[Hiring] Associate, Access & Affordability Initiatives @Foundation for Jewish Camp

Role Description

Foundation for Jewish Camp (FJC) works to grow, support, and strengthen Jewish camp across North America because Jewish camp is one of the most powerful experiences for building Jewish identity, belonging, leadership, and community.

FJC's Access & Affordability portfolio is focused on expanding participation in Jewish camp by raising awareness for Jewish camp, reducing financial barriers, supporting camp growth, and developing scalable models that make camp accessible to more families.

The Associate, Access & Affordability Initiatives provides administrative, operational, and coordination support for FJC's access and affordability initiatives. Reporting to the Director, Access & Affordability Initiatives, this role supports the day-to-day administration of programs and initiatives designed to expand access to Jewish camp. The Associate helps coordinate communications, maintain program records and technology systems, support participating camps, manage data and documentation, and assist with implementation activities across a growing portfolio of affordability and access initiatives. The Associate serves as a key operational and customer support resource, helping ensure a seamless experience for families, camps, and partners.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, dependable, and comfortable managing multiple responsibilities simultaneously. This individual enjoys supporting complex work behind the scenes and helping ensure programs run smoothly and effectively.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years of relevant professional experience preferred
• Experience in administration, operations, education, camps, nonprofit organizations, customer service, or related fields preferred
• Experience using Microsoft Office, Salesforce, Airtable, Asana, or similar tools preferred. In-depth knowledge of Excel preferred
• Bachelor’s degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Jewish communal, educational, camp, nonprofit, or youth-serving experience preferred

Requirements

• Strong organizational and administrative skills
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Adept at learning and utilizing new technology
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
• Comfort working with spreadsheets, databases, and technology platforms
• Strong customer service and relationship-building skills
• Ability to work collaboratively across teams
• Proactive, dependable, and solution-oriented approach to work

Benefits

• This position may be remote, hybrid, or based in FJC's New York City office
• The Associate may travel periodically to support FJC staff retreats, conferences, training, convenings, and other organizational events
• Occasional evening and weekend work may be required

Physical Demands & Work Environment

The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be able to sit, walk, stand, talk & hear for long periods of time
• This position works in an open environment with moderate noise level