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The Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center Seeks New Director
After four years of dedicated and caring service to the Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center, Janet Solyntjes is leaving her post. On behalf of Kalapa Court, a Search Committee consisting of members of the Boulder Shambhbala Meditation Center Community Council and Strategic Planning Board is leading the search for a new Director, working closely with the Center Staff and sangha throughout the process. We invite interested members of the worldwide Shambhala Community to apply to become the new Director of the Boulder Shambhala MeditationCenter.
The Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center is a Dzong of the Shambhala Mandala and the oldest urban center personally founded by the Vidyadhara, Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. It was the original international headquarters of Vajradhatu and his main seat of teaching for many years. The Center is vibrant and busy, with over 680 regular members, and serving the broader Rocky Mountain regional community. We host a full slate of programs and community events for adults and children, both within the sangha and for the broader Boulder community. We interact closely with Naropa University, Shambhala Mountain Center, Marpa House and of course, the central bodies of Shambhala. Please visit our website to get a more complete view of the rich tapestry of life at the Center – http://www.boulder.shambhala.org.
The Center Director plays a critical role in the life and health of our community – providing leadership and cohesiveness for the Center. The Director stewards the financial, spiritual and physical health of the center, as well as acting as a point of communication and support for the community itself. It is a demanding and life-changing position requiring strong financial and human resource management skills, as well as community outreach and fund raising lungta. We invite you to request a job description and application instructions by sending an email to Bill Lyford at wclyford@earthlink.net, or a letter of inquiry to BSMC Search Committee, 1345 Spruce Street, Boulder, CO 80302. ------------------------------------------------------------- Applications will be accepted until May 15. The search committee will conduct the preliminary interviews and make recommendations to the Kalapa Court, which is responsible for making the appointment. We hope that the new Director will be announced in August. We welcome your curiosity about the position! We invite you to submit a letter of interest along with your resume by May 15. Please tell us about yourself and your practice history, what interests you about the position, and what you feel you can bring to this position. Also, include your contact information and references. We will contact the finalists by early June and will make our recommendations to the Kalapa Court by late July, with a final decision by early August. Send your application information: email: wclyford@earthlink.net mail: Director Search Committee c/o Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center, 1345 Spruce St., Boulder, CO 80301 In preparing your application, we recommend, if you have not already done so, that you read “Treatise on Society and Organization”, a communication from Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche to President Richard Reoch, March 17, 2003. This treatise can be found at http://www.shambhala.org/int/webdocs/SocietyOrganization.html. The Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center Director is appointed by the Kalapa Court and is directly responsible to the Sakyong and the President. The qualifications expected of the director of the Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center:
* Leadership through inspiration and support (mentoring; team management) * Clarity of analysis and decision-making, capacity for original thinking, problem solving, and creativity * Magnetizing resources, both human and financial, from diverse sources * Effective oral and written communication in a variety of contexts * Effective communication of Shambhala vision to individuals and groups * Ability to coordinate and maintain relationships with diverse groups * Administrative competency, including strategic planning, prioritizing, time management skills, delegation skills, and computer literacy * Fluency in English; Spanish could potentially be helpful, but is not required The Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center Director shall have a full-time paid position, with a minimum of 40 hours per week. Hours will be varied and flexible. The Director position is intended for a term of three to five years. Salary negotiations start at US $33,000/year. The recently formed Boulder Shambhala Meditation Center Strategic Planning Board will be considering ways to increase staff salaries, but for the present, budget constraints are a limiting factor.The Center offers an employee vacation/retreat/50% paid health insurance/Center program package. Details are available upon request. ~Download Director Job Description.doc In the vision of the Great Eastern Sun – The Boulder Shambhala Center Director Search Committee |
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