Executive Director - Jewishsac : Job Details

The Executive Director leads and is responsible for the organization's financial, human resources, facility, technology, and administrative operations with a $7.4 million budget and 140,000 square-foot campus. The Executive Director manages approximately 27 full-time and 34 part-time employees and reports to the Board of Trustees through the President. The ideal Executive Director will be a leader and team player working with clergy, staff, lay leadership, and the congregation-at-large, all following Congregation Beth Yeshurun's mission, bylaws, and policies.

QUALIFICATIONS

The Executive Director of the congregation should demonstrate the following:

• Strong work ethic and staff management.
• A team-oriented approach focused on achieving collective success.
• Strong foundation in financial management, board development, membership outreach, fundraising, and facilities-related issues typical of large-sized congregations.
• Knowledge of Human Resources.
• Educational or work experience and a keenly developed aptitude for managing multiple projects with competing deadlines.
• Measurable and quantifiable experience with supervising a team that has achieved sustained success.
• Comfort level in high-pressure environments.
• Ability to collaborate closely with our Clergy and Board.
• Proven record of successfully building trusted relationships with various constituencies and stakeholders.
• Basic knowledge of Jewish practices and culture.
• Proficiency with ShulCloud and Microsoft Office Application Suite.
• Strategic thinking, leadership, and motivation.
• An undergraduate degree from an accredited university is required (finance or accounting is preferable); an advanced degree is a plus.

MAIN AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY

The Executive Director manages, oversees, and is ultimately responsible for the synagogue budget, its physical plant, supervision of synagogue personnel, and overall management and day-to-day operations.

• The Executive Director, in partnership with the Clergy and lay leadership, is responsible for program management, marketing, public relations, community relations, fund-raising, membership recruitment and retention, resource management (both financial and human), and overseeing capital campaigns and building programs.
• The Executive Director serves as the central administrator of the Congregation to implement policy decisions of the Board of Trustees.
• The Executive Director manages the synagogue's fiscal, physical, security, and administrative affairs, including food service operations.
• The Executive Director ensures compliance with administrative procedures and maintains the physical environment within which the Congregation's worship, educational, cultural, and social activities are carried out.
• The Executive Director is the person through whom all Congregation activities and programs are arranged and coordinated.

COMPENSATION

A competitive compensation package, including generous benefits and relocation, is available for the successful candidate.

CONTACT

Please send applications to: [email protected].