Regional Director
National Council of Jewish Women
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: Remote • Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $110,000 - $125,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
About the role
- Provide thoughtful input to the national office on NCJW’s overall field engagement strategy
- Support the establishment of Local Leadership Councils in communities to serve as the volunteer-based leadership of NCJW’s nationwide movement
- Offer strategic direction to Local Leadership Councils, helping determine local priorities within NCJW’s core advocacy issues
- Create local action plans and budgets for communities/states in the region, working in partnership with national staff and the Local Leadership Councils
- Assist NCJW in growing its movement and creating capacity from the ground up by identifying and reaching out to potential supporters, including influential local leaders
- Work with the national staff to devise innovative ways to engage supporters
- Represent NCJW at local events in the region
- Organize and mobilize local support for NCJW’s nationwide advocacy campaigns, with support from the national staff
- Tailor campaigns to local interests as needed
- Collaborate with local partner organizations and coalitions to deepen the impact of the campaigns
- Support the national Government Relations team, as requested, in organizing in-district meetings with elected officials and NCJW advocates
- Implement educational training programs (in-person and virtual) developed by the national team
- Assist Local Leadership Councils in planning and hosting virtual and in-person events and educational programs
- Coordinate with Local Leadership Councils on community service projects that align with NCJW’s core advocacy priorities
- Expand fundraising at the local level through the involvement of Local Leadership Councils (with support from NCJW’s national Development team)
Requirements
- Minimum of 7 years of political campaign and/or issue and grassroots/field organizing experience
- Knowledge of, and experience in, the political environment in the Great Lakes region (Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin) is highly desirable
- Strong and effective communications and interpersonal skills; comfortable with public speaking
- A broad network of contacts in the region, and the ability to deepen and grow this network
- Track record of successful fundraising, particularly in cultivating and stewarding donors at the local, state, and regional levels
- Experience planning meetings and events
- Demonstrated leadership acumen, ability to model and promote core values and individual development
- Ability to make strategic decisions and provide recommendations to senior leadership
- Experience delivering projects in a dynamic and collaborative cross-functional team environment
- Ability to adapt and work in a fast-paced, results-oriented organization
- Travel domestically on a periodic basis
Benefits
- 25+ paid Federal and Jewish Holidays each year
- Paid vacation time
- Sick time
- Extensive paid leave
- Retirement savings account with employer match
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Disability insurance
- Professional development
- Life insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Transit benefits
- Short-term disability insurance
- Long-term disability insurance
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
political campaign experiencegrassroots organizingfundraisingevent planningproject deliverystrategic decision making
Soft skills
communication skillsinterpersonal skillspublic speakingleadership acumennetworkingadaptabilitycollaborationresults-oriented mindset