Reporting to the Board of Directors, this exciting opportunity exists for a person who is passionate about building community; can connect, engage, and inspire our amazing people: staff, members and volunteers; and work collaboratively as a trusted partner with our professional and lay leadership.

The Executive Director provides operational leadership to Temple Har Zion and is responsible for ensuring the overall effective and efficient management of Temple’s human resources, financial resources, physical plant and equipment, and maintaining positive, engaging relationships, both

internally and externally. These functions will be performed within the policies and budgets approved by the Board, and in a manner consistent with Temple’s mission, vision and values.

The successful candidate will be an experienced change agent who can turn strategy into results and ensure effective implementation of THZ’s objectives through teamwork, and the efficient use of resources.

Responsibilities

The Executive Director is responsible for:

1. Communicating and implementing Temple’s vision, mission and values
2. Participating in the development and implementation of strategic, operational, and program plans
3. Promoting member satisfaction, retention and attraction
4. Ensuring diverse stakeholder (members, volunteers, professional/lay leadership, staff) perspectives and circumstances are considered and respected; successfully resolving issues
5. Assisting the Board in evaluating the success of Temple in reaching its goals
6. Directly overseeing and effectively managing the performance of the Financial Administrator, Assistant to the Executive Director, and co-manage with clergy the Assistant to the Rabbi and Cantor/Communications Coordinator
7. Overseeing the assignment and direction of the work of the staff and office volunteers and ensuring training is provided; ensuring the office is organized and has effective processes and procedures in place; ensuring staff morale is positive, concerns and grievances are resolved, and training and health and safety programs are effective;
8. Ensuring the safe maintenance of the Temple facility
9. Overseeing the expenditures of funds within the budget approved by the Board, and to identifying and developing new sources of funding for the organization
10. Keeping the Board and Executive Committee informed; reporting to the Board of Directors through the Board Chair; ensuring and/or providing ongoing support and information to the Board, Executive Committee and Temple Committees; attending and reporting at Board and Executive Committee meetings; acting as Temple spokesperson in concert with the Board Chair and Rabbi
11. Soliciting advice and guidance, when appropriate, from the Board
12. Ensuring the lay leadership maintains constant awareness of both the external and internal landscape, opportunities for growth, community developments and standards
13. Negotiating vendor contracts
14. Ensuring Temple complies with relevant legislation, including but not limited to the Employment Standards Act, Ontario Human Rights Code, Occupational Health and Safety Act, privacy legislation
15. Maintaining contact with key staff at UJA Federation and other community stakeholders (Jewish and non-Jewish) to ensure visibility and uphold Temple’s reputation; understanding funding plans, discuss request for proposals and, generally, ensure that Temple is considered for available grants
16. Participating in URJ/CCRJ and NATA related events and other training in order to enhance the Executive Director’s leadership skills, Temple’s reputation, and potential for success
17. Being present at services at least once per month and volunteer-led events on a semi-monthly basis