Interim Executive Director

Summary

Join Santa Cruz Hillel as their dynamic, part-time Interim Executive Director! Guide our vibrant community through a transition to a new leader. This approximately 25-hour-per-week role, largely remote, involves community engagement, fundraising, fiscal management, staff supervision, and ensuring a safe and inclusive environment for students. The ideal candidate possesses significant leadership experience, fundraising success, and a passion for Hillel's mission. A bachelor's degree is required, and a master's degree is preferred. This is a temporary position with an hourly rate of $85.00 and is not eligible for benefits.

Requirements

• Led organizations or programs and had a proven, measurable record of success in achieving goals
• Provided excellent management and supervision to a team of professionals, supported their accomplishments, and developed their potential
• Brought in major gifts and institutional support
• Successfully partnered with a non-profit board of directors, facilitated board development, managed stakeholder relations, and maintained sound financial management processes, including budgeting and cost controls
• A bachelor’s degree is required
• At least five years of leadership experience in either the business or nonprofit sector

Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary spokesperson to the organization’s constituents, the media, and the general public, engaging the community in the importance of Hillel’s mission and purpose
• Provide the Board of Directors with the information they require to fulfill their obligation to monitor and govern Santa Cruz Hillel and make informed decisions
• Manage all fundraising efforts to maintain Santa Cruz Hillel’s excellent fundraising on target for the fiscal year; this includes maintaining donor relations and stewardship, fundraising events, email campaigns, and direct solicitations
• Personally engage in fundraising with major donors and grant organizations and continually work to develop additional revenue sources
• Oversee and maintain Hillel's fiscal operation through budget planning and management processes
• Maintain Santa Cruz Hillel's fiscal integrity, including compliance, budget forecasting, and the accurate and timely submission of a proposed annual budget and financial statements to the Board
• Process bi-weekly payroll, oversee staff benefits, and assess staff needs and organizational offerings to ensure Santa Cruz Hillel is market-aligned in benefits and policies
• Supervise and support Hillel staff
• Ensure Hillel is a safe space for students and provides them with tools to address and respond to antisemitic activity on campus

Preferred Qualifications

• A master’s degree in a related field is a plus
• Passion for Hillel’s mission, pluralistic Jewish life, and the college experience; an understanding of the Hillel world
• Visionary leadership, with the innate ability to inspire students, staff, and other key stakeholders
• Strong people management skills and ability to bring out the best in your staff and students
• Solid organizational skills, including planning, attention to detail, multitasking, and prioritization
• An inspiring presence that will help others deepen their interest in Jewish life and the ability to listen to and build relationships with college students
• Strong relationship-building skills and comfort working with diverse populations different from yours
• An understanding of Judaism, Israel, and antisemitism in a way that is approachable and meets students at various points in their Jewish journey

Benefits

• This is a part-time, temporary position with an hourly rate of $85.00
• This position is not eligible for benefits