EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR POSITION DESCRIPTION
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.
GENERAL HOUSTON
Houston is the fourth most populous city in the nation. It is also the most ethnically diverse major metropolitan area in the U.S., with more than 100 languages spoken. Ours is a growing city, ranking third in overall lowest cost of living among the nation’s 20 most populous metropolitan areas. Texas has no state or local income tax. We average only 18 days per year with temperatures below freezing and have had only 15 measurable snowfalls since 1939.
Houston’s Texas Medical Center is the largest medical complex in the world, including six general hospitals, 11 specialized hospitals, three medical schools, five schools of nursing, two schools of pharmacy, and a dental school. Houston is home to five major universities and numerous community colleges. Two of these universities boast of having Jewish Studies programs.
The Houston region is an undisputed global leader in international business, with ties reaching all over the globe. It has long been nicknamed “Space City,” home to America’s space agency, NASA. As one of the world’s busiest ports, the Port of Houston is a large and vibrant component of the area’s economy.
Houston is one of the few U.S. cities offering world-class, year-round resident companies in all major performing arts – symphony, opera, theatre, and ballet. The museum district includes the Houston Holocaust Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Contemporary Arts Museum, Museum of Natural Science, and several others. Houston is also home to the 2X World Champion Astros, the Houston Texas, Houston Rockets, and Houston Dynamo.
CONTACT
Please send applications to: [email protected] .