Location: Brooklyn,NY, USA
Magen David Yeshivah (MDY) is an Early Childhood through Grade 12 Jewish day school rooted in the
Sephardic tradition and dedicated to academic excellence, creativity, and intellectual curiosity. As the
cornerstone of the Sephardic community of New York for generations, MDY is proud to continue to
provide an exceptional education to over 1800 students while strengthening community and preserving
traditions.
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-curriculum
education with emphasis on academic excellence, creativity, and intellectual curiosity.
As a community, MDY equips students with the ability to confidently interact with an ever-changing
modern world through the prism of Torah values, and to cultivate within them a deep understanding of
and 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,
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Position
Reporting 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 to
mobilize others towards excellence in both thought and action. Knowledge and expertise in
organizational planning, communications, operations, facilities, and management, as well as a strong entrepreneurial vision, are important to the success of this individual.
Responsibilities
Executive Leadership
• Partner with MDY leadership (board, staff, faculty) to identify goals, objectives, and priorities for
the future of the school. Maintain a focus on proactive planning that will identify and take advantage
of 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 of
MDY.
• Lead, motivate, and evaluate a high-performance staff. Recruit and retain qualified professionals
for 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 committees
directing and coordinating projects and agendas.
• Set, foster, and model a success-oriented, accountable, high-morale and positive environment
within the school community.
• Utilize exemplary decision-making skills to effectively manage any crisis that may arise, in
consultation 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 on
financial issues.
• In conjunction with the Board of Directors, regularly evaluate the management and status of MDY's
financial resources and procedures.
• In collaboration with the lay leadership, create a total administrative and operational plan for the
school, 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, process
and policy.
Advancement
• Initiate and implement a comprehensive strategic development plan. Help coordinate, direct, and
support annual campaign efforts.
• Oversee the design and implementation of a comprehensive communications and marketing plan
to position MDY in the most advantageous manner in a competitive environment.
Qualifications & Skills
The ideal candidate will offer the following qualifications:
• Experience as a senior executive in education administration or in the nonprofit and/or business
sector 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 stakeholders
throughout the community.
• Strong leadership skills with a style that encourages creativity, accountability, growth, and
problem 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-driven
approach.
• Financially savvy- knowledgeable about operational and capital budgets.
• Excellent interpersonal, political, and diplomatic skills. Ability to work with professional and
volunteer leaders throughout the community.
• Willingness to invest the time required to steward relationships and be visible throughout the
community.
• High personal, ethical, and professional standards.
• Comfort with, and preferably experienced in educational/organizational administration and
institutional growth.
• Experience overseeing the day-to-day operations of a large-scale organization.