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 (Keshet + Events) will work to expand IAC’s community impact and strategic investments in his/her region. The Community Engagement Manager (Keshet + Events) will be responsible for organizing and managing programs & events, as for representing the organization and increasing IAC’s awareness in that region. The Community Engagement Manager (Keshet + Events) will recruit, maintain connections with participants, and manage operational aspects of the Keshet program. He/she will report to the Regional Director.

Duties include and are not limited to:

• Support the Keshet program families and keep in touch with them.
• Support the Keshet program facilitator during the sessions.
• Facilitate more connections with organizations in the area.
• Responsible for getting to know the 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 the Keshet program, sessions, and community events.
• Build, maintain, and engage an active community and serve as a contact person for community leaders.
• Recruit and maintain relationships with volunteers.
• Implement and assist in developing strategies to recruit participants for the Keshet program and the community event.
• 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 – Assure all IAC events and the Keshet program activities are appropriately branded within the content and design of the event.
• Operate partnerships with external entities after they are established by the Regional Director.
• Operate, respond to, and handle matters associated with the ongoing operation of the IAC Keshet program as well as communication with IAC program participants (including with the parents in some of the programs).
• When a Keshet program is run in multiple locations in the region, create and initiate group events encompassing all locations together.
• Create and coordinate 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 existing and potential volunteers, members, and qualified leads.
• Represent the IAC within assigned communities and cultivate relationships with the community in the region. Attend 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.

*Full-time employees working 20 plus hours per week shall be eligible for insurance benefits (medical, dental, vision, & life) following the new hire waiting period.