Assistant Director, Advancement & Engagement

About AJC

American Jewish Committee (AJC) is the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people. We create trusted partnerships with leaders around the world to ensure Jews and Israel are safe and thriving.

With an unparalleled reach spanning six continents AJC engages leaders in more than 110 countries through 40 offices and dozens of partnerships with Jewish communities worldwide. Wherever the Jewish people and Israel need us AJC is thereempowering leaders in government education partner communities and the private sector to counter antisemitism and act as allies.

The challenges we face are global. AJC is leading the global response. Join us.

Your Department

The Development team strategically plans organizes and executes fundraising initiatives to secure financial support for the organizations mission and activities. This includes cultivating strong relationships with donors executing events implementing campaigns and ensuring effective stewardship of contributions. We collaborate with regional offices to support and improve fundraising operations at the local level expanding the organizations reach and impact.

Your Impact

This position makes an impact at AJC by managing work with moderate but important impact on the organizations mission and goals. Works with regular oversight to solve moderately complex problems and make moderate and significant decisions.

The incumbent manages campaigns and events to secure financial resources to support the agencys mission and activities. Working under direct supervision this position is responsible for the cultivation engagement solicitation and stewardship of existing donors and new prospects coordinating fundraising events and serving as a Development liaison and resource to assigned Departments or Regional Offices.

Your Role

• Contribute to the development and execution of the departments strategy goals objectives and action plans
• Manage and facilitate fundraising campaigns programs events and initiative
• Identify research cultivate engage solicit and steward existing donors and new prospects
• Implement new opportunities to expand departmental initiatives beyond existing fundraising programs
• Participate and support the work of Boards committees task forces or working groups
• Leverage resources to help build awareness of and support for the AJC and department initiatives
• Track fundraising progress throughout the year
• Manage department contact lists records data/databases and reporting
• Create reports and analyze fundraising activities metrics and impact
• Research donors and donor prospects
• Coordinate attend and/or lead meetings
• Serve as a liaison to departments Boards committees and other stakeholders
• Develop relationships with and engage strategic contacts groups and organizations
• Design and disseminate reports and marketing resources to cultivate donor interest and secure funding

Specific to the Role

In addition to the responsibilities listed above the Assistant Director of Advancement & Engagement will:

• Manage a portfolio of 100 donors by:
• Using data management and analysis to concentrate on annual donors of $5000 donors who are growing their annual gifts and new donor prospects with the capacity to give $5000 annually
• Identifying and recruiting new donor prospects via warm leads professional networking and industry gatherings
• Becoming fluent in AJCs global programs and engagement opportunities

Supervisory Role

Individual contributor

Education Training and Experience

• Bachelors degree (Masters degree preferred)
• Minimum of 5 years of related work experience and intermediate job skills and knowledge
  

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Passion for the mission goals and objectives of AJC
• Committed to AJCs core values: respect accountability integrity innovation and collaboration
• Demonstrates professionalism and high standards of conduct
• Ability to write clearly persuasively and concisely with excellent editing proofreading and grammar skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with individuals from diverse backgrounds
• Excellent communication skills (written verbal and listening)
• Strong organization and project management skills including the ability to set priorities and meet deadlines
• Capacity to multitask and work in a fast-paced and changing environment
• Willing and able to work outside of standard working hours including early mornings evenings and/or weekends
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word Excel PowerPoint Teams and Outlook) Google Suite applications and Zoom

Physical Demands

Office employees:

• Remaining in a stationary position often sitting or standing for prolonged periods
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists hands and/or fingers
• Communicating with others to exchange information
• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another

Disclaimers

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar related or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute a contract between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and the requirements of the job change.

Compensation

The salary for this position is $67000 to $77000 depending on relevant experience and location.

Benefits

• Regular Full-time employee benefits:
• Medical vision and dental plans
• Flexible Spending Account options
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) - 15 vacation days per year that increases with continued employment
• Paid Holidays (many Federal and major Jewish Holidays)
• Hybrid work schedule
• 403(b) participation after one year of employment
• Transit plan
• Competitive Paid Parental Leave

*After applicable waiting or probationary periods have been met