Assistant Director of Jewish Life
Sixth & I
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Washington, DC, USA
65,000 – 75,000 USD per year
Posted on Thursday, March 31, 2022
Sixth & I is seeking a full-time Assistant Director of Jewish Life to join our Jewish Life team to manage our wide array of programs and community-building endeavors for our target demographic of Jewish young professionals.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Department Management:
- Support Senior Rabbi in implementing their vision for Jewish Life at Sixth & I.
- Collaborate with rabbis and organizational leadership to identify strategic goals and objectives for the Jewish Life team.
- Develop and manage team budget, striving to maximize value while mitigating risks/costs.
- Coordinate and run weekly team meetings and recurring retreats.
- Serve as key Jewish Life point of contact for other Sixth & I departments.
- Manage hiring processes for Jewish Life programming team.
- Serve as direct supervisor for Jewish Life’s Associate and Manager.
Programming:
- Strategically create and refine systems to ensure exceptional programming.
- Oversee all High Holiday related programming and convene staff from across departments to foster collaborative efforts.
- Directly support Jewish Life programming by serving on regular staff rotation for Friday nights and holidays (typically two nights per week or weekends as dictated by programming calendar).
- Work in partnership with Development department in writing Jewish Life program grants, enacting program evaluation, and identifying new opportunities for funding.
- Evaluate, select, and negotiate contracts with venues and suppliers.
- Identify opportunities for new and innovative programming.
Community-building:
- Develop and manage key partnerships with local Jewish organizations in support of advancing Sixth & I’s goals.
- Understand trends among millennials in DC and Jewish community that affect our programs and participants.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with Sixth & I staff, constituents, and other stakeholders.
- Develop and streamline system for team to track and manage relationships with constituents and other stakeholders.
Qualifications:
- Three to five years of relevant work experience
- Minimum two years of experience coaching, mentoring, or formally managing other adults in a professional setting
- Experience creating systems and processes to help a team successfully meet its goals
- Keen attention to detail
- Motivated self-starter
- Ability to multitask and manage time efficiently
- Experience executing programming in a communal setting
Sixth & I is an equal opportunity employer.
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