IAC New Jersey Community Engagement Manager-Metro West

About the Israeli- American Council:

The mission of the Israeli- American Council (IAC) is to build an active and giving Israeli-American Community throughout the United States to strengthen the State of Israel, our next generation, and to provide a bridge to the Jewish American community.

Job Purpose:

The Community Engagement Manager (“CEM”) will work to expand IAC’s community impact and strategic investments in his/her region. The CEM will be responsible for organizing and managing programs & events, and for representing the organization and increasing IAC’s awareness in that region. The CEM will recruit, maintain connections with participants, and manage operational aspects of the program. This is a 12-hour-per-week position and He/She will report to the IAC NJ Community Engagement Manager.

Duties include and are not limited to:

• Responsible for getting to know target audience in the area, reaching out to new communities in the region and creating connections with local representatives.
• Oversee and lead development, marketing, promotion, delivery, implementation, and quality of programs, sessions, and community events.
• Built, maintain, and engage an active community and serve as a contact person for community leaders.
• Implement and assist in developing strategies to recruit participants for the programs.
• Event Management - Professionally plan, coordinate and manage a variety of community events that will accomplish the goals of the programs.
• Update the regional community about events and happenings.
• Brand management – Assures that all IAC events and programs are appropriately branded within the content and design of the event.
• Operate partnerships with external entities after these are established by the Regional Director.
• Operating, responding to, and handling issues, associated with the ongoing operation of IAC programs as well as communication with IAC program participants (including with the parents in some of the programs).
• When a program is run in multiple locations in the region, create and initiate group events encompassing all locations together.
• Creation and coordination of cross-program events and different non-IAC organizations in the region.
• Spend time on the relevant social platforms daily to listen to community supporters and join their conversations, to learn about the target audience, and to engage.
• Manage the regional calendar, including important program events, non-IAC events, and other items important to your region, as well as Data management and reporting of volunteers, members, opportunity catalog, contacts, capacity, market share, and qualified leads.
• Represent the IAC within assigned communities, cultivating relationships with the community in the region. Attending meetings with community organizations to increase awareness.
• Establish and implement a volunteer-supporting system to ensure an active and engaged group of volunteers.
• Develop relationships with Israeli- American Jewish organizations in order to assist with sharing the programs.
• Participate in IAC staff meetings, training, and National conferences.

Skills/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Strong connection to both Israeli and American identities. Knowledge about its: people, culture, conflicts, history, etc.
• Strong social skills and experience in community building.
• Flexible hours to include work in the evenings and weekends as needed for regional activities and seminars.
• Experience in the Israeli and/or Jewish sector is a plus.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite products and social networking tools.
• Highly efficient and organized.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Good operational & administrative management.
• Ability to get along with all levels within the organization.
• Speaks, reads, and writes in English & Hebrew.