Position Summary: IKAR, a highly acclaimed Jewish non-profit in Los Angeles, seeks an energetic, resourceful, and highly organized Development and Community Engagement Coordinator to support our development and membership apparatus. This role is perfect for someone who is outgoing and welcoming, detail-oriented, thrives in being a connector in an active, fast-paced environment, and loves being part of a purpose-driven team.
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with Membership Director to develop a strategy to enhance community members’ engagement by tracking membership commitments
- Implement a volunteer strategy including a stewardship process
- Support volunteers in new member engagement including delivering new member welcome baskets, coordinating welcome calls, and house parties
- Provide administrative support to the Membership Director for deliveries to members in times of joy and grief
- Support our annual Mishloah Manot (Purim Basket) process including basket design, volunteer coordination, routing, and deliveries
- Support the annual High Holy Days entrance card system, volunteers, and basket deliveries
- Work in the database to process membership transactions, organize member records, and follow up on membership pledges
Competencies and Qualifications:
- Ability to interact with all staff and community members with kindness and integrity
- Passion for IKAR’s mission and work.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Sterling organizational skills and ability to multitask and manage and track a wide variety of tasks in an organized and efficient manner
- Good sense of humor.
- IKAR requires all employees to be current on CDC approved Covid vaccinations unless a reasonable accommodation is requested and approved.
Duration: Full time non-exempt; includes some Friday nights, Saturday mornings, occasional holiday and evening hours
Salary & Benefits: Pay range is between $55,000-$60,000 with a generous benefits package including full health, vision, and dental coverage.
Equal Opportunity & Diversity: IKAR prides itself on being an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce.
How to Apply: Please send resume, cover letter to [email protected]. Please include a cover letter.
Not sure you meet 100% of our qualifications? Systemic inequities in hiring have caused women, people of color, LGBTQIA+ folks, and others to apply to jobs only if they meet every requirement. We encourage you to break that statistic and apply, as no one ever meets 100% of the qualifications. We look forward to your application.
About IKAR: IKAR, an innovative model for Jewish engagement, launched in 2004 in an effort to reclaim the vitality and relevance of Jewish religious practice and reimagine the contours of Jewish community. Recognized nationally for its success in engaging young and disaffected Jews, IKAR is a positive and proactive response to the declining trend in affiliation in the Jewish community. IKAR is dedicated to reanimating Jewish life through imaginative engagement with ritual and spiritual practice and a deep commitment to social justice. Fusing piety and hutzpah, obligation and inspiration, we are harnessing an untapped energy in the Jewish community –attracting and mobilizing Jews who to contribute their vast intellectual and creative resources to address real world concerns effectively and unapologetically. Since its founding, we have witnessed exponential growth from a handful of people to a community of 1,200+ member households – making it one of the fastest growing Jewish communities in the country. Hundreds of others – both in Los Angeles and nationally – participate in a wide diversity of IKAR programs and services. In addition to establishing a vital presence in Los Angeles, we have also become a leading model of engaging, authentic, resonant Jewish life that is inspiring change in synagogues and communities around the country.