[Hiring] Program Manager, NuRoots Community @Jewish Federation Los Angeles

Role Description

Reporting to the Vice President of Young Adults, the Program Manager, NuRoots Community works with Jews in their 20s & 30s to reinvent and reimagine what it means to be Jewish.

Who you are: A Program Manager, NuRoots Community is a dynamic and engaging position for an energetic, personable, and well-rounded person with a keen interest in community building. Serving various “micro-communities,” NuRoots’ Program Managers, NuRoots Community (warmly referred to in the field as “Creators”), are passionate about building Jewish community and galvanizing the 20s and 30s in L.A. to “do Jewish” in a way that’s meaningful, relevant, and creates longevity. We hope you approach our impact work in the following ways:

• Depth & Breadth: You are social, enjoy deep conversation, don’t care much for small talk, and are equally comfortable putting together an intimate gathering for 10-20 peers as they are contributing to a large-scale-150+-person experience.
• Co-lla-bo-ra-tion: You are a team-oriented individual.
• A Dreamer: You are a huge thinker with a curiosity for Jewish culture, heritage, wisdom and practice.
• Hyper-local: You have your favorite parks, coffee shops, and neighborhood spots saved in Google Maps – you have great knowledge of the city we play in to create novel and personalized Jewish experiences.
• Weaver: You’re a relationship builder and can’t leave the supermarket without meeting someone new and learning a lot about who they are. You have a network and know how to use it!

Qualifications

• BA degree preferred. 2-3 years of relevant experience in outreach/community organizing.
• Consistent ability to reach out, schedule, organize and maintain notes on every experience.
• Passionate creative team player.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Confidence in building relationships and networks.
• Savvy social media networking skills and proficiency in mobile technology.
• Strong proficiency in MS Office Suite: Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
• Experience working with donor database or related database systems.
• Energetic, amicable, and flexible, self-motivated, and highly organized.
• Excellent administrative, written, and oral communication skills, and engaging interpersonal skills and telephone manner.
• Impeccable organization and follow-through, with ability to prioritize workload.
• Ability to multi-task and trouble-shoot, able to work both independently and within a team.
• Strong attention to detail is a priority.
• Knowledge of Judaism and appreciation for an increasingly diverse Los Angeles Jewish Community a plus.
• Access to and use of vehicle required for position.
• Commitment to follow through, data entry & gathering metrics for evaluation.

Requirements

• Develop strategic engagement plans & organization of young adult activities & connections within the general NuRoots initiatives through five primary activities:
• One-on-one conversations
• Empower intimate local gatherings
• Support community-partner events
• Organize diverse scales of gatherings or experiences
• Build, maintain and grow micro-communities
• Engage community member volunteers to help in planning & implementing small & large scale Jewishly-impactful experiences for young adults to experience.
• Utilize a customer service relationship management system (DRIVE) to track community member involvement and participation, relationships, and event participation.
• Build an engagement volunteer strategy to assist in outreach to young adults within their target identity group.
• Cultivate vibrant & meaningful Jewish life in target Los Angeles neighborhood/interest groups in conversation with community partners.
• Work closely with community leaders to connect the activities of NuRoots with the existing community.
• Develop, cultivate & steward relationships with young adults and volunteers.
• Attend & staff NuRoots events &/or meetings.
• Participate in skill builder sessions.
• Develop, create & manage impact stories of community members.
• Mobilize, organize, train & serve alongside community members to build connections with people, organizations & community leaders to create meaningful, high-impact projects that engage young adults in diverse Jewish experiences.

Benefits

• No regularly set schedule, one day in office per week or as needed.
• Flexible work hours including nights and weekends.
• Remote work site.
• Position requires traveling reasonable distances in personal vehicle to work locations on a day-to-day basis; business miles reimbursed.
• Staff immersive experiences: locally, nationally, internationally.

Additional Duties

• Be available to assist supervisor and Sr. VP of Ensuring the Jewish Future with additional duties and assignments, as required, including assisting with the Campaign.