[Hiring] Associate Vice President, Partnerships @BBYO

Role Description

At BBYO, we are motivated by our mission and by each other, making work inspiring, flexible, fulfilling, and deeply connected to the future of Jewish life. As the world’s leading pluralistic Jewish teen movement, BBYO is constantly looking for creative ways to reach, inspire, and engage Jewish teens through meaningful experiences, powerful relationships, and partnerships that expand what is possible.

The Associate Vice President, Partnerships will play a key role in building, managing, and strengthening BBYO’s strategic partnerships across the Jewish communal landscape, with a particular focus on:

• Congregations
• Clergy
• Synagogue movements
• Alumni
• Communal organizations
• Other institutions that can help bring meaningful Jewish experiences to teens and families

As the Associate Vice President, Partnerships, your responsibilities will include:

• Lead BBYO's strategy for engaging congregations and Jewish communal partners.
• Manage and deepen key partner relationships.
• Identify opportunities for synagogues and congregational partners to incorporate BBYO into their strategies.
• Partner closely with BBYO Community Impact professionals.
• Build scalable partnership models, resources, toolkits, presentations, and training materials.
• Maintain and activate a strong network of organizations, alumni, educators, and thought leaders.
• Work cross-functionally within the Movement Experiences department.
• Represent BBYO at various gatherings and forums.
• Track partnership activity, engagement metrics, and growth opportunities.
• Use data and feedback to assess effectiveness and improve partnership models.
• Help identify new partnership opportunities.
• Explore opportunities for philanthropic support, grants, and sponsorships.
• Perform other responsibilities as assigned based on candidate experience and organizational needs.

Success for the Associate Vice President, Partnerships will be measured by:

• Growth in the number, quality, and depth of active synagogue and communal partnerships.
• Increased synagogue-based referrals into BBYO membership and programs.
• Stronger local relationships between BBYO regions and congregational communities.
• Expanded BBYO reach into previously under-engaged networks.
• Increased teen participation and engagement.
• Development of practical, scalable partnership models.
• Strong feedback from various stakeholders.
• Better internal coordination across departments.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressively responsible experience in Jewish communal service, congregational engagement, or related fields.
• Demonstrated success building partnerships and managing external relationships.
• Experience working with synagogues, clergy, Jewish educators, and communal organizations.
• Experience designing or supporting scalable partnership models and engagement strategies.
• Experience supervising staff or cross-functional initiatives preferred.
• Familiarity with AZA/BBG, BBYO regional experiences, or immersive Jewish teen experiences preferred but not required.

Requirements

• Ability to travel nationally as needed, approximately 25%.
• Ability to attend major BBYO events.
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends.
• Unrestricted authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.
• Ability to perform each essential duty with or without reasonable accommodation.

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