Job Openings

Reports to

Martin Harold, Executive Vice President

Salary

$55,000/year. Salaried non-exempt.

Hours

• Full-time (40 hours/week)
• Employee is expected to work 8 hours/day Monday-Friday, during business hours (between 8am and 6pm). Work hours may occasionally be moved outside business hours to cover special events.

Location

• This position requires an on-campus presence. Remote hours may be approved on rare occasions (e.g. necessary travel)
• Limited Travel. DPC will travel locally (within Escondido) to meet with contacts and potential employers as necessary. DPC may occasionally travel further for events, conferences, etc.

Job Duties

The DPC oversees professional development for students at JPCatholic and serves as a liaison between students and professional contacts. The DPC’s domains include career services, internship coordination, the professional speaker series, and related projects. The DPC will also collaborate with the Director of Alumni Relations (remote employee) and assist with professional development/career services for alumni, particularly as an on-campus presence.

Part-time jobs

Goal: improve part-time job placement rate

Primary tasks:

• Monitor local part-time job opportunities
• Build relationships with local businesses to place students for jobs, serve as point of contact for potential employers
• Lead career workshops (for example, resume workshops) and meet with students one-on-one to provide accountability and guide them through:
• Creating an excellent resume and cover letter (if needed)
• Building a part-time job search plan
• Application and Interview processes
• Share job opportunities with students via email, instagram page, and/or individual meetings
• Connect part-time job employers with candidates who match their needs
• Manage contact and employment data in Keap (CRM System) for students and employers
• Monitor Keap automations when needed (meeting reminders and job placement surveys)

Internships

Goal: Increase internship awareness and placement

Primary tasks:

• Build and maintain intern relationships with companies, maintain communication with intern supervisors at companies
• Collaborate with companies or individuals to create internship experiences that follow JPCatholic’s requirements
• Manage internship timeline and sequences (reminding students of deadlines)
• Communicate JPCatholic’s internship process and requirements to students, staff, and companies via individual meetings, phone calls, and class presentations
• Review and approve internship experiences for students. Sign off on paperwork, follow up with other parties if needed.
• Send surveys and follow up with students and companies after internships
• Promote and manage the LA Internship Program (Execute the new iteration of the BTS experience for students)

Full-time Jobs

Goal: Build relationships with companies for full-time job placement, council students

Primary tasks:

• Serve as a liaison between students and companies when needed
• Council graduating seniors seeking assistance in their full-time job search
• Manage survey for graduating seniors and offer career workshop(s) to address their common needs/concerns
• Stay aware of hiring standards and trends to best inform students
• Collaborate with Director of Alumni Relations (remote employee) and meet with alumni seeking career advice/professional development

Professional Speaker Series

Goal: Build relationships with professionals who want to “give back” and offer value for students, particularly as a professional connection or potential intern contact for the future. Simultaneously, create value for students through high-quality events

Primary tasks:

• Plan, execute, and host 2-3 speaker events per quarter
• Effectively market events to students (in collaboration with marketing team and Student Life)

Documentation

Goal: Maintain and improve documentation of companies and contacts

Primary tasks:

• Maintain contact and company profiles in Keap

JPCatholic is a mission-driven, 21st century university, committed to forming graduates to Impact Culture for Christ within the disciplines of the Creative Arts and Business Innovation. We are seeking a visionary and seasoned senior leader to serve as a Chief Academic Officer and ready to forge with us a fresh approach to academic innovation, growth, and strategic partnerships. Catholic higher education is in a time of unprecedented change, where societal and technological forces, such as AI challenge our business model and will radically change our curriculum.

The ideal candidate is that rare person, who is looking for a Christ-centered, purposeful, senior, strategic, and entrepreneurial opportunity, and are not seeking personal gain. This unique person will join our co-founder’s team and Board of Trustees. After a thorough due diligence, they will make a commitment to serve our mission and make an extraordinarily generous philanthropic gift, similar to our Founding President. They will derive deep fulfillment in crafting and executing strategies to propel JPCatholic into an ambitious era of mission-aligned innovation and growth, including the adaptation of rapidly emerging AI-driven technologies. This opportunity is NOT for individuals pursuing a traditional position in higher education.

The ideal candidate will have spent their career as a successful entrepreneur or senior corporate executive, where they gained significant financial independence. Higher education experience is not required of a candidate with a proven track record of successful executive experience. They will now have a deep sense of calling to serve Jesus and are seeking to a compelling “give back” and philanthropic opportunity in a stimulating and uplifting Christ-centered apostolate. They seek to use their finely honed skills in leadership, entrepreneurship, innovation, organizational growth and as a builder of dynamic strategic partnerships to serve the Lord.

The Ideal Candidate has:

1. A profound, lived faith in Jesus Christ and His Catholic Church, seeking a culminating legacy role with transformative, Christ-centered purpose.
2. Exceptional leadership experience in entrepreneurship, strategic innovation, and organizational growth, that you would like to apply within a deeply Catholic environment.
3. A passionate, confident purpose-driven mindset, seeking intrinsic purpose beyond compensation — financial rewards—building on a distinguished career that has delivered substantial wealth, security, and independence.
4. A resilient innovator, a natural mentor, and an empathetic connector, who builds trust effortlessly, thrives in ambiguity, transforms obstacles into possibilities, embraces strategic pivots, and balances mission priorities above mere metrics.
5. A natural curiosity and keen interest in AI's transformative effects on creativity and innovation in the years ahead.
6. A proven dedication to service, evidenced by prior board service, philanthropy, or volunteer leadership that reflects a genuine zeal for societal good.

Key Responsibilities

The CAO will lead with visionary purpose, integrating faith, innovation, and service to advance JPCatholic’s mission of forming graduates to Impact Culture for Christ within the disciplines of the Creative Arts and Business Innovation. Primary responsibilities include:

1. Strategic Visioning and Academic Leadership: Shape and implement long-term academic strategies that propel JPCatholic into a bold era of mission-driven innovation, expansion, and growth—encompassing leadership, entrepreneurship, organizational development, and dynamic partnerships. Collaborate with the co-founding team and trustees to refine current programs, design new high-impact initiatives, and integrate transformative technologies like AI, equipping graduates for success in rapidly evolving industries. Guide the 2032 Strategic Plan process to address enrollment trends, technological advancements, and shifting student needs, while driving sustainable strategies for institutional viability, enrollment growth, and student achievement.
2. Program Delivery and Quality Assurance: Oversee the delivery and excellence of all degree programs, ensuring alignment with our Christ-centered mission to form graduates to Impact Culture for Christ in the creative arts and business. This includes curriculum design, program development, regulatory compliance with accreditors and agencies, and rigorous evaluation through assessments, ILO/PLO data analysis, student outcomes tracking, and the critical Program Review process.
3. Faculty, Staff, and Talent Development: Build collaboration across faculty and administration; recruit, evaluate, and mentor diverse teams; and foster professional growth through training, research support, and a culture of innovation—drawing on your expertise in high-performing teams to nurture changemakers and maintain teaching excellence.
4. Stakeholder Engagement and Partnership Building: Forge strategic alliances with industry partners, academic consortia, philanthropists, corporations, and community leaders, leveraging your networks and negotiation skills to secure resources, amplify institutional reach, and enhance enrollment and retention efforts.
5. Resource Stewardship and Sustainability: Ensure fiscal health through careful oversight of academic budgets, resource allocation for departments, labs, and libraries—balancing constraints with mission priorities—while promoting student success via policies on advising, diversity, and learning support.
6. Impact Measurement, Storytelling, and Legacy Stewardship: Drive metrics-based evaluation of programs and outcomes, while crafting compelling narratives to inspire donors, stakeholders, and the community—ensuring every initiative resonates with purpose. Serve as a servant leader bridging current achievements to future aspirations, embodying resilient innovation to sustain organizational health and enduring legacy.

What JPCatholic Offers

1. Purposeful Leadership and Autonomy: The CAO role provides meaningful independence, influence, and profound fulfillment in a collaborative, Christ-centered Catholic institution—empowering you to craft faith-aligned initiatives alongside the co-founder leadership team and committed trustees.
2. Enduring Legacy: An opportunity to forge a legacy of impact that resonates with your entrepreneurial or corporate successes, cultivating the Kingdom of God within this vibrant corner of His vineyard.
3. Flexible remote/hybrid arrangements: The CAO will dedicate 60-70% of their time to visionary strategic leadership and 30-40% to practical program oversight with flexible remote/hybrid arrangements and minimal travel requirements.

How to Apply

If this purposeful “give back” and philanthropic pursuit resonates with you, submit your bio and a brief note on “why you” and “why now” to dconnolly@jpcatholic.edu. Applications reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled, confidential inquiries welcome.

Salary

$0 – volunteers only need apply.

The Business Department at John Paul the Great Catholic University is currently inviting applications for its pool of part-time lecturers for the 2025-2026 academic year. JPCatholic is a Catholic organization committed to being aligned with the magisterial teachings of the Catholic Church. JPCatholic is a mission-driven, 21st century university, committed to forming graduates to Impact Culture for Christ within the disciplines of the Creative Arts and Business Innovation.

Appointments from this pool will be based upon departmental need. Successful applicants should be familiar and comfortable with teaching at least one class from a wide variety of core and elective classes, such as:

• BUSI333 Management Information Systems
• BUSI355 Operations & Supply Chain Management
• BUSI418 Business Career Strategies

About the Business Department:

Currently, the Business Department offers four emphases: Leadership & Management; Finance; Creative Entrepreneurship; Marketing. Additional classes from those listed above are required for each emphasis.

John Paul the Great Catholic University prides itself on its devotion to teaching. Successful applicants should demonstrate a proven track-record of effective student learning, such as through strong course evaluations.

The vision of JPCatholic is as follows: To send innovative and determined graduates, who know and love Jesus, to boldly proclaim His Gospel in culture impacting fields. All employees must agree with and support the vision of the University.

The mission of JPCatholic is as follows: To impact culture for Christ by forming students as creators and innovators, leaders and entrepreneurs in the Creative Arts and Business Innovation and steeped in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition. All employees must agree with and support the mission of the University.

Catholic ethical, moral, and social values provide a guiding compass for everything we do.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A master’s degree in Business, Management, Business Administration, or a closely related field, or;
• A master’s degree in a business subdiscipline that matches the specific course, or;
• A strong professional work history, which may include post-secondary certifications or professional credentials

Preferred Qualifications:

• A profound, living faith in Jesus Christ and His Catholic Church
• Prior teaching experience at the postsecondary level
• A combination of the minimum qualifications listed above

Salary and Employee classification:

Salary is currently $4,500 per 10-week class. This compensation includes all prep time, classes, grading, meeting with students, office hours, emailing students, revising the syllabus and other course related duties. Adjunct professors are classified as temporary, non-exempt employees.

How to Apply

To apply, please submit the following as separate PDFs documents to avelasco@jpcatholic.edu:

• An up-to-date resume or Curriculum Vitae
• A cover letter, detailing which classes, disciplines, or emphases areas you are most qualified to teach
• Your cover letter should also answer the question: “If you were to design and teach a business class from the ground-up, what would it be and why?”
• Contact information for at least three current references

John Paul the Great Catholic University is accepting applications for an energetic, mission-driven Admissions Representative to join our team. Your job will be to communicate JP Catholic's mission with passion to prospective students and their parents, manage our enrollment data and process, and plan campus visits and events. Our team has a strong work ethic, and we are committed to our departmental goal of recruiting and enrolling the best students at JPCatholic.

Qualifications and Skills

• A passionate commitment to JPCatholic's mission
• Bachelor's degree
• Knowledge of or ability to quickly learn Keap (primary CRM tool used for student recruitment at JPCatholic)
• Strong organizational skills
• Rapid typing ability of at least 70 words per minute.

Job Duties

• Data Management: the handling of Admissions records and data at all stages of the enrollment cycle.
• Student Recruitment: the processing of viewbook requests and direct mail initiatives, campaign creation in our Admissions CRM, management of reporting tools, correspondence with prospective students and parents, and prospective student list calling.
• All tasks delegated by the Executive Vice President for Advancement and Enrollment

JPCatholic is accepting applications for a Financial Aid Assistant. The successful candidate will have strong attention to detail and interpersonal skills, and have the capacity to field routine questions from prospective and current students regarding all aid programs. Financial aid requires extensive attention to detail and the ability to work collaboratively with students and their families as well as internal staff and faculty, while following policies and procedures that comply with all necessary regulations. The candidate will assist in ensuring that student paperwork is completed properly and communicate when follow up is needed. This position will provide office and ad-hoc support for the Vice President of Financial Aid. Current financial aid programs include Federal aid, institutional aid, Veterans benefits, private loans, private scholarships, State aid, and monthly institutional payment plans.

The ideal candidate would also have the desire and capacity to cross-train and learn all aspects of the financial aid office. Success in these areas could lead to additional responsibilities and compensation.

Example of Duties

• Assist students and their parents with questions regarding the various programs and application processes
• Create folders and input data from institutional aid applications for the Financial Aid Committee
• Schedule scholarships in Student Information System (Blackbaud) for billing
• Assist in tracking outstanding tasks for prospective students and follow up to acquire any missing items
• Compile a spreadsheet with rosters and students, follow up with professors for attendance at beginning of quarter or as needed
• Assist with maintaining accurate record of EFA (Estimated Financial Assistance) in Regent by preparing uploads on at least a quarterly basis
• Annual review of student (Admissions/Registrar) files to verify high school/undergraduate completion
• Assist with review of required consumer information on an annual basis to ensure institution is meeting regulations
• Assist with sending annual disclosure notice to all applicable students, staff, and faculty
• Maintain current information in files, Student Information System (Blackbaud), and financial aid system (Regent)
• Maintain list of private scholarships
• Assist with reporting as necessary
• Assist with periodic and ongoing data quality checks/audits
• Assist in reviewing University Catalog, website, and other documentation for consistency and accuracy
• Any other tasks as assigned

Essential Qualifications and Skills

• All employees must affirm that JPCatholic is a Catholic organization. Catholic ethical, moral, and social values provide a guiding compass for everything we do.
• All employees must support and agree with the vision of the University: To send innovative and determined graduates who know and live Jesus to boldly proclaim His Gospel in culture impacting fields
• All employees must support and agree with the mission of JPCatholic: To impact culture for Christ by forming students as creators and innovators, leaders and entrepreneurs in the Creative Arts and Business Innovation and steeped in the Catholic Intellectual Tradition
• Experience with the higher education financial aid process (either in a professional setting, as a student, or as a parent)
• Demonstrable ability to use Excel (including basic understanding of functions) and other spreadsheets
• Experience using computers and office equipment (scanner, copier, fax machine)
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Excellent written and oral communication skills: email, phone, in-person meetings, and other business writing
• Ability to plan, organize, and multitask in a fast-paced and frequently changing environment
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of student information

Preferred Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor’s Degree in area of Business/Finance/Law
• Experience in service-based position or two or more years of experience in financial aid at a post-secondary institution
• Knowledge of Federal and state aid practices and policies
• Spanish fluency (ability to advise students/parents regarding sometimes technical financial aid information)
• Experience with verification for Title IV aid
• Experience with NSLDS enrollment reporting
• Experience administering Cal Grant program
• Experience with Blackbaud Student Information System

Note:
Position Type: Full-time, year round
Work Location: In person
Expected Starting Pay Range: $48,000 - $50,000 per year, depending on experience.
Exemption Status: Non-exempt
Application Deadline: Open until filled

John Paul the Great Catholic University (JPCatholic) is now accepting applications for a seasoned, motivated, energetic, and mission-driven Major Gifts Officer (MGO). The MGO will expand our current philanthropy team and work closely with university leadership to increase our philanthropic revenue stream to enable us to realize our growth potential. JPCatholic expects to raise $2M in FY24, and to grow it 15% annually in subsequent years.

JPCatholic uses a disciplined “Moves Management” process to qualify prospective donors; to create individualized proposals and asks to secure gifts; and to further steward donors and provide them the opportunity to give again. Our process is empowered by KEAP - a game changing all-in-one CRM, sales and marketing automation platform built specifically for growth-minded institutions like JPCatholic.

MGO Duties and Responsibilities:

The MGO will

• Cultivate and grow a personal portfolio of individual, foundation, and corporate major donors and prospects using efficient and effective processes cognizant of their interests, motivations, giving patterns, and ask preferences to secure funds to advance our mission,
• Create reasonable financial goals for each donor alongside stewardship and further cultivation plans in a timely and effective manner.
• Create timely reports that reflect caseload and performance.
• Execute JPCatholic’s Strategic Plan to meet short- and long-term goals.
• Communicate efforts effectively with JPCatholic Trustees.
• Collaborate with our marketing team on unified messaging and narratives.
• Collaborate with faculty and staff to ensure timely communication of critical institutional project information, including budgets to donors.
• Adhere to JPCatholic policies and procedures and values.
• Maintain a positive, and collegial problem-solving attitude.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Competencies, and Strengths

• Bachelor’s degree is required and a background in the Creative Arts is preferred.
• Demonstrated history of successful fundraising experience is required.
• Effective ability to use and learn data management systems at a high level of sophistication is required for the duties of the position. and organizational skills required.
• A passion for helping donors fulfill their philanthropic interests.
• Alignment with and passion for JPCatholic’s mission and the ability to articulate this mission to others.
• Knowledge of the educational and philosophical landscape in which we operate.
• Familiarity with “Moves Management” process.
• Ability to build strong personal relationships.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Proven ability to present information in an informative and compelling manner.
• A stamina to work hard and derive satisfaction from being productive.
• Ability and desire to thrive in a fast-paced, mission-driven, entrepreneurial environment that rewards self-starters.

Note: This position is ideal for an early career professional seeking a challenging growth position within a Catholic Christian environment, where drive and a strong personal work ethic is welcomed and rewarded. It is also attractive to a late stage career professional, for whom giving back is a primary consideration in their job search.

Compensation Starting salary range is $64,000 - $75,000 per year, depending on experience.

JPCatholic's School of Visual Arts is seeking an Adjunct Professor of 2D Animation to teach animation, rigging, and storyboarding using Toon Boom Harmony and Storyboard Pro. Applicants must provide a link to their professional portfolio/reel.

Responsibilities include

• Course initial development and continuous improvement.
• Collaborating with department faculty in the curriculum implementation.
• Student support.
• Maintaining regular office hours outside of instructional time.
• Participating in course outcomes assessments.
• Maintaining up-to-date industry knowledge.

Qualifications and Skills

. Applicants must

• Be currently professionally active in the animation industry.
• Demonstrate proficiency in Toon Boom Harmony and Storyboard Pro.
• Have, at minimum, a bachelor’s degree and two years of professional experience, OR any associate degree and five years or professional experience, OR the equivalent.

JPCatholic is a Catholic university. Applicants to this position are not required to be Catholic, but they must respect and not teach against the mission of the University.

Compensation is $4,500 per course. This compensation includes all prep time, 10 3-hour classes, grading, meeting with students during office hours, emailing students, revising the syllabus and other course related duties.