Executive Director

Elsie K. Powell House (www.powellhouse.org), New York Yearly Meeting’s (www.nyym.org) retreat center and an outreach arm of New York Yearly Meeting for adult and youth spiritual nurture, seeks a full-time Executive Director to oversee its spiritual life and physical operations. Position to begin Spring 2016. Powell House’s mission is to foster the spiritual growth of Friends (Quakers) and others and to strengthen the application of Friends' testimonies in the world.

Title: Executive Director
Job Category: Exempt
Status: Full-time
Supervisor: Powell House Committee Personnel Sub-committee
Location: Old Chatham, NY

Responsibilities

• Leadership and Ministry responsibilities include understanding the spiritual needs of NYYM members and committees, creating a vision for using the entire physical and spiritual resource of Powell House to support the spiritual transformation and life-long nurture of members and attenders in the NYYM, and developing youth, adult, and intergenerational programming to address their needs. The Executive Director informs the Powell House Committee at regular intervals on the status of Powell House physical plant and activities and work with the Committee and sub-committees on specific matters related to the physical, financial, operational and spiritual aspects of Powell House
• Day-to-day operational responsibilities include overseeing design, execution and hosting of spiritual nurture conferences and rentals; hiring and supervising required staff; overseeing and managing institutional finances, fundraising and buildings and grounds

Required experience: Active member of a Quaker monthly meeting and on-going service and engagement in Quaker organizations (especially Yearly Meeting organizations) and business process. Deep grounding in the Spirit. Five years prior organizational leadership, e.g., non-profit executive director, pastor, etc. Experience supervising staff. Experience in designing Quaker programs (e.g., First Day School or Adult Education). Relevant graduate degrees a plus, e.g., MDiv, Master Retreat Center Management, MBA.

Compensation: Commensurate with experience. Benefits include health insurance, housing on-site at Powell House, participation in unemployment, disability insurance, worker’s compensation and social security / Medicare.

Elsie K. Powell House is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified persons are encouraged to apply regardless of their religious affiliation beyond the Religious Society of Friends, race, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation or disability.

Elsie K. Powell House is a smoke-free workplace.

Please submit resume, references, and cover letter to searchcommittee@powellhouse.org no later than June 1, 2015.