Teach New York State Executive Director - Orthodox Union : Job Details

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Who We Are:

Teach Coalition is dedicated to ensuring that every child has access to a quality Jewish education. Operating across seven states in the U.S., Teach Coalition advocates for equitable government funding and resources for yeshivas and Jewish day schools, making Jewish education accessible to all families.

The Orthodox Union (OU) is the largest Orthodox Jewish organization in the United States. Founded in 1898, the OU supports a network of synagogues, youth programs, Jewish and Religious Zionist advocacy programs, programs for the disabled, localized religious study programs, and international units. The OU maintains a kosher certification service, whose circled U symbol is found on the labels of many kosher commercial and consumer food products.

Job Description:

The Executive Director of Teach NYS will manage policy, political relationships, community engagement, and mobilization of the New York Jewish day school and yeshivot community. The Director will serve as the “face” of the organization.

Essential Functions:

• Manage and implement logistics and marketing of programs such as board meetings, forums, briefings, and advocacy training sessions, grassroots advocacy campaigns, rallies, missions, and synagogue programs
• Responsible for initiating and monitoring key legislation and advocacy
• Recruit lay leaders and train them on how to be effective grassroots advocates
• Increase education and activism among synagogue and day school leadership and congregants through programming at the local and regional levels
• Hold regular meetings with elected officials, school leadership, and community members
• Travel to local school offices, elected official offices, and Albany as needed
• Represent and be the “face” of this initiative via public speaking and appearances at synagogue, day school, and regional events
• Communicate messaging, talking points, and Action Alerts to the community through a web platform.
• Manage all New York-based staff
• This is a full-time position

Minimum Qualifications:

Minimum of 5-7 years professional experience; fundraising, management, public policy, government, and community relations experience preferred.

What You'll Bring to the Role:

• Strong people, communication & engagement skills
• Strong commitment to Jewish education and advocacy
• Ability to inspire and make a difference
• Teamwork skills and ability to work toward new goals
• Ability to pivot quickly to address rapidly changing situations

You Are:

• Ability to self-motivate, prioritize, work independently, and complete multiple assignments with attention to detail in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment
• Highly organized and great at prioritizing and follow-up
• Strong capacity to fundraise to build Teach NYS and accomplish our goals
• A problem solver, able to visualize and articulate solutions using an analytical mindset
• Able to communicate effectively in writing and verbally for various audiences
• Experience conducting meetings, making presentations, and facilitating communications clearly and positively
• Proficient in logic and reasoning to evaluate solutions and approaches

You Have:

• An engaging personality, strong interpersonal skills, determination, resiliency, and a positive attitude
• Experience or interest in fundraising and sales
• Strong desire to actively help others
• Ties to the Jewish community and schools

Salary and Benefits:

The salary for this position is between $125,000 and $150,000, commensurate with experience.

We offer employer-sponsored healthcare, dental, and vision plans, along with other benefits such as paid sick days, vacation days, Jewish and Federal holidays, short Fridays for Sabbath, free life and disability insurance, discounted continuing education, and a 403(b) retirement plan with OU contributions after 3 years of service.

Additional Details:

• Seniority level: Executive
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Education and Training
• Industries: Non-profit Organizations

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