Hybrid Assistant Regional Director

at J Street

• Job title: Assistant Regional Director
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $71,000 - $95,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Boston, United States

About the role

• Assistant or Deputy Regional Director responsible for fundraising and relationship management for J Street in New England. Engaging leadership and deepening the organization’s impact within the community.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and manage relationships with existing donors to maintain and increase their financial support for J Street and J StreetPAC;
• Identify new sources of funding through prospect identification, research and development;
• Cultivate donors for longer-term growth, multi-year and planned giving;
• Plan and implement high-impact donor and prospect gatherings in the region that both raise new funds and expand J Street’s network of leaders.
• Identify, develop and empower leaders in key cities in the region who will drive J Street’s mission;
• Facilitate lay leader engagement with J Street’s advocacy work, political power building, and organizing within the Jewish community.
• Help build the capacity of our New England chapters to expand J Street’s impact in their communities.

Requirements

• Commitment to J Street’s mission
• At least 4 years of relevant experience
• Ability to clearly communicate J Street’s positions and policies as well as superb communication skills at large – written and verbal
• Personally engaging and eager to work with leaders, donors, and staff; able to build and cultivate relationships with a broad range of community contacts
• Background in fundraising and development work, making financial asks and organizing fundraising events
• Willingness to travel regionally, valid driver’s license
• Strong understanding of the political and Jewish communal landscape
• Familiarity with New England and its congressional delegations
• Event management experience
• Comfort with basic data management
• Background on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and understanding how the conflict plays out in American politics

Benefits

• Unlimited personal time off
• Sick leave
• Generous parental and family paid leave (up to 12 weeks)
• Paid time off on many federal and Jewish holidays
• Health and dental insurance (80% of the premium employer paid for you and your family)
• Affordable vision insurance
• Company-paid life insurance
• A 401k program including an employer match
• Commuter benefits
• A Flexible Spending Account and Health Savings Account