Executive Director – Na’aleh: The Hub for Leadership Learning
Na’aleh: The Hub for Leadership Learning seeks a relationship-oriented professional to lead the organization’s critical work of developing volunteer and professional leaders to guide the greater Baltimore Jewish community.
The Organization
Na’aleh (we will rise) is the premier organization for advancing leadership in Jewish Baltimore. Na’aleh empowers individuals to lead with ambition, ability, and authenticity. We believe in the power of volunteers and professionals working together to build a community that is welcoming and inclusive; respectful and optimistic; innovative and responsive; and committed to the vitality of Baltimore and a just and healthy world.
By delivering high-quality, impactful programs and resources for volunteers and professionals, Na'aleh fulfills its commitment to grow effective leadership for and within the Jewish community. Talented Jewish leadership is essential for navigating the complexities of our world by providing stability and direction while emphasizing a Jewish moral compass to guide our community forward.
Na’aleh equips professionals and volunteers with the skills and inspiration to lead boldly. Our dynamic approach not only strengthens individuals but elevates the entire Jewish community, ensuring a legacy of leadership for generations to come.
Na’aleh is a five-year-old organization that is a merger of successful leadership-focused institutions. With an operating budget of nearly $1M and a team of four dedicated professionals, Na’aleh is an innovative, community-based organization devoted to Jewish leadership development. Now entering its sixth year and having completed its initial phase as a merged entity, Na’aleh is ready to grow and expand its presence and impact in the Baltimore Jewish community.
An agency of The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore, Na’aleh enjoys the support, consultation, collaboration and full partnership of The Associated. It also thrives in collaboration with other Associated agencies, synagogues, schools and the full range of Jewish organizations and individuals in the greater Baltimore region.
Na’aleh is where leadership rises, the community thrives, and Jewish Baltimore builds its future.
The Position
We seek an inspiring, collaborative individual with a proven track record of excellent leadership and deep relational skills to become the next Executive Director and advance the goals and mission of Na’aleh.
What You Will Do
Broaden Engagement
- Engage the organization’s Board in deep and meaningful ways to grow the base of support and direction for Na’aleh
- Build and leverage partnerships by collaborating with strategic partners to advance organizational goals efficiently and effectively
- Cultivate relationships with key stakeholders, funders, professionals and community leaders
- Design inspiring, evidence-based approaches to meeting the needs of various leaders
- Develop a culture of belonging that celebrates diversity
- Access a wide-range of expertise from across our community
Expand and Enhance Services and Resources
- Guide the development of high-quality, relevant programming informed by Jewish values
- Advance existing programming to support high-level lay leaders, cohort-based opportunities, signature programs and workshops together with communities of practice, programs and learning opportunities for professionals
- Develop new offerings that deepen leadership abilities
- Expand skills-based training for lay and professional leaders
- Provide multi-dimensional resources for leaders to learn and grow
Strengthen Na’aleh’s brand
- Develop the organization’s identity in a compelling and relevant way for our community and beyond
- Communicate with clarity Na’aleh’s mission and values
- Understand the needs of various constituencies
Foster Operational Excellence
- Develop the financial resources needed for Na’aleh to grow and thrive
- Ensure effective marketing and communication strategies to grow Na’aleh’s role and presence in the community
- Implement data-based systems to provide continuous feedback into Na’aleh’s goals and programming
- Successfully manage financial systems
- Cultivate and lead an effective, collaborative and vibrant professional team
- Nurture an engaged, experienced, high-performing board
What We Are Looking For
- A strategic, visionary and relational leader who understands and excels at leadership practice
- A proven developer of human and financial resources
- An individual with enthusiasm for Jewish ideas and values that inform leadership concepts
- An articulate and compelling communicator
- An effective mentor of people and teams
- A successful manager of operational systems
- A designer of innovative and productive approaches
- A cultivator of strong and successful partnerships
- An inclusive, community-centered leader
- A builder of a robust lay and professional structure
- A positive and collaborative role model
- An innovative leader who embraces fresh approaches to nurturing lay and professional leaders while honoring the legacy foundation of Na’aleh
You will also have
- Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred
- High level of Jewish knowledge and culture
- Proficiency in the field of leadership training
- Experience working with and serving on nonprofit boards and committees
- Knowledge of professional growth and development
- Executive-level supervisory experience
- 10-15 years of work-related experience
- Familiarity with emerging technologies and ability to leverage new media
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and social media platforms
- An enthusiasm for living in Baltimore
Compensation
Salary Range: Starting salary $150,000 commensurate with experience
Benefit & Perks: The Associated offers a hybrid work environment that supports professional development and collaboration. We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, 401(k) employer match, life insurance, Long Term Disability (LTD), Flexible Spending Plan, paid parental leave, tuition reimbursement, holiday pay, wellbeing programming and a complimentary membership to the Jewish Community Center. We also make work/life balance a priority by offering generous vacation and sick time.
Application Process
Cover letters are required. Electronic submissions are required.
This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive, but to describe the general nature and level of work to be performed. The Associated is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. In keeping with our Jewish values, The Associated supports a thriving Baltimore that celebrates diversity and appreciates the unique combination of gender, race, age, religion and ethnicity, sexual orientation, intellectual and physical disabilities, and special qualities that each resident adds to the fabric of life in Baltimore. We welcome everyone interested in our mission to join us. If you require accommodations, please contact us, and we will make every effort to meet your needs.