Program Director

Position: Program Director/Project Manager 

Mission Statement: 

FJL is a dynamic Israel-based organization, operating worldwide, whose mission is to draw upon deeply authentic Jewish values and invigorate the community of tomorrow by attracting, inspiring and empowering the best young talent of today. It is part of Jewish Futures, an exciting network of numerous charities internationally, harvesting the best practices in establishing a greater Jewish future. FJL started in the UK in 2008, where it maintains a strong presence and has since expanded to work across Europe, Australia, Israel and North America. For more information about the organization, visit www.jewish-leadership.com

As part of this mission, we are looking for a highly-talented individual to fill the position of Program Director for FJL. This includes a range of roles including recruitment, internship sourcing and placement, program planning, attending and facilitating the program and follow up with Alumni. Please see more details below of the full position. 

*Please note it may also be possible to apply to an alternative but similar job description for someone who does not have flexibility to join the programs in person. 

Responsibilities:

1. Pre-Program (year-round tasks/duties):

• Recruitment 
• Recruitment strategies with the team
• Assisting with recruitment 
• Interviewing students and assessing their eligibility on the program
• Internship Sourcing
• Sourcing internships via LinkedIn
• Connecting with previous companies
• Internship placements
• Internship interviews
• Setting up students with internships
• Gathering as much information about the internship as possible to make sure its suitable
• Setting up interviews with students
• Other logistics
• Internship logistics
• Program logistics

1. During the programs (Winter in NYC, Spring in London, Summer in Tel Aviv):

• Meet one-on-one with each student throughout the program during the day.
• Create meaningful relationships with the students by bonding during programming and in the evenings.  
• Internship checkins at the workplace and troubleshooting with companies
• Learn with students
• Program planning and assisting with logistics
• Gather and implementing feedback from students
• Create flyers for speakers
• Shabbaton Preparation, organization, and attendance

1. Post Programme:

• Maintaining and continued development of relationships with students
• Maintaining relationship with companies and gathering feedback
• Cycle back to Pre-Program responsibilities

1. Other responsibilities:

• Social media/content creation
• Planning/Attending/traveling to reunion events with global alumni
• Working with the rest of the team on other projects including; donor emails, end of year summary, alumni updates, recruitment planning/strategies, marketing

Qualifications:  

• Taking initiative by thinking ahead and completing tasks independently 
• Give instructions to team in an approachable and effective way
• Be approachable and relatable in the eyes of the participants and exude a positive energy for their experience 
• Have the ability to multitask, yet remain organized with a focus on priorities and the details within each task 
• Fluent English and proficient Hebrew

How to Apply:

Please submit your resume and a brief cover letter to [email protected] expressing your interest in the Program Director position with FJL. Please highlight any relevant experiences in building programs, Jewish education, and operations. Position for someone ideally based in Israel.