Executive Director
Louisville, Kentucky

THE OPPORTUNITY
The Temple is seeking an Executive Director to accelerate our momentum with membership, engagement, and giving. The ideal candidate is a highly motivated, positive, creative, strategic leader with amazing implementation skills to successfully guide our 700-family congregation.
Through positive relationships with Board members, volunteers, and members, this person will guide the team to navigate fiscal, operational, marketing, and human resources imperatives with strong diplomatic skills and the ability to communicate and connect with diverse populations.
This role reports to the Temple President and directly supervises a team of 12 in administration, development, communication, religious school, preschool and facilities, with a total staff of 72.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Operational: responsibility for five major events per year plus all secondary events; define and update objective(s) for every event; follow workflow process and marketing plan for each event to ensure smooth implementation
Financial: meet or exceed The Temple budget each fiscal year (revenue and expense)
Human Resources: ensure each team member delivers on their weekly goals and tasks
Marketing – define event attendance objectives and marketing plan strategies
Temple Team: implement Member Mission, Creed, Rally Statement and Team Values
Projects – ensure all projects are planned, organized and completed per timeline

QUALIFICATIONS
Achieves with process, action planning and follow through; able to prioritize and meet deadlines; creative, resourceful and proactive problem-solver; calm under pressure; personable, professional, diplomatic and when necessary, direct; sound financial and tech skills; altruistic for the organization; practice full confidentiality; flexible with time.
Leadership experience required; Bachelor’s degree preferred; familiarity with Salesforce a plus; familiarity with Jewish rituals, customs, and holidays, or a willingness to learn.
ABOUT THE TEMPLE
The Temple was established by the consolidation of congregations Adath Israel (1843) and Brith Sholom (1880) as a center for Reform Judaism. For nearly 180 years, The Temple has brought meaning and insight into the lives of our members, the Jewish community, and the city at large as an active and vocal participant. We believe in the vitality of the Jewish people and work towards a better world by cultivating spiritual intention and Jewish wisdom.
Today, we are a vibrant community offering a warm welcome to all who seek a Jewish home. We boast a beautiful, updated campus, financial stability and variety of religious, spiritual, and engagement opportunities. We offer opportunities to heal the world through social justice. We enjoy varied events and educational opportunities, including programming at our award-winning Temple Trager Early Childhood Center which educates nearly 200 preschoolers. This positive and engaging work environment supports our mission to enrich lives in our community.
The Temple is fortunate to have emerged from the pandemic in an exceptionally strong position. Membership has been steady and growing younger, budgets are balanced and tightly managed, endowed funds are ample and secure, key facility upgrades are complete with campus updates planned, and clergy and lay leadership is experienced, highly engaged and optimistic.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
The Temple is prepared to offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience. Benefits include medical, dental, life and disability insurance, plus generous vacation and sick time.
CONTACT
To apply for this position please submit a cover letter and resume.
All inquiries will be kept strictly confidential.

The Temple is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on gender, race, age, creed, sexual orientation, or any other protected class.