Community Developer

Description:

The Community Developer is a frontline JDC role designed to strengthen Jewish communities across Europe and Africa-Asia region. This position serves as a strategic partner to local community leadership, helping align local needs with JDC’s regional and global priorities while supporting sustainable, high-impact community outcomes. Community Developers work within a shared regional framework and collaborate across countries and programmatic areas to deliver meaningful community development initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

•      Conduct ongoing assessment of community needs and translate insights into actionable plans.

•      Support the design and implementation of strategic programs aligned with JDC’s Theory of Change.

•      Ensure that interventions connect local needs with regional opportunities and goals.

•      Contribute to measuring program effectiveness through data-informed decision-making.

•      Build and maintain trusted partnerships with community leaders, institutions, and partners.

•      Act as a bridge between the Europe, Africa-Asia region and local communities, promoting shared priorities.

•      Serve as a connector across institutions and stakeholder groups.

•      Participate in the creation, coordination, and implementation of community initiatives.

•      Support the lifecycle of interventions, ensuring quality, fidelity, and strategic alignment.

•      Collaborate with colleagues in working groups focused on programmatic areas.

•      Provide advisory support to community partners using relational, analytical, and strategic tools.

•      Contribute to capacity-building efforts, including leadership and governance strengthening.

•      Communicate compelling impact stories that demonstrate program value.

•      Support preparation of funding requests aligned with regional strategy and projected impact.

•      Steward resources responsibly and contribute to transparent reporting.

•      Coordinate with colleagues to align programmatic needs with Community Initiative Fund processes.

•      Work independently while maintaining a one-region mindset.

•      Collaborate cross-functionally with colleagues across Europe and Africa-Asia.

•      Demonstrate adaptability, cultural sensitivity, and readiness to travel as required.

Core Competencies

•      Proactive ownership: ability to take initiative and move work forward.

•      Strong analytical thinking combined with practical execution skills.

•      Consulting-oriented mindset- asking the right questions and synthesizing insights.

•      High emotional intelligence and cultural sensitivity.

•      Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities.

•      Ability to operate with resilience in dynamic or complex environments.

Requirements

•      Bachelor’s degree in social sciences, nonprofit management, community development, public policy, education, or related field (or equivalent experience).

•      3-5 years of experience in program coordination, community engagement, NGO work, social impact projects, or similar roles.

•      Experience working or volunteering in Jewish communal settings.

•      Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build trust with diverse stakeholders.

•      Solid analytical and problem‑solving skills.

•      Ability to work independently and manage multiple tasks simultaneously.

•      Strong written and verbal communication skills in English; additional European languages are a plus.

•      Comfort with data-driven decision-making and basic monitoring & evaluation concepts.

•      Digital proficiency (Office365, shared workspaces, presentation tools).

•      Collaborative team player with a region-wide perspective.

•      Curious, reflective, and eager to learn.

•      Adaptable to changing priorities and capable of regular regional travel.

•      Motivated by mission-driven, community-centered work.

*The position will be in a hybrid/remote format, depending on the candidate’s location