Executive Director of Neshama: Association of Jewish Chaplains (NAJC)

Position: Remote 30 hours/week (.8)

Overall Compensation Package: $60K-$75K, depending on experience.

NAJC is hiring an innovative, visionary, and hands-on Executive Director to

partner with the Board in maintaining and expanding the impact of NAJC,

in the field of spiritual care, in the Jewish community, and in the support of our membership. The role of the Executive Director will include managing day-to-day operations, outreach within and beyond NAJC, fundraising and relationship building, and visioning with the Board.

As a remote position, the ED will work from home and oversee a simple office space (to be located nearby wherever the next ED resides– e.g. in a Federation Office, shul, etc). NAJC will provide an NAJC computer, and the ED should have access to appropriate secure internet.

About NAJC:

NAJC is the pre-eminent international gold standard home for Jewish professional chaplaincy. NAJC inhabits a unique space as the interdenominational Jewish chaplaincy association. Our members serve in hospital, hospice, prison, college campus, community, or other chaplaincy connected fields. We confer BCC, Board Certified Chaplain, after study, work experience, and verbal and written presentations. NAJC has active and engaged Board lay leaders who organize and run most resources that NAJC offers.

We empower and support our membership, providing ongoing and cutting-edge resources, training, and education, offering Jewish spiritual care content for the greater Jewish community, and advocating for the role of Jewish chaplaincy in the wider field of spiritual care and beyond. We partner with our cognate chaplaincy organizations to shape and uphold the standards of chaplaincy, including but not limited to collaboration in conferences, certification, and field innovation.

Responsibilities:

Day-to-Day Operations and Programming

-Directs the day-to-day operations of the organization.
-Implements objectives and policies in collaboration with the Board, President, and staff.
-Hires, trains, supports, delegates, and evaluates, with clear results-oriented goals and realistic measurable outcomes.
-Attends all board meetings, is invited to all committee meetings, collaborates as needed, and acts as a consultant to the Board and its committees.
-Encourages team building by facilitating open communication and positive working relationships with staff, Board, and membership.
-Provides regular, reliable reports on the organization’s progress towards its goals, including procedure statements for Board policies.
-Facilitates the research, planning, development, implementation and evaluation of NAJC programs and services.
-Supports the Conference Committee in running and implementing all annual conference needs.
-Assists the Personnel Committee.

Outreach
-Promotes community awareness of the organization’s mission and aims.
-Participates in networking and community relations activities on behalf of the organization, including building relationships with fellow chaplaincy EDs.
-Builds strong working relationships with others, both inside and outside the organization, and enlists their support for accomplishing tasks.
-Acts as an advocate for the organization and its programs in the community, both Jewish and Non-Jewish.
-Facilitates a communication plan that informs the larger community of the activities and direction of the organization.
-Seeks public speaking opportunities for both the ED and organizational leadership.
-Supervises membership recruitment.
-Works to maintain a positive image for the organization.
-Communicates with key stakeholders to identify the changing needs and conditions of chaplaincy, identifying required resources to achieve goals.

Fundraising and Financial Management
-Identifies, researches, and coordinates all fundraising initiatives in partnership with the Fundraising Committee.
-Works with the Treasurer in developing the yearly budget to be approved by the Board.
-Implements the Board’s policies for the allocation and distribution of resources.
-Maintains and oversees sound bookkeeping procedures.
-Administers the funds of the organization, according to the budget approved by the Board.
-Assures periodic financial reviews are conducted per Board policy.
-Assures charitable solicitation and registration forms are filed annually as required.
-Collaborate with and advises the Board Treasurer and provides the Treasurer with necessary financial information.
-Seeks and develops new fundraising proposals for the organization.

Visioning - In collaboration with the Board
-Participates in the creation of an organizational vision.
-Develops programs and services that work toward the vision, within the policy guidelines set by the board.
-Conducts both an internal and external environmental scan to identify emerging issues that affect the organization.
-Sets specific organizational goals and outcomes.

Qualifications:

-Bachelor’s degree, Master's degree preferred.
-Four or more years of related leadership experience.
-Four or more years of experience supervising staff and/or volunteers.
-Experience with digital technologies, social media platforms, and software systems and/or an ability to learn.
-Excellent oral and written communications skills and the talent to tailor messages to specific target audiences.
-Proven track record showing sound judgment, ability to think strategically and solve problems, and capable of managing multiple projects and tasks at one time -resulting in positive outcomes.
-Strong attention to detail and deadlines.
-Familiarity with Hebrew and Jewish tradition and an understanding of the Jewish community is desired.

Details:

Overall Compensation Package: $60K-$75K, depending on experience.
Position: Remote 30 hours/week (.8), reporting to the NAJC President.
Generous time off, including three weeks of paid vacation per year as well as Jewish holidays, per Board policy.
A retirement allowance and up to a certain amount per year for insurance.
Sick leave of up to ten days a year.
Parsonage will be offered.
Paid Family Leave (six weeks paid) plus state-specific family leave.

NAJC is an equal opportunity employer.

To Apply:
Please send your CV and a cover letter to post-69791763f9e0057bb3f595d2-1769543623@apply.jewishstaffing.com