Overview of the Roundtable and Position

The Jewish Social Justice Roundtable (“Roundtable” or “JSJR”), a fiscally sponsored project of Bend the Arc: A Jewish Partnership for Justice (“Bend the Arc”), is looking to hire a Development Manager who will work directly with Abby Levine, the Roundtable’s executive director, in most aspects of the fundraising work. In addition, the Development Manager will help maintain the Roundtable's communications through our email listservs and website.

The Jewish Social Justice Roundtable is a network of 76 Jewish organizations that strengthens and aligns the Jewish social justice field in order to make justice a core expression of Jewish life and help create an equitable world. Most of the Roundtable’s funding comes from foundations.

Key Responsibilities

Development

• Manage timelines and deadlines for submitting grant proposals and reports to foundations
• Work with JSJR’s ED and strategic writing consultant to write, edit, and submit grant proposals and reports for foundations that fund or might fund the Roundtable
• Compile and submit relevant attachments to grant proposals and reports
• Stay informed and connected with the JSJR team in order to inform content of grant proposals and reports
• Communicate with the ED, JSJR staff, and full network in consistent, positive ways in order to request and collect needed information
• Research new funding prospects
• Provide research, storytelling skills and thought partnership to the ED for funder cultivation
• Draft occasional email newsletters for donors

Manage JSJR Data & Communications

• Maintain key systems to enable communications among the JSJR network Compile monthly Jobs roundup and post on the JSJR website Update JSJR website and email listserves
• Create, track, and follow up on paperwork for pass-through grants to the network
• Maintain systems for internal record keeping of JSJR activities to enable reporting for grant reports

Required Skills and Qualifications

Highly organized with strong attention to detail and accuracy. Ability to track the multiple aspects of planning to meet a large number of deadlines at one time; efficient; and excellent time management and organization skills. Follow through is essential in a lean operation like the Roundtable. Ensuring balls don’t get dropped by creating and updating effective timelines and deadlines for yourself and anyone whose input is needed is critical. You bring experience managing the details of the work of a high-functioning team and consultants.

Strong communication skills, especially in writing and also verbally. We expect communications and interactions, whether with our funders, staff, organizations, or others, to be warm and professional.

Strong interpersonal skills and comfortable in a fluid professional environment. We are a diverse staff and network with a broad set of stakeholders. We approach our work with a consistent positive attitude, assuming good intentions and always looking to build relationships. You bring a problem-solving approach.

In addition, the following skills and experiences are preferred:

• A commitment to social justice. Prior Jewish social justice organizational work (paid or volunteer) and general knowledge of our field (see here) is a plus but not required
• 3-5 years experience with fundraising-related writing and cultivation of foundations and their program officers, or relevant experience writing professionally on deadline
• Experience with racial equity principles and analysis is a plus
• Experience with the Google suite and Zoom

Essential Physical Tasks

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. The Roundtable is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals and will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application/interview process and to perform essential job functions. Please advise in writing of any needs at the time of application by including the needs as an additional page.

This role requires someone to sit in a stationary position for prolonged periods of time and constantly operate a computer, video platforms, and other office machinery such as copy machines, computer printers, and video and voice telecommunications. The person in this position must be able to identify, discern, and communicate consistently, and collect and analyze information. There is potential national travel depending on the applicant’s location and in accordance with organizational guidelines on travel due to COVID-19.

Compensation and Hours

This is a full-time, exempt position. The annual salary range is $55,000 - 70,000 annually and appropriate to experience, and includes a comprehensive benefits package:

• Medical, dental and vision benefits fully paid for by JSJR for individual coverage and generous employer contribution of 80% toward monthly premiums for dependent and family coverage;
• Long and short term disability benefits fully paid for by JSJR;
• Paid time off including:
  • 15 vacation days during your first three years with an increase to 20 vacation days in your fourth year
  • 12 sick days per year
  • 23 paid holidays each year
  • Caregiving / Personal Leave of Absence policy with a Paid Leave Benefit that covers up to 12 paid weeks after 90 days on staff
  • Fully paid Sabbatical of up to 12 weeks for long-term employees;
• Adoption Assistance Program providing reimbursement of up to $1,500 for qualified adoption expenses;
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account;
• Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Account for eligible health related expenses;
• Commuter Benefits;
• Employee Assistance Program;
• Life Insurance fully paid for by JSJR
• Access to professional development funding
• For a remote employee: access to funding for home office equipment and a monthly utilities stipend or for renting office space outside the home

Full-time Roundtable staff work tend to work traditional hours on Monday-Friday with flexibility as each individual needs from week to week.

The position requires occasional travel for meetings, mostly to East Coast or other major cities, and occasional weeknight commitments.

To Apply

Statistics show that women and structurally marginalized and/or underrepresented groups of people need to see themselves in almost 100% of the requirements in job postings to even apply. The Roundtable encourages you to apply even if you don’t meet 100% of the qualifications, as no one applicant ever does.

Further, the Jewish Social Justice Roundtable and our fiscal sponsor, Bend the Arc, value diversity and an inclusive culture because we recognize that diversity helps us work well with diverse Jewish constituencies. Candidates should be willing and enthusiastic about working within the Jewish community, but may be of any (or no) faith or background.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Please submit your resume and a cover letter to info@jewishsocialjustice.org with “Development Manager - [last name]” in the subject line of your message. Your cover letter should share why you want to work at the Roundtable and what makes you a good fit for the position. The deadline for applying is midnight in your time zone on November 26, 2023.

We sincerely regret that we will not be able to respond to all applicants. Only those considered for the position will be contacted to interview.

This is our anticipated process for selection of this consultant:

• Individual screening phone calls with the Roundtable’s deputy director (week of December 4)
• Zoom video interview with the Roundtable’s executive director and a small hiring committee of 1-2 other Roundtable stakeholders (week of December 11)
• Reference checks

Bend the Arc provides equal opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, record of arrest or conviction, or any other legally protected status. Women, people of color, people with disabilities, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and gender non-conforming individuals are strongly encouraged to apply.

This description for services is intended to convey information essential to understanding the scope of the position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of skills, efforts, duties, or responsibilities associated with these services.