Executive Director, Temple Sinai, Brookline

Temple Sinai, a 350-member Reform synagogue in Brookline’s Coolidge Corner, seeks a dynamic leader as its next executive director. The synagogue’s board has recognized the need to reshape the role and prominence of this key member of our leadership team. We are seeking someone who will be a strategic partner to clergy, temple leadership, the President, and Board of Trustees; lead and manage all aspects of temple administration; provide financial management and oversight; oversee building maintenance and operations; support the religious school business operation; and promote congregational engagement.

Temple Sinai is a progressive Reform Jewish congregation in the heart of Coolidge Corner, Brookline. Temple Sinai honors its diverse members’ individual journeys of Judaism, joyfully embracing and connecting our members in the community. We are enriched by engaging in lifelong study of Torah, seeking holiness through meaningful worship, bringing justice, healing, and caring to our world, and being an inclusive and caring community.

Summary

The Executive Director is the chief operating officer of the congregation. Working closely with the clergy, the Director of Education and the Board of Trustees, the Executive Director [ED] will help lead our congregation to a vibrant future as a high-functioning, progressive Jewish organization. The Executive Director serves as an ex-officio member of the Board of Trustees and the Executive Committee, attending all meetings and playing a critical role as ambassador to Temple members and the broader Jewish and secular communities. The ED serves as an integral member of a collaborative Temple leadership team and is responsible for oversight and management of the Temple’s fiscal and administrative affairs, facility management, technology, calendar, logistics and communications. The ED provides input and support for long-term strategic planning and has primary responsibility for developing yearly operational plans, including support of fundraising activities. In partnership with the Temple president and the executive committee of the board, the ED assures that lay committees have appropriate staff support and oversight to ensure they function effectively. The ED is a full-time employee reporting to the President of the Board of Trustees and collaborates closely with the Rabbi.

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