Burquest Jewish Community Association (BJCA) is a welcoming, diverse and growing Jewish community serving the Tri-Cities and surrounding communities in the northeastern Fraser Valley. The BJCA operates the Burquest Jewish Community Centre (BJCC) in Coquitlam.

 

For more than 40 years, Burquest has provided religious, cultural, educational and social programming, creating opportunities for people and families to connect with Jewish life, build relationships and participate in community. As BJCA enters an important period of growth and organizational development, it is seeking an accomplished, community-centred and relationship-driven Executive Director to help lead its next chapter.

 

Reporting to the Board of Directors, the Executive Director will provide strategic and operational leadership while strengthening the organizational, financial and community foundations required for BJCA's long-term sustainability.

This is a broad, highly visible and hands-on leadership role. The Executive Director will lead day-to-day operations, staff and contractors, strengthen financial and administrative systems, support the Board, develop membership and programming, build partnerships, expand fundraising and revenue, and help create the systems and structures needed to move BJCA from a primarily volunteer-driven organization toward a sustainable, professionally managed organization.

A significant priority will be strengthening BJCA's financial sustainability and fundraising capacity. The Executive Director will work with the Board, volunteers and community leaders to develop donor and funding relationships, pursue grants and sponsorships, diversify revenue and strengthen donor stewardship.

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The Executive Director will also provide organizational oversight for BJCA's planned licensed childcare initiative, working with partners and stakeholders to support planning, licensing, facility requirements, budgeting and implementation.

This is an opportunity for a leader who enjoys moving between strategy and execution — someone equally comfortable reviewing a budget, working with a volunteer, engaging a community member, developing a grant, coaching a staff member, supporting a Board discussion or addressing the day-to-day needs of a busy community organization.