President and CEO, Jewish Family and Children’s Service

Posted by on April 04, 2011

President and CEO

Organization: Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia

Posted: March 24, 2011

The President/CEO reports to the Board of Directors of JFCS. This individual will develop and supervise the administration of all program activities of the Agency in accordance with its stated mission.

S/he must possess strong leadership and exceptional interpersonal skills. The successful candidate should have vision and energy along with significant expertise and a successful track record in managing an organization providing service delivery.

The new President/CEO will be a highly collaborative and engaging senior executive with an ability to provide leadership which displays a positive attitude and flexibility in changing situations. The candidate must understand and be responsive to changes in funding sources, changes in service delivery systems and changing demographics. S/he must have the ability to think strategically and creatively, anticipate trends and meet the challenges that will impact JFCS’s future.

The President/CEO is expected to play an active role in developing external relationships regarding community visibility and resource development. The successful candidate will be expected to be a resourceful and experienced leader able to identify and manage resources, including partnerships and collaborative relationships, and serve as an advocate on behalf of the Agency to the community at large.

QUALIFICATIONS
– A graduate degree from an accredited school of social work, public administration or business administration and a minimum of ten years experience (or its equivalent) in positions of similar duties and responsibilities.

– Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills.

– Superior oral and written communication skills. An effective communicator one-on-one and in small and large groups.

– Highly ethical, passionate commitment to JFCS’s services and client base.

– Proven expertise and leadership in strategic planning, development of new initiatives and business plans, evaulation of programs, and relationships to strengthen an organization.

– Successful experience working with a Board of Directors and volunteer committees in the development and implementation of policies designed to fulfill an organization’s mission.

– Successful experience with fundraising, including endowment projects, establishing new sources of funding including program grants, government contracts, private foundations, and working with individual donors.

– Experience as a public spokesperson and advocate within the community, state and local government. The ability to build strategic alliances, develop and implement collaborative approaches to service delivery through continued work with Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, United Way of Southeastern Pennsylvania, and other community-based and faith-based local and national organizations both public and private.

– Proven success in working with organizations in both the private and public sectors.

– Knowledge of the laws and regulations with which a nonprofit organization determined to be tax-exempt pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, must comply.

– Experience with the preparation of budgets and monitoring the financial performance, including cash management. Understanding of the financial reporting and tax compliance rules with which a nonprofit organization determined to be tax-exempt pursuant to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, must comply.

– Management philosophy and style which encourages creativity, growth, collaboration, problem solving, open communication and accountability.

– Experience in staff recruitment, mentoring, development, motivation, team building and retention.

– Experience supervising and developing personnel standards and policies and, consistent therewith, responsibility for the hiring, supervision, management, training, evaluation and retention of all staff. Experience with negotiation of union contracts and general labor relations.

– Experience with management of plant, property and equipment.

– Experience with the management of information systems to fulfill the goals of the programs and administration of an organization.

– Computer literacy and familiarity with data management systems.

Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia is an Equal Opportunity Employer.