Associate Director, Jewish Engagement

Organization: Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle
Location: Hybrid Position - remote in the Seattle area with two days per week in the Downtown Seattle office (Federation policy as of Fall 2024)
Hours: Full-Time, Exempt
Start Date: September 16, 2024

The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle is searching for a self-motivated, strategic thinking and resourceful professional committed to core Jewish values who is excited to support programming for the wider Jewish Puget Sound community. An ideal candidate is adaptable and thrives in a collaborative and fast-paced environment.

As Associate Director in the Jewish Engagement Department, you will serve as an integrator, working with the Director of Jewish Engagement to deliver a compelling vision for Jewish life through the delivery of a range of programs and experiences catering for every life-stage. As a member of the Federation’s professional team, the Associate Director is expected to foster the Federation’s mission, values, and inclusive culture.

Why We Want to Work with You:

You’re excited about the Jewish Federation’s mission in Seattle. You hold the big picture and the day-to-day details in mind simultaneously. You strive to design systems and processes that are elegant, efficient, and extremely user-friendly. You can juggle (literally or metaphorically). You love producing work-flow systems, not for their own sake, but for how it can help you and the team work faster, smarter, and more effectively. You are decisive and have an intuitive sense about when you need to seek counsel and when you should just make the call. You’re intensely curious, eager both to learn new things and to regularly question your own assumptions. You are excited by the opportunity to turn vision into a concrete plan of action.

Why You Want to Work with Us:

The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle’s mission is to invest in our Jewish community locally, to ensure a vibrant and strong community for the future. You will be exposed to a wide range of people and issues in the Jewish, philanthropic, and nonprofit/social-impact sectors, as well as to the internal infrastructure and operations of a thriving Jewish Federation. You will work with an accomplished and diverse team in which each individual is committed to their own rapid development as well as to that of the team.

You’re attracted to this role, because as a naturally resourceful and self-motivated professional, you are energized by designing processes and systems to make things more effective and efficient.

What’s Exciting About this Role:
The core of the Federation’s engagement experiences is about bringing people together to build community, by creating and strengthening relationships that are at the heart of a strong community.

When we refer to Jewish engagement, we mean micro-communities, learning cohorts, and other Jewish immersive experiences that create, deepen, and sustain People-to-People connections through a Jewish lens.
The Associate Director of Jewish Engagement will play a critical role in implementing innovative strategies that create a vibrant and strong Jewish Puget Sound, especially in the management of our signature leadership development program, The Courageous Leadership Institute.

You will take our organization to the next level by working across departments and with community partners to create meaningful programs, setting a high bar for quality and consistency, and aligning creative vision with action.
Working with the Director of Jewish Engagement, you will plan, monitor and track project workflow from inception to completion. You will be responsible for the efficient and effective running of Jewish Engagement team operations, budget, logistics and for ensuring effective and efficient delivery of programs to meet community needs.

This position reports to the Director of Jewish Engagement, supervises the PJ Library® Program Manager, ElevatEd Community Manager, and two gap-year Shinshinim (Israeli Emissaries) and is an exempt position.

Essential Responsibilities

Engagement Team Operations

Partner with Director of Jewish Engagement to develop, maintain and adhere to annual program budgets;
Build and maintain project workflow systems from project inception to completion as well as create and track a year on year strategic planning overview that provides a road map for the Department
Manage all operational aspects related to each Engagement event;
Source via competitive process, enlist and negotiate contracts with all vendors (all contracts signed by President & CEO);
Work with the Marketing Department / External Consultants to create a robust outreach and marketing effort for all programs within Engagement portfolio;
Solicit and incorporate feedback on collateral materials for each event from appropriate staff and volunteers and provide direction to Marketing Department;
Track program participation and engagement touch points in Federation database in order to generate impact reports and monitor intended engagement outcomes;
Ensure that clear measurable objectives are set for events and evaluate the success of each event against initial goals and objectives

Program Implementation

Manage flagship leadership development and young adult/adult education programs:
Marketing, recruitment & application processes;
Program design, content development, and execution;
Partnership with local organizations as appropriate;
Facilitating other program logistics as needed;
Execution of pre and post trip events for Honeymoon Israel Seattle and other community trips to Israel and overseas; including engagement strategy for selected and non-selected Honeymoon Israel Seattle applicants;
Alumni network engagement strategy;
Budget, and contract negotiations;
International and domestic trip staffing (as able);
Keeping informed of key engagement strategies for young and older adults in Puget Sound.
Attend Federation events, professional development conferences, and staff international travel programs as required.

Requirements
What You Need:

● Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent professional experience ;
● Advanced degree preferred;
● Minimum 7 years’ experience in leadership development and/or young and general adult
programming;
● Minimum 7 years’ experience in a professional office environment;
● Supervisory experience a plus but not required;
● Proven strategic thinker who can implement strategies to accomplish organizational goals;
● Able to work independently and use sound judgment in making decisions that have been delegated to this role;
● Proven ability to effectively collaborate with internal teams, cross-functional teams, and external parties in a rapidly growing environment;
● Experience in group facilitation;
● Experience in creation and implementation of multimedia marketing and outreach;
● Proficiency in Word, Excel and experience with Google products and CRM/database management;
● Travel around King and Snohomish County required; and
● Availability to work evenings and Sundays as well as potential travel internationally for 10 to 12 days.

Compensation:

Salary Range: $85,000-95,000, commensurate with experience.
Paid time off and Holidays are as follows: Fifteen (15) vacation days and Five (5) sick days annually, Nine (9) Federal Holidays, and Jewish holidays, which vary year to year.
Benefits available include: Medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, life insurance coverage, 401(k) and 403(b).

How To Apply:

Please submit your resume in PDF format, along with a cover letter describing your interest in the role to post-66ba83c9f3a241fc1ad07c36-1723499872@apply.jewishstaffing.com

Please respond to these questions in your cover letter:

What excites you about working as a Jewish Engagement professional at the Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle? How would you hope to make an impact?
What do you understand by the word “integrator”?
When have you produced/used a work-flow system which helped your team work faster, smarter, and more effectively? Please provide a concrete example.
What specific expertise and experiences will you draw on to do the job?
If you currently do not live in the Seattle area, please explain why you would choose Seattle to be your home.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Candidates should be prepared to have two to three rounds of zoom interviews with the Federation team plus a brief project. Interested candidates are encouraged to visit the Federation website (www.jewishinseattle.org) to gain insight into our mission and impact. No phone calls please.
Candidates will be required to undergo a background and reference check prior to employment.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Seattle is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization. We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.