Director of Engagement

Beth El is a Conservative Jewish congregation founded in 1887, that actively serves the thriving Jewish community of Durham and Chapel Hill, NC. Our community is comprised of a USCJ affiliated Conservative Congregation, with a vibrant Orthodox Kehillah, a budding Traditional-Egalitarian service, Nobel prize winners, educators, artists, writers, doctors, social justice professionals, young, old LBGQT+ and so many other details that make Beth El a special community

We are located in a region of the state with major universities and health centers, an inspiring entrepreneurial spirit, a variety of rich cultural and athletic offerings and proximity to renowned beaches and mountains.

What Matters to Us:
-A dynamic individual who can co-develop and implement a vision of synagogue engagement for the present and future.
-A positive leader, who can manage the “push and pulls” of the professional-lay leader relationships.
-A true listener, who can empathize while guiding and directing diverse ideas, priorities and timelines.
-An organizational maven who can develop and manage efficient operational strategies to define and measure engagement and create and implement a plan to deepen and widen engagement.
-A proud Jew whose actions, interactions and vision is guided by Jewish values and knowledge.

What May Matter to You:
Beth El welcomes members who have diverse backgrounds, ideas, levels of knowledge, and observance. We are an egalitarian congregation that is a member of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism. We include an Orthodox Kehillah affiliated with the Orthodox Union.

Our Expectations of the Director of Engagement:
• Strategy – Develop and implement engagement strategies for potential, new and existing members.
• Relationships - Create new initiatives to better connect members with one another. Spend time meeting with potential and existing members and volunteers one on one and in small groups.
• Membership engagement - Serve as a resource to the membership committee to assist in its work of identifying, recruiting, onboarding and retaining members.
• Programming and events - Collaborate with staff and volunteers to ensure that existing and new programs, including holiday activities, social action initiatives, social and educational programs, create opportunities for meaningful engagement, education, relationship building and Jewish inspiration.

Qualifications:
• Preferred experience: 5 years or more in Jewish organizational life, in the field of engagement, member relations, or programming
• Preferred degree: Masters in Jewish Communal Service, Informal Education, Social Work or related field, preferred but not required.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Standard technology skills (Zoom, Word, Excel, Google Suite and CRM)
• High standard of excellence, dedication, flexibility and a "do whatever it takes to accomplish the job" attitude.

Salary and benefits: $50,000 to $55,000 depending on experience and responsibilities. Vacation, health insurance, retirement plan, professional development, synagogue membership and religious school.

For the full job description and application instructions go to tinyurl.com/BEDoE2021