Executive Director

Magen David Yeshivah (MDY) is an Early Childhood through Grade 12 Jewish day school rooted in theSephardic tradition and dedicated to academic excellence, creativity, and intellectual curiosity. As thecornerstone of the Sephardic community of New York for generations, MDY is proud to continue toprovide an exceptional education to over 1800 students while strengthening community and preservingtraditions.The school's mission is to produce broadly educated, ethical, self-confident, and compassionate Torah-observant Jews, committed to lifelong learning, community service, and personal growth.As a school rooted in Jewish law, MDY provides a comprehensive and rigorous dual-curriculumeducation with emphasis on academic excellence, creativity, and intellectual curiosity.As a community, MDY equips students with the ability to confidently interact with an ever-changingmodern world through the prism of Torah values, and to cultivate within them a deep understanding ofand love for the people, land, and State of Israel.MDY maintains three state-of- art campuses and a budget of $60M. To learn more about the school,please visit: to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director (ED) of Magen David Yeshivah is responsible for leadership and oversight of all strategic planning, operations, finance, board relations and resource development for the entire school (Early Childhood through 12th Grade). Working in conjunction with the educational leadership, including the heads of the High School and the Elementary School, the ED will be expected to create and maintain sound business practices, which foster excellence across the entire Yeshivah, allowing for both financial and operational sustainability and accountability. This is a highly visible role within the MDY community, and as such, the ED will be expected to build and maintain relationships at all levels.Professional leadership is an integral component of the position. The ED must have the ability tomobilize others towards excellence in both thought and action. Knowledge and expertise inorganizational planning, communications, operations, facilities, and management, as well as a strong entrepreneurial vision, are important to the success of this individual.ResponsibilitiesExecutive Leadership• Partner with MDY leadership (board, staff, faculty) to identify goals, objectives, and priorities forthe future of the school. Maintain a focus on proactive planning that will identify and take advantageof emerging trends and needs that might impact the future direction and success of the school.• In conjunction with the educational leadership, articulate a shared vision of the unique mission ofMDY.• Lead, motivate, and evaluate a high-performance staff. Recruit and retain qualified professionalsfor open positions as needed. Provide ongoing supervision and mentoring.• Serve as a strong and constant resource to further the goals of the Board. Work with all committeesdirecting and coordinating projects and agendas.• Set, foster, and model a success-oriented, accountable, high-morale and positive environmentwithin the school community.• Utilize exemplary decision-making skills to effectively manage any crisis that may arise, inconsultation with Board leadership.Finance and Operations• Direct the Board and staff processes for developing MDY's annual budget.• Work closely with the administrative staff to create and refine office systems that support day-to-day business operations.• Ensure there is regular reporting to and collaboration with the Board Finance Committee onfinancial issues.• In conjunction with the Board of Directors, regularly evaluate the management and status of MDY'sfinancial resources and procedures.• In collaboration with the lay leadership, create a total administrative and operational plan for theschool, including resource development, human resources and finance.• Support efforts and projects in the following areas: campus security, transportation, food services,vendors, contracts, internal data control, support systems, purchasing, office management, processand policy.Advancement• Initiate and implement a comprehensive strategic development plan. Help coordinate, direct, andsupport annual campaign efforts.• Oversee the design and implementation of a comprehensive communications and marketing planto position MDY in the most advantageous manner in a competitive environment.Qualifications & SkillsThe ideal candidate will offer the following qualifications:• Experience as a senior executive in education administration or in the nonprofit and/or businesssector with a proven record of achievement in organizational leadership, management,administration, and operations.• Bachelor's degree required.• A skilled communicator who is able to effectively represent MDY to various stakeholdersthroughout the community.• Strong leadership skills with a style that encourages creativity, accountability, growth, andproblem solving.• A genuine commitment to Jewish education and the specific values and mission of MDY.• Ability to drive consensus in the decision-making process with a commitment to a team-drivenapproach.• Financially savvy- knowledgeable about operational and capital budgets.• Excellent interpersonal, political, and diplomatic skills. Ability to work with professional andvolunteer leaders throughout the community.• Willingness to invest the time required to steward relationships and be visible throughout thecommunity.• High personal, ethical, and professional standards.• Comfort with, and preferably experienced in educational/organizational administration andinstitutional growth.• Experience overseeing the day-to-day operations of a large-scale organization.

Created: 2025-01-14