Summary
Description
Who We Are
JEWISHcolorado strengthens and connects the Jewish community in Colorado, Israel, and around the globe by creating diverse pathways to engage in Judaism. JEWISHcolorado, one of 146 nonprofit Federations in the U.S. and Canada, is a part of the Jewish Federations of North America.
The Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) is a program of JEWISHcolorado and operates as the public affairs arm of the Jewish Community. The JCRC brings together 40 member organizations and at-large members to advance our shared values and policy priorities. We advocate, educate, mobilize action, and build relationships to ensure that the Jewish community and our neighbors can thrive.
The Opportunity
The JCRC is an established organization in Colorado’s civic community with a long history of success, but in these unprecedented times, the JCRC is looking to be bolder, scale, and do even more. That’s why we are hiring a Manager that will help reimagine and lead our organization at this critical moment.
What You Will Do
The Manager will manage internal operations and ensure the effective delivery of JCRC programs. Reporting to the Senior Director, you will work closely with community leaders and partners—particularly the JCRC’s Committee Chairs—to execute the strategic vision of the JCRC. You will also oversee special programs, develop and implement a communications strategy, and play a key role in strategic planning.
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Manage JCRC committees and members: Support the JCRC’s multiple committees by organizing meetings and related materials, staffing meetings, and executing on committee goals. Regularly liaise with committee chairs and JCRC board members.
- Oversee internal JCRC operations: Work closely with the Senior Director and key volunteers to develop and optimize JCRC operations and procedures. Oversee internal functions, including engagement measuring, budget tracking, managing online platforms, and preparing documents.
- Lead special events and projects: Plan, coordinate, and implement logistics involved with special events like the JCRC luncheon or Date with the State and other special projects that emerge.
- Support communications: Work with JEWISHcolorado’s communications team and the JCRC’s communications committee to share JCRC priorities, outcomes, education, and calls for action.
- Support strategic planning: Advise on legislative, outreach, programmatic, and operational strategy. It will be necessary to exercise a high level of diplomacy, discretion, and confidentiality.
- Demonstrate JEWISHcolorado’s Core Values: These include (1) effective collaboration, (2) open and respectful communication, (3) reliability and accountability, (4) critical thinking, innovation, and creativity, and (5) being a good ambassador for the organization
What We Are Looking For
You will be a member of a small and dynamic team responsible for a wide range of work—from responding to current events to implementing long-term strategies. An entrepreneurial, flexible, collaborative, and execution-oriented mindset will be key to your success. Because JCRC represents a diverse constituency and works across different communities, it is also important to stay open-minded and open-hearted.
In addition to the characteristics mentioned above, we prefer you have the following qualifications (but need not have them all):
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education.
- 5+ years’ work experience in advocacy, legislative, campaign, community leadership, or related roles.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: the ability to communicate effectively and diplomatically with staff, volunteers, partner organizations, government officials, and community stakeholders inside and outside the Jewish community.
- Strong organizational, project management, and administrative skills.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Passionate commitment to the Jewish community
Position Type: This position is in-office four days per week with a work-from-home option on Fridays. This position requires some time out of the office and occasional activity outside of a traditional work schedule for a total of 37.5-hour per week, exempt. Occasional attendance at events nights and weekends.
Salary Range: $70,000-$85,000 per year. Benefits include vacation, sick leave, FSA, HSA, HRA, health, vision, dental, disability, life insurance, gym membership, 401(k) match.
To Apply: Please forward a resume and cover letter to Staffing@JEWISHcolorado.org.
