Job Description

Teach New York State Executive Director

Who We Are:

Teach Coalition is dedicated to ensuring that every child has access to a quality Jewish education. Operating across seven states in the U.S., Teach Coalition advocates for equitable government funding and resources for yeshivas and Jewish day schools, making Jewish education accessible to all families.

The Orthodox Union (OU) is the largest Orthodox Jewish organization in the United States. Founded in 1898, the OU supports a network of synagogues, youth programs, Jewish and Religious Zionist advocacy programs, programs for the disabled, localized religious study programs, and international units. The OU maintains a kosher certification service, whose circled U symbol is found on the labels of many kosher commercial and consumer food products.  

Job Description:

The NY Executive Director will be responsible for cultivating relationships and increasing the financial commitments of existing Teach supporters in the four to six figure range, as well as inspiring new community members to become significant financial supporters. As part of a growing community engagement team, the Executive Director will be supported by the state and national office. A successful Executive Director has a proven track record in sales, client relations, fundraising, or a similar field.

Essential Functions:

• Create and execute a plan aimed at increasing community engagement and growing Teach’s revenue through solicitations, donor cultivation and stewardship
• Build and sustain strong relationships with donors and inspire them to increase their investment in our work
• Identify, cultivate, and solicit new donors
• Meet quarterly and annual fundraising goals
• Identify, recruit and develop lay leadership for leadership roles
• Provide regular updates that inspire people to become more involved in Teach’s policy and advocacy work
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date moves management records in the CRM system, including logging communications and meetings.
• Engage community members in action alerts, voting, events and other advocacy activities
• Represent Teach at community events and forums

Qualifications:

• Live in New York State
• 5-7 years of professional experience in some relevant field related is required
• Fundraising or Public policy or Government and Community Relations experience or a combination of those fields is preferred
• A minimum of 5 years of work experience in sales/fundraising or a related field with a successful track record of achieving and exceeding goals
• Ability to pivot quickly to address rapidly changing situations
• Highly motivated self-starter who can initiate and maintain contacts, relationships, projects, meetings and events
• A problem solver, able to visualize and articulate solutions using an analytical mindset
• Ability to prioritize, work independently and complete multiple assignments with attention to detail in fast paced, rapidly changing environment
• Ties to the New York Jewish community and schools
• Strong commitment to Jewish education and advocacy
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Bachelor's degree preferred or commensurate experience 

Salary and Benefits:   

The salary for this position is between $175,000-$200,000, commensurate with experience.

We offer employer-sponsored healthcare, dental and vision plans. 

    Other benefits include: 

• Paid sick days  
• Paid vacation days 
• Paid Jewish and most Federal holidays 
• Short Fridays to accommodate for Sabbath 
• Free life and disability insurance  
• Discounted continuing education
• 403(b) retirement plan which the OU will contribute 5% of your wage towards retirement savings after you contribute at least 2% (only eligible after 3 years of continuous service)  

Experience Required

5-6 years