SENIOR OPERATIONS DIRECTOR
Full-time
Reports to: Lead Pastor
Manages: Supervises the Operations Director, HR/Finance Contractors, and Communications Director
Date Posted: July 3, 2024
DESCRIPTION
Renaissance Church is a dynamic and multicultural non-denominational church in Harlem with more than 700 regular attendees. In the 10 years since Renaissance’s inception, the church has grown exponentially. To effectively build upon this growth, our goal is to keep our church's rich DNA and culture while taking our church's organizational leadership to the next level.
Reporting to the Lead Pastor, the Senior Operations Director will design and implement scalable systems for all business, HR, finance, and administrative operations to support the church’s mission, values, and growth. The right candidate is an innovative, discerning, and competent servant leader who is passionate about using the right systems to support staff thriving and missional impact.
Reporting to the Lead Pastor, the Senior Operations Director will design and implement scalable systems for all business, HR, finance, and administrative operations to support the church’s mission, values, and growth. The right candidate is an innovative, discerning, and competent servant leader who is passionate about using the right systems to support staff thriving and missional impact.
- This position is based in New York City. Working five days in Harlem is required.
- Preference will be given to individuals who have experience working in New York City.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Partner with the Lead Pastor and Board of Directors to align the organizational design and staff goals with the church’s mission, values, and goals.
- Own the design and delivery of all internal operations and administrative work streams including finance, human resources, operations, communications, and volunteer management. This includes strengthening existing systems and building new ones that reflect the church’s growth.
- Build strong, trusting relationships across the organization to help steward the organization through change and growth.
- Steward the culture, values, and team experience with all people managers by threading Renaissance values into each objective and deliverable.
- Oversee the church budget in close partnership with the Board of Directors; Provide staff accountability and regular reports to the Board of Directors.
- Develop and implement HR systems that ensure HR compliance and talent development. These include, but are not limited to, an annual review process, department goals, and compensation structure.
- Supervise the Operations department to ensure the success of all operations, volunteer management, and local/global missions.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Deep commitment to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ and emotional health
- Alignment with Renaissance Church’s mission and values
- Thriving personal relationships
- 8-10 years of professional work experience in management in start-ups, non-profit organizations, or other similar developing organizations
- 3-5 years in a leadership position, such as chief of staff, program director, church administrator, chief operations officer, or chief administrative officer preferred
- Demonstrated success having led a team or department
- Ability to provide leadership across the organization as a member of the leadership team; Experience leading teams toward effectiveness, cultivating a culture of creativity, excellence, and stewardship of church resources
- Demonstrated success in leading organizational change and innovation
- Demonstrated success in developing and translating vision into strategy
- Demonstrated experience managing a budget of $1MM or more
- Must be both a highly strategic leader and highly relational, able to have difficult conversations with grace, aiming for health and faithfulness to God above all things
- Exceptional project management skills, with a track record of setting objectives and developing plans involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
- Approaches their work by listening and seeking to understand before asserting a new direction
- Responsive to feedback
SALARY RANGE
The estimated salary range for this position is $125,000 to $140,000. Please note that the actual salary offered will be based on a wide range of factors, including relevant skills, training, experience, and education.
BENEFITS
- Health, Dental and Vision insurance & Transit Benefits
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Retirement plan benefits with 401k matching
- Life insurance
- Paid family leave
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates should submit a resume, a cover letter highlighting your relevant experience and interest in this role, and references to jobs@renaissancenyc.com.
We look forward to welcoming a dedicated Senior Operations Director to contribute to the smooth functioning and growth of our church operations.
Renaissance Church does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or any other status protected by Federal, State or local laws, to the extent that those laws apply to religious organizations. Renaissance Church is a religious organization which reserves the right to apply religious and moral standards to its employment practices.
We look forward to welcoming a dedicated Senior Operations Director to contribute to the smooth functioning and growth of our church operations.
Renaissance Church does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or any other status protected by Federal, State or local laws, to the extent that those laws apply to religious organizations. Renaissance Church is a religious organization which reserves the right to apply religious and moral standards to its employment practices.
DISCLAIMER
The preceding job description has been designed to describe the general nature and level of work performed by an employee within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of the employee(s) assigned to this job. Other duties may be added, or this job description amended at any time.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the principal duties satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the principal duties of the job, except where to do so would cause an undue hardship on Renaissance’s business operations.
Employment at Renaissance Christian Church is at-will, which means that either the employee or Renaissance can terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without cause or notice. Nothing in this job description should be construed to diminish the at-will employment relationship in any manner.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the principal duties satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable otherwise qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the principal duties of the job, except where to do so would cause an undue hardship on Renaissance’s business operations.
Employment at Renaissance Christian Church is at-will, which means that either the employee or Renaissance can terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without cause or notice. Nothing in this job description should be construed to diminish the at-will employment relationship in any manner.