Regional Director

POSITION TITLE: Regional Director

REPORTS TO: Vice President, Central
Division

SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Supervise all
programs, staff, and interns directly located in Region

LOCATION: Dallas, TX

Grade/Class: Grade J, Exempt,
PSA-Eligible

 

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:

 

ADL is the leading anti-hate organization in the world. Founded
in 1913, its timeless mission is “to stop the defamation of the
Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.”
Today, ADL continues to fight all forms of antisemitism and bias,
using innovation and partnerships to drive impact. A global leader
in combating antisemitism, countering extremism and battling
bigotry wherever and whenever it happens, ADL works to protect
democracy and ensure a just and inclusive society for all.

 

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

 

In coordination with the Vice President, Central Division and
National Regional Operations team, plan and/or execute the
direction and administration of all regional office activities,
including: program delivery, leadership development,
communications, government relations, fact-finding/research,
fundraising, and office management in order to advance ADL’s
mission within the assigned region. Represent ADL in the community,
to the media and to public officials. Manage, motivate and develop
regional board, committees and staff.

 

Responsibilities

Primary:

• Community Leadership: Be the face of ADL in the
  region.  Promote visibility and leadership of ADL in the
  community by establishing and maintaining relationships with
  appropriate community institutions and leaders, elected and
  appointed officials, media representatives, law enforcement
  personnel, ethnic and interfaith group leaders and the Jewish
  community.  Lead community outreach efforts, including
  initiatives and joint ventures with elected leaders, interfaith and
  cross cultural organizations active within the region.
• Public Affairs & Media Relations: Represent ADL
  and give speeches in a variety of forums to promote public
  awareness of ADL’s mission.  Respond to inquiries from the
  press and from members of the public, demonstrating knowledge of
  ADL’s policies and positions and relevant local, national and world
  events.  Read, monitor and respond to media reports and
  opinion articles.  Work with ADL communications staff to write
  pross releases and opinion pieces.
• Government Affairs: Participate in government
  affairs activities, maintaining regular contact with state, local
  and national officials.  Advocate for ADL issues in state and
  local legislature.
• Volunteer Leadership: Recruit, engage and work with
  volunteer leadership. Establish guidelines for including lay
  leaders in regional activities and advisory boards. Identify
  community leaders for involvement and recruitment to ADL.
  Staff a variety of committees, as appropriate for the scope of your
  region.
• Programming: Direct the implementation of ADL programs
  and policies tailored to local community needs and issues. These
  include outreach, programs (conferences and seminars) and
  legislative networking.  Manage education and community
  engagement programming as appropriate for Regional and National
  priority.
• Fundraising: In collaboration with the National
  Philanthropy team, ensure the implementation of the region’s
  philanthropic strategies for donor engagement meet or exceed annual
  revenue goals.  Lead the region’s culture of philanthropy for
  staff and board members.  Uphold the agency’s discipline of
  frontline fundraising practices for engagement.
• Incident Response: Oversee constituent services,
  ensuring discrimination/bias complaints and incidents are received,
  appropriate consultation with area counsel and other appropriate
  subject matter experts at National ADL is accomplished and resolved
  in appropriate and timely ways. In coordination with counsel,
  direct fact-finding activities and implement procedures for
  reporting results.
• Management: Oversee regional operations staff, as
  applicable. Recruit, hire and supervise staff; establish
  performance standards and monitor results.
• Administration: Monitor regional operating budget.
  Work with National Staff to oversee management of physical office
  space/lease.

Qualifications

Attributes

• A commitment to and passion for ADL’s mission and work
• High energy, positive attitude
• Decisive while also demonstrating an adaptive,
  solutions-oriented approach to problems
• High emotional intelligence
• Bias for action and urgency coupled with the judgement to know
  when a crisis calls for calm and restraint

 

Skills:  

• Must excel at building personal and professional contacts and
  coalitions.
• Proven record of results in translating vision and strategies
  to action
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills including
  strong public speaking and writing.
• Ability to represent complex and diverse issues in an
  articulate and compelling manner.
• Proven diplomatic and conflict resolution skills are
  required.
• Demonstrated experience as a cultural leader.
• Ability to multi-task and respond to changing priorities is
  essential.
• Administrative and organizational skills are required.
• Basic computer skills are needed.

 Work Experience:  

• Five to seven years prior experience in a leadership role in
  community relations/community service organization. Experience in
  program development, fundraising, volunteer relations and/or staff
  management.

 Education:  

• A Bachelor’s degree plus additional related college courses or
  professional training, or equivalent experience.

Work Environment: 

• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends when necessary to
  represent ADL and to attend community events. Travel within the
  region is required.  Occasional overnight travel is
  required.
• ADL is a hybrid environment; this role requires 3 days a week
  in the office although more may be necessary to meet the
  requirements of the role.

Compensation:

• This position has a salary range of $114,000 to $155,000. This
  salary range is reflective of a position based in Dallas, Texas.
  Please note that actual salaries are commensurate with experience
  and reflect the budget for a given position, and since ADL has a
  location-based compensation structure, there may be a different
  range for candidates in other locations. For an overview of our
  total rewards package, please visit https://www.adl.org/about/careers.

 

ADL values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages
women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with
disabilities, members of underrepresented ethnic groups,
foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply. ADL is an equal
opportunity employer. Recruitment, hiring, promotions and other
terms, conditions and privileges of employment shall be maintained
in a manner which does not discriminate on the basis of age, race,
creed, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation,
gender expression, marital status, physical or mental disability,
veteran status, or military status, or in violation of any
applicable Federal, state or local
laws.    

 

ADL will ensure that individuals with disabilities are
provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job
application or interview process, to perform essential job
functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of
employment. For individuals with disabilities who would like to
request an accommodation to support the interview process, please
contact Talent & Knowledge at talentacquisition@adl.org.

 

ADL will consider for employment qualified applicants with
criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of
the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable State,
Local, and Federal laws. 

 

The information in this job description indicates the
general nature and level of work expected of employees in this
classification. It is not designed to contain, or be interpreted
as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities,
qualifications, and objectives required of employees assigned to
this job, nor is it to be interpreted as a contract for
employment.