Managing Director

About This Role

Leading the ACT Jewish Community through its next stage of development is the core of this executive position. It is a broad role spanning people leadership, Board partnership, community engagement, government and stakeholder relationships, grants and funded programs, communications, events, facilities, financial oversight, governance, security, and organizational operations. The role suits an experienced senior leader who combines strong organizational capability with warmth, judgment, and genuine ease with people.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop people in a small, hands-on organizational environment
• Work effectively with a volunteer Board and translate strategy into delivery
• Build trust across communities with different perspectives and priorities
• Navigate sensitive stakeholder and community issues with discretion
• Communicate exceptionally well, both verbally and in writing
• Manage grants, projects, budgets, and competing operational priorities
• Engage credibly with government and senior external stakeholders
• Remain composed and decisive when circumstances are complex or unexpected
• Work respectfully across different religious, cultural, and secular perspectives without imposing your own beliefs

Requirements

• Genuine respect for the community ACTJC serves
• Curiosity about its culture and traditions
• Capacity to work impartially across different expressions of Jewish life and with people of different faiths and no faith

Benefits

• Superannuation
• Onsite parking

Important Details

• Schedule: Includes some evening meetings, Sunday and community events, Jewish festivals, and occasionally urgent matters requiring senior leadership

Application Process

• Add a considered covering letter with your resume

About the Company

The ACT Jewish Community (ACTJC) supports a diverse Jewish community encompassing Orthodox and Progressive congregations and people with different levels of religious observance and cultural connection.