Position Title: In-House Writer

Department: Global Resource Development

Reports To: Writing Team Manager

Status: Full-Time (100%)

Location: Jerusalem, hybrid

Start Date: Immediate

JDC, the world’s leading Jewish humanitarian organization, is seeking a versatile and motivated grant writer to join our in-house grant writing team. If you have exceptional writing and organizational skills and are eager to grow your professional toolkit, this job may be for you.

As part of JDC’s in-house grant writing team, you will craft narratives about our diverse programs across 70 countries, bringing to life the activities and strategies that drive our global impact. Collaborating with fundraisers, program experts, and marketing professionals, you will learn about the inner workings of a historic yet forward-thinking non-profit, while developing broad skills through ongoing professional development opportunities.

Who is a JDC in-house writer?

• Curious, creative professional with excellent people skills
• Evocative writer with extremely high standards and a wide writing range
• Skilled at structuring complex information and crafting clear, compelling messages tailored to each document’s purpose and audience
• Able to analyze and adopt different writing styles, and mirror tone, structure, and depth of various documents
• Detail-oriented/meticulous, efficient, resourceful, responsive even under pressure
• Able to juggle multiple projects in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Self-driven with a love of learning and a commitment to professional growth
• Team player who collaborates effectively with colleagues across departments
• Open to using new tools, digital platforms, and emerging technologies

Key Responsibilities:

• Crafting grant applications, proposals, reports, and other documents at varying levels of detail, and in different styles and media, for a range of audiences
• Collecting, organizing, analyzing, and synthesizing information from various sources
• Producing clear, accurate, and donor-relevant drafts that reflect strong subject knowledge and sound judgment
• Editing and proofreading documents, including conducting self-review
• Brainstorming and problem solving with the writing team and other colleagues about work processes, professional development, and writing in new ways for donors
• Learning continually about JDC’s programs and strategies, and the fields of fundraising, and grant writing
• Harnessing the power of generative AI strategically and responsibly

Qualifications:

• At least three years’ experience in grant writing
• English mother tongue; Hebrew proficiency
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications
• Proficiency with generative AI - an advantage
• Proficiency with Canva - an advantage
• Knowledge of the American Jewish philanthropic environment - an advantage
• Bachelor's degree

About JDC

Join The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), the world’s leading Jewish humanitarian assistance organization. JDC works in around 70 countries and in Israel to alleviate hunger and hardship, rescue Jews in danger, create lasting connections to Jewish life, and help Israel overcome the social challenges of its most vulnerable citizens, both Jewish and non-Jewish. Our reach extends beyond the global Jewish community by providing immediate relief and long-term development support for victims of natural and man-made disasters worldwide.

JDC has over 100 years of experience providing social and humanitarian services to Jewish people. You can learn more about JDC at www.jdc.org .

Why work at JDC?

• The People – What we hear most from our team members is that they enjoy working with others who share their passion for doing good; Our staff aim to use their skills to make a positive difference in the lives of others
• A Global Environment – you will have the opportunity to develop a global perspective, working with staff from the U.S., Europe, Israel, the Former Soviet Union, and all over the world
• Tikkun Olam – This Jewish value of “repairing the world” is deeply important to us. Together, we are committed to making a positive impact on the lives of others