Chief Operating Officer Jobs

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About our organization

The Maayan Collective is an innovation lab, non-profit incubator, and resource center for Jewish outreach programming that will research and implement potential solutions and push the envelope of innovation and collaboration.

Maayan is a nimble, adaptive, collaborative engine of change. It identifies innovative responses to pressing opportunities for Jewish engagement and seeds and nurtures them through fundraising and operational support. As projects and ideas mature, they become members of the Maayan constellation. Member programs continue to leverage Maayan’s vision for growth and back-office support, enabling collaboration.

Current Member Programs

Jewish Heritage Programs (JHP)

Lubavitch House at Penn

CogWell @ Penn (non-sectarian)

Institute of Jewish Spirituality & Society

Jewish Business Network

Our team at Penn has been working on campus for over forty-three years.During that time, we launched and created the first peer-to-peer outreach program on campus, Jewish Heritage Programs (JHP). Our mission is to involve Jewish students in contemporary, relatable, and meaningful programming that strengthens their connection to their Jewish heritage and values. In addition, Chabad on Campus International was conceived and organized from our center, as was the Jewish Relief Agency in Philadelphia, and the Jewish Business Network, which is now located in eighteen cities nationally.Chabad on Campus has over 400 full-time campus centers in the U.S and worldwide.

The Role

We seek a Chief Operating Officer for Maayan Collective to help take our organization to the next level.Responsibilities and areas of expertise:

●Work under the direction of and in collaboration with our Executive Director to facilitate our organization’s growth, set new goals, and maximize our future potential.

●Proactively develop and execute strategic initiatives and long-term plans that carry out our organization’s mission

●Examine all organization assets and resources to ensure they are meeting their potential

●Analyze, develop, and improve on our current processes, policies, systems, and procedures for optimal functionality

●Provide leadership to and oversee a Program Manager and program development staffto ensure campus programs are running smoothly and growing at an appropriate rate

●Ensure proper staff training, routinely review performance and develop staff bench strength

●Build relationships within our existing donor community and develop a new donor base

●Lead board development initiatives to enhance the organization's strategic growth

●Maximize the potential of the alumni/mentoring network through proactive outreach and engagement strategies

●Collaborate closely with the Executive Director in a joint effort to drive fundraising initiatives and achieve the organization's financial objectives

Qualifications and skills

●Bachelor’s degree

●A minimum of 5 years of senior non-profit management experience

●Exceptional writing skills are a requirement for this position.

●Experience in scaling a business model and bringing it to a successful outcome

●Experience in fundraising and knowledge of fundraising strategies

●Strong organizational abilities, including strategic planning, program development, and team building

●Personal qualities demonstrating leadership skills, a pro-active approach to identifying problems, solution-oriented, able to encourage a collaborative atmosphere among all team members

Salary is commensurate with experience.