BJE CEO/Executive Director Job Description

Program development and maintenance

• Supervises and evaluates all programs and services provided by the agency.

• Establishes, maintains and enhances partnerships with Jewish educators and Jewish educational institutions, working with the various community, educational and religious institutions to help them support, adopt and utilize the agency’s programs.

• Initiates cooperative programs and activities with other community agencies.

• Stays current on trends in education, with particular emphasis on Jewish education.

Community outreach

• Provides educational leadership for the community.  Ensures community focus on education for youth and families.

• Establishes, maintains and enhances relationships with individual community leaders to promote the work of the agency.

• Establishes and maintains contacts with various Jewish educational movements, locally and nationally.

Fund-raising

• With the Board, establishes a fund-raising plan for the agency and supervises its implementation.

• Solicits major donors.

• Oversees preparation of applications for grants to philanthropic foundations and agencies.

Administration

• Directs the overall operations of the agency, including recruiting and retaining staff.

• Prepares the agency’s annual budget and closely monitors the fiscal affairs of the agency, working with the Finance committee.. 

• Prepares proposals, reports, and agenda recommendations for committees and the Board.

• Works with the Board to develop, maintain and implement a Strategic Plan.  Develops and recommends long and short range strategies to meet the overall objectives of the agency.

• Assists in recruiting Board candidates and involving Board members in agency and community activities.

Other

Performs any and all other functions as directed by the Board.

Bureau of Jewish Education
of Orange County
One Federation Way, Suite 205
Irvine, CA 92603
Phone: 949.435.3450 Fax: 949.435.3456
E-mail: info@bjeoc.org
http://www.bjeoc.org/