Jobs at Jewish Federation of Detroit
Israel & Overseas Senior Associate
Location: Bloomfield Hills, MI
Type: Full Time
Min. Experience: Experienced
About Us
The Jewish Federation of Detroit is the cornerstone of Jewish philanthropy and community engagement in Southeast Michigan. We are a community-driven organization committed to meeting the needs of the Jewish people and strengthening Jewish life—locally, in Israel, and around the world.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Global Experiences – Provide an oversight of the logistics of the Missions program on the Detroit side
o Assist lead mission staff with planning and logistics of their trips
o Keep the Missions Calendar up-to-date
o Provide resources to staff of missions
o Reach out to families and community partners to provide assistance in planning their missions/trips
o Liaison with Marketing and Finance departments
o Work with the Director of Missions in Israel
o Staff missions when needed
o Keep up to date on mission funds available and process for utilizing (challenge funds, endowments, mission fund, etc.)
• Oversight & Execution of Onward Israel Internship Program
o Every summer, Federation sends 12-35 young adults to Israel on a summer internship program called Onward. Responsibilities include interviewing participants, pre-internship education for both participants and their parents, ongoing communication and problem solving during the internship and post internship debrief and reunion
• Oversight & Execution of Ride for the Living/Ride for the Living Mission
o Plan and execute a bike ride from Ferndale to Detroit and back to raise funds for the Jewish Community Center in Krakow, Poland every other year
o Plan and execute a mission to Poland to participate in the JCC Krakow’s Ride for the Living every other year or as warranted by interest
• Oversight of Get There! Scholarship Program
o The Get There! Scholarship fund provides scholarships to young adults who would like to study or volunteer in Israel for a specific time; Responsibilities include: recruitment, marketing, donor relations, application processing, problem solving, and leading a committee
• Oversight & Execution of Monthly Department Newsletter
o Collect all content for each month’s newsletter and work with Marketing to create a virtual newsletter once a month
• Event Support
o Provide support to the Shaliach/Shlicha and/or other staff on fall and spring events that the Department is responsible for planning and executing
Additional Responsibilities may Include:
• Attend and assist at additional Israel and Overseas events/programs as needed.
• Attend weekly Department meetings, weekly 1:1 meeting with supervisor, Community Development meetings, Marketing meetings and various other meetings
• Participate in Federation wide fundraising activities
Required Skills and Abilities
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum 5 year’s experience in a professional position
• Strong conflict resolution and decision-making skills
• Professional, well-organized, flexible, detail-oriented, able to multi-task
• Excellent communication, people skills and customer service
• Have a positive attitude and be a team player
• Knowledge of, and appreciation for, the Jewish community, its customs and practices, Federation, Israel and the Jewish non-profit world
• Hebrew speaker a bonus
• Love of Israel
• Confidentiality a must
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment
• Strong work ethic and willingness to do what it takes to get the job done
• Must be able to independently manage assigned workload
• Utilize Asana, Zoom, Dropbox, Cureo, Raiser’s Edge, Sharepoint, Office 360, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Survey Monkey and Microsoft Word.
The Jewish Federation of Detroit is the cornerstone of Jewish philanthropy and community engagement in Southeast Michigan. We are a community-driven organization committed to meeting the needs of the Jewish people and strengthening Jewish life—locally, in Israel, and around the world.
Duties and Responsibilities
• Global Experiences – Provide an oversight of the logistics of the Missions program on the Detroit side
o Assist lead mission staff with planning and logistics of their trips
o Keep the Missions Calendar up-to-date
o Provide resources to staff of missions
o Reach out to families and community partners to provide assistance in planning their missions/trips
o Liaison with Marketing and Finance departments
o Work with the Director of Missions in Israel
o Staff missions when needed
o Keep up to date on mission funds available and process for utilizing (challenge funds, endowments, mission fund, etc.)
• Oversight & Execution of Onward Israel Internship Program
o Every summer, Federation sends 12-35 young adults to Israel on a summer internship program called Onward. Responsibilities include interviewing participants, pre-internship education for both participants and their parents, ongoing communication and problem solving during the internship and post internship debrief and reunion
• Oversight & Execution of Ride for the Living/Ride for the Living Mission
o Plan and execute a bike ride from Ferndale to Detroit and back to raise funds for the Jewish Community Center in Krakow, Poland every other year
o Plan and execute a mission to Poland to participate in the JCC Krakow’s Ride for the Living every other year or as warranted by interest
• Oversight of Get There! Scholarship Program
o The Get There! Scholarship fund provides scholarships to young adults who would like to study or volunteer in Israel for a specific time; Responsibilities include: recruitment, marketing, donor relations, application processing, problem solving, and leading a committee
• Oversight & Execution of Monthly Department Newsletter
o Collect all content for each month’s newsletter and work with Marketing to create a virtual newsletter once a month
• Event Support
o Provide support to the Shaliach/Shlicha and/or other staff on fall and spring events that the Department is responsible for planning and executing
Additional Responsibilities may Include:
• Attend and assist at additional Israel and Overseas events/programs as needed.
• Attend weekly Department meetings, weekly 1:1 meeting with supervisor, Community Development meetings, Marketing meetings and various other meetings
• Participate in Federation wide fundraising activities
Required Skills and Abilities
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Minimum 5 year’s experience in a professional position
• Strong conflict resolution and decision-making skills
• Professional, well-organized, flexible, detail-oriented, able to multi-task
• Excellent communication, people skills and customer service
• Have a positive attitude and be a team player
• Knowledge of, and appreciation for, the Jewish community, its customs and practices, Federation, Israel and the Jewish non-profit world
• Hebrew speaker a bonus
• Love of Israel
• Confidentiality a must
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment
• Strong work ethic and willingness to do what it takes to get the job done
• Must be able to independently manage assigned workload
• Utilize Asana, Zoom, Dropbox, Cureo, Raiser’s Edge, Sharepoint, Office 360, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Drive, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Teams, Survey Monkey and Microsoft Word.
