning sessions; distribute summaries promptly; maintain organized records of decisions, action items, and deliverables in the team’s shared Dropbox and Slack.
• Follow-Up & Accountability. Track action items, subgroup deadlines, and survey or form responses; send timely, warm reminders to team members; flag stalled items for the co-leaders before they become problems.
• Team Care & Encouragement. Notice and celebrate team member contributions, milestones, and life events; help sustain morale and belonging across a dispersed team doing long-haul work.
• Communications Support. Help draft, format, and distribute team updates, pre-reads, agendas, and reports; manage RSVPs and responses; keep the team’s contact lists and shared files current.
• Project Support. Assist the co-leaders with scheduling, expense tracking and reimbursement submission, coordination with the One Covenant Community Project Coordinator and other working groups, and other administrative needs as they arise.

Requirements

Essential Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Exceptional organizational and logistical skills; proven ability to manage details, deadlines, and follow-through across multiple workstreams
• Strong written communication; able to produce clear meeting notes and warm, professional correspondence
• Proficiency with Zoom, Microsoft Office, Dropbox, and Slack (or ability to learn quickly)
• Self-directed and dependable in a remote work setting; able to keep flexible hours with availability for the team’s monthly meeting rhythm

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in ministry, education, nonprofit leadership, or related field
• A natural encourager with high relational intelligence; comfortable nudging busy people with grace and persistence
• Deep familiarity with the Evangelical Covenant Church, its congregations, conferences, camps, and culture — strongly preferred

Salary Range for this position is $30,000 per year