Job Description
Principal Responsibilities: Weinstein JCC Community Engagement department provides innovative, creative, and inclusive cultural and educational programs, connecting the Jewish community to each other, Israel, and the broader Richmond community and contributing to a high-quality of life by supporting life-long learning and educational, physical and spiritual wellness.
Weinstein JCC seeks a passionate, strategic, creative and collaborative individual to plan, curate and implement an annual portfolio of high-quality cultural arts and Jewish engagement programs that will have a significant impact on the community. The Community Engagement Manager will work with committees made up of both internal and external partners to identify needs and develop programs that meet those needs and support the Jewish mission of the Weinstein JCC. Specific areas of responsibility may include, but are not limited to, Arts + Ideas subscription series, Israeli and Jewish Film Festival, Global Day of Jewish Learning, Jewish and Israeli educational lectures and classes, and celebrational events around Jewish holidays and cultural traditions.
This is a full-time position requiring occasional evening and weekend hours for meetings and events.
Please send your cover letter and resume to Leslie at lmcguigan@weinsteinjcc.org.
Minimum Qualifications: The essential functions included, but are not limited to the following:
- Identify and evaluate talent and content to curate an annualportfolio of creative, compelling programs in the areas of cultural artsand Jewish and Israeli education, engagement and holiday commemoration.such programs may include author talks, film presentations, speakers andlectures, performing and visual arts events and community-wide specialevents.
- Manage and oversee events from beginning to end including, but notlimited to, creating event timelines, working with lay leaders, vendors,and talent and preparing content for marketing.
- Work closely with Marketing to develop strategies that engage ourtarget audiences.
- Consult (as needed) with JCC staff from other departments in theplanning and implementation of community-wide events around Jewish andIsraeli holidays such as Chanukah, Purim and Yom Ha'atzmaut.
- Cultivate and implement strategies for the retention and recruitmentof Arts + Ideas subscribers.
- Regularly evaluate programs to measure impact and identifyopportunities for improvement.
- Identify opportunities to engage the Jewish community and create newprograms to bridge the gaps.
- Foster relationships with members of the community and provideopportunities to volunteer.
- Demonstrate careful attention and adherence to the department'sprogram budget.
- Help create an environment which attracts volunteer support andrevenue growth.
- Partner with both local and Jewish organizations to deepen andbroaden impact of our mission-based programs.
- Bachelor's Degree is preferred.
- 4+ years of relevant experience.
- Demonstrable knowledge of Jewish and Israeli values, culture andtraditions is a plus.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Strong organizational, time management, and project managementskills.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, timelines and deadlinessimultaneously.
- Ability to build and maintain effective and collaborative workrelationships.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-pacedenvironment.
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing situations and developeffective solutions to problems that arise.
- Superior customer service skills (friendly, respectful, patient)
- Computer literacy and comfortable working with different onlineplatforms, Microsoft Office, Zoom, Outlook and Google drive.
- Self-starter requiring minimal supervision.
Must be able to work a flexible schedule tosupport evening and weekend events.
Salary: $45,000 - $55,000
Agency Information: The Weinstein JCC is a place where people of all ages and faiths belong. We strive to maintain the highest standards for facilities and programming and offer classes, services and events that contribute to the well-being of the Jewish and Richmond Community.
We're Richmond's home for fitness, aquatics, early childhood education, after-school childcare, summer camps, senior programs, cultural arts, and much more!
Job Tags
Holiday work, Full time, Summer work, Local area, Flexible hours, Afternoon shift,