Part-Time Contract Position (with potential to expand to Full-Time) | Remote | No benefits

About Blue Compass

Blue Compass is the first national initiative dedicated to connecting, supporting, and empowering Jewish professionals working in secular nonprofits. We create supportive spaces to share best practices, build resilience, and foster collective action, ensuring that Jewish professionals can thrive and lead fully within the nonprofit sector.

Our core activities include Compass Circles (peer-led groups hosted within our online community, Compass Connect), regional Compass Collectives (beginning in New York and San Francisco), which include in-person convenings to strengthen community and combat antisemitism in the nonprofit workplace. We partner with high-quality, vetted organizations to offer webinars, workshops, and content for our members, focusing on bridge-building, constructive dialogue, and combating antisemitism.

At its heart, Blue Compass is about restoring connection and creating collective action. We want people to connect with each other, with purpose, and with the values that have long guided Jewish leadership in public life. We believe the answer to rising division isn’t retreat or silence, but deeper engagement and shared understanding.

Position Summary

The Partnerships Director is an externally facing role responsible for building, managing, and growing Blue Compass’ network of organizational relationships across both the Jewish and broader nonprofit ecosystems. This position requires strategic vision, leadership-level relationship management, and the ability to represent Blue Compass externally in high-visibility settings. The Partnerships Director will work closely with the Executive Director to shape the organization’s long-term impact strategy.

The Partnerships Director will cultivate strategic collaborations with our partners as well as with secular nonprofits, manage partner communications, and help vet, curate, and deliver trainings and webinars for Blue Compass members. The partnership director will also work to bring in grassroots organizations under the Blue Compass umbrella. This role begins as a part-time contract position with the expectation of expanding to full-time as the organization grows.

Key Responsibilities

Partnership Development & Management (50%)

• Identify, cultivate, and steward partnerships with organizations in both the Jewish and secular nonprofit sectors.
• Serve as the primary liaison for organizational partners, ensuring clear communication and mutual value.
• Collaborate with partners to design initiatives that support member needs, promote best practices, and advance Blue Compass’ mission.
• Represent Blue Compass in coalition spaces, sector networks, and partner convenings.

Training & Resource Curation (30%)

• Vet and curate high-quality trainings, webinars, and workshops for members in partnership with trusted organizations and experts.
• Ensure partner trainings align with Blue Compass’ values of inclusivity, bridge-building, and nuance.
• Collaborate with the Network Weaver to integrate trainings into Compass Circles, Collectives, and Compass Connect.
• Oversee development and maintenance of a partner-driven resource library for members (fact-based information, mental health/wellness resources, inclusion consultants, etc.).

Thought Partnership & Organizational Growth (20%)

• Serve as a strategic thought partner to the Executive Director and staff in shaping Blue Compass’ growth and impact.
• Collaborate with the Network Weaver to align partnership offerings with member needs and collective goals.
• Help design sustainable systems for partnership engagement and expansion as Blue Compass scales.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in partnerships, organizational strategy, coalition-building, or nonprofit leadership (Jewish communal or secular nonprofit experience a plus).
• Excellent relationship management, communication, and negotiation skills. Strong ability to cultivate trust and alignment across diverse organizations.
• Familiarity with secular nonprofit ecosystems and with Jewish communal life. Understanding of antisemitism and bridge-building approaches a plus.
• Entrepreneurial, strategic, collaborative; able to balance vision with practical execution. Comfortable working in a fast-moving, startup environment.
• Ability to work remotely, independently, and across multiple time zones.

Compensation

• Contract position, part-time to start (up to 15-20 hours/week), ramping up as we grow.
• Hourly rate: $45-55/hour, commensurate with experience.
• Anticipated expansion to a full-time role as the organization grows.