IATF

HIRING: Israel Program Manager Inter-Agency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues (IATF)

ORGANIZATION DESCRIPTION

The Inter-Agency Task Force on Israeli Arab Issues is a non-partisan resource center on Arab citizens of Israel that provides educational services to American Jewish organizations, funders, leaders, and educators.

Israel Program Manager IATF seeks a seasoned professional with expertise on Arab citizens, Jewish-Arab relations, and shared society in Israel to manage and implement our Israel-based activities. The program manager will work closely with IATFs executive director and senior staff to ensure coordination and alignment of IATFs overall mission across our New York and Israel-based offices. The program manager will serve as a content-expert for IATF and its members, working closely with Israel-based team to ensure IATF programs and resources are well-informed by current developments in the field and by leading experts, professionals, activists, and influential changemakers working on these issues. The program manager will oversee Israel-based research, partnerships, and strategic projects; develop and implement educational activities such as webinars and site-visits for a range of American Jewish audiences; and represent IATF at conferences, trainings, and workshops as needed.

Essential Functions:

Provide up-to-date overview of major issues, developments, and discourse in the field across social, economic, civic, and political developments.
Represent IATF and maintain network of organizations and leaders working on issues related to Arab society and Jewish-Arab relations in Israel.
Develop and lead in person and online educational programs for American Jewish organizations and funders.
Learn about the educational needs of key IATF constituencies (funders, federations, educators):
Identify relevant speakers and materials.
Support speaker preparation and presentations.
Frame and moderate discussions.
Conduct field research and mapping of select issues and areas of interest for IATF.
Prepare written reports and summaries of new developments and findings emerging the field, ranging from in-depth briefing papers to short posts and updates for IATFs website and newsletters.
Educate and train professionals and organizations in Israel about working with American Jewish organizations.
Collaborate with US staff on special projects and partnerships, including trainings and facilitated meetings, media production, professional development, and more.
Support coordination and teamwork among Israel-based personnel.

Skills & Qualifications:

Minimum 5-7 years professional experience (i.e. project/partnerships management, field research, etc.)
Deep knowledge of Arab society issues in Israel, Jewish-Arab relations, shared society, and the field of related organizations and leaders.
English, Hebrew, and Arabic fluency.
Familiarity and interest in American Jewish communities and organizations (preferred).
Exceptional ability to listen, summarize, and articulate complex issues in an organized and clear manner, written and oral.
Group training and facilitation skills preferred.
Comfort with public speaking.
Familiarity and comfort with computer and digital platforms (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Zoom, Teams, Canva, Monday or equivalent).

Status: Full Time

Secretariat: American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC)