Interim Executive Director Job at Renaissancenyc, New York, NY

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  • Renaissancenyc
  • New York, NY

Job Description

Interim, Full-time Reports to: Lead Pastor The Interim Executive Director serves as the operational anchor for the church during an important season of transition. Reporting directly to the Lead Pastor, this role will execute daily operational excellence, align organizational resources, and ensure the church staff cohesively pursues shared ministry goals. The ideal candidate will bring a steadying, objective executive presence to manage operations, refine internal systems, and maintain strategic momentum. Core Objective: To lead, align, and care for a full team of 13 employees, ensuring that the Lead Pastor's vision is translated into operational execution. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES Operational Leadership & Staff Alignment Team Synergy: Serve as the central organizational driver keeping the staff aligned and collaborative. Direct Management: Provide routine management, coaching, and accountability for 3–4 operational direct reports. Staff & Culture: Contribute to weekly staff meetings and design internal systems that reduce administrative silos, clear operational bottlenecks, and foster a healthy, unified team culture. Financial & Budget Oversight Fiscal Stewardship: Working with the Operations Director, oversee the management and tracking of the annual church budget, ensuring strict stewardship and alignment with ministry priorities. Executive Advisory: Provide clear, actionable financial updates and operational data to the Lead Pastor and Board of Directors to aid strategic decision‑making. Systems, Calendar & Project Management Master Calendar Management: Oversee the organizational calendar to maximize event effectiveness, resolve facility/resource conflicts, and maintain an intentional, healthy pace for the congregation and staff. Project Management: Act as chief project manager for major seasonal initiatives (e.g., Christmas/Easter planning, capital campaign conclusion, fall group launches) and administrative workflows, ensuring timelines are met and resources are optimized. Process Optimization: Assess and optimize current operational systems, technology platforms, and workflows to improve organizational efficiency during this interim period. Human Resources & Risk Management Personnel Infrastructure: Oversee core human resource functions, including onboarding new personnel, managing staff benefits, updating job descriptions, and maintaining compliance with local labor laws. Staff Care & Conflict Resolution: Address staff care and personnel issues promptly, resolving conflicts with both professional HR practices and pastoral grace. Risk Mitigation: Ensure organizational policy manuals, safety standards, and risk management policies are enforced and updated as needed. JOB QUALIFICATIONS Proven Executive Experience : 5+ years of operational leadership experience, preferably as an Executive Pastor, Executive Director, Chief Operating Officer, or Chief of Staff within a church, non‑profit, or corporate environment. Spiritual & Cultural Alignment : Strong personal faith in Jesus and active commitment to the church's mission, values, and theological vision. Staff Management : Demonstrated track record of managing direct reports and leading multi‑disciplinary teams toward a unified goal. Financial Literacy : Strong competence in reading financial statements, constructing and executing budgets, and establishing strict financial checkpoints. Adaptive Leadership : Outstanding emotional intelligence, conflict resolution skills, and the unique capability to lead change and provide structural stability during an interim season. Systems‑Minded : Highly organized planner with structural oversight capability, able to balance high‑level strategy with micro‑level execution. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Job Tags

Full time, Seasonal work, Local area

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