Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion seeks a Vice President for Development who will be responsible for designing, implementing, and leading all aspects of the institutional advancement program for its four campuses in Cincinnati, Jerusalem, Los Angeles and New York.
HUC-JIR, the nation’s first institution of Jewish higher learning, was founded in 1875 and serves the needs of the 1.5 million North American Reform Jews in over 900 synagogues and hundreds of organizations. As rabbis, cantors, Jewish educators, Jewish non-profit leaders and scholars, HUC-JIR’s alumni/ae serve in Jewish leadership roles around the world, as religious leaders, thinkers, innovators and educators.
The VP for Development will report to the President of HUC-JIR, a seasoned leader who has a proven track record for fundraising. HUC-JIR recently completed a highly successful campaign that amassed over $135 million in endowment and annual giving. Current plans include a short-term $30 million campaign to raise endowment, planning for a longer term fundraising strategy that can guide the College-Institute over the next decade, and the building of a board leadership that continues the College-Institute’s tradition of savvy, generous, committed and involved lay leaders. The College-Institute generally raises a total of $17-20 million in cash and pledges in any given fiscal year.
The ideal candidate will be an experienced leader in the field of institutional development and will have a demonstrated record of success leading the growth and advancement of the development program in a major academic or other not-for-profit setting; knowledge about and commitment to best practices in the field of development; and experience in/deep understanding of the North American Jewish community, personally, professionally or both.
HUC-JIR has retained Howe-Lewis International and Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates to conduct this search in a unique partnership arrangement. While you should feel free to contact directly the representatives of either firm with inquiries, nominations and expressions of interest, Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates will be coordinating the search process and confidential candidate files.
Esther Rosenberg or Patty Greco, Co-Managing Directors
Howe-Lewis International
100 Park Avenue – 34th Floor, New York, NY 10017
(212) 697-5000, HUC@howe-lewis.com
OR
Shelly Weiss Storbeck, Managing Partner
Susan VanGilder, Associate Principal
Storbeck/Pimentel & Associates, LLC
1400 North Providence Road – Suite 6000, Media, PA 19063
(703) 865-8817, S.VanGilder@StorbeckPimentel.com
