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Position Overview
Jewish National Fund-USA seeks an Associate Business Manager who under the direction of, and in partnership with, the Northeast Business Manager, focuses on leading and developing the Northeast Center of Excellence staff based in Rockville Centre, Long Island. This role ensures smooth day-to-day administration, strong staff performance and alignment with organizational goals, while also supporting broader fiscal and project management responsibilities.
Key Responsibilities
- Supervise, mentor and evaluate Northeast CoE staff, fostering accountability, professional growth, and a culture of collaboration and excellence through JNF-USA Culture and Core Values.
- Manage daily office operations, ensuring administrative tasks such as donation tracking, event planning and support, scheduling, and reporting are executed accurately, efficiently, and in line with best practices.
- Assign and notify Center of Excellence staff of their event and other task/project assignments.
- Partner with the Regional Business Manager to oversee budgets, cost controls and regional fiscal management.
- Lead regular team meetings and check-ins to ensure clear communication, alignment on priorities, and consistent execution of tasks.
- Meet regularly with event strategists and core regional teams to ensure all deliverables are in progress; provide updates and insights throughout the planning stages.
- Track and analyze workflows and performance using appropriate CRM systems; identify issues, recommend improvements, and implement solutions.
- Develop onboarding schedules for new hires and ongoing training plans for operational staff, creating consistent understanding of processes.
- Oversight of event and office supplies.
- Ensure that the project management platform is being used properly and consistently and that tasks and projects are completed and marked as such.
- Provide administrative support to Business Manager and National Campaign Director as needed through meeting preparation, documentation, presentation development, and crossdepartmental collaboration to enhance team.
- Attend event planning meetings and events throughout Northeast as needed to evaluate skills, demeanor and overall success of staff in their roles.
Qualifications:
- Strong leadership and team management skills
- Minimum of 3-5 years of experience managing administrative and or early career professionals
- Knowledge of event production a plus.
- Strong technical skills including experience with Salesforce or other CRM platforms preferred.
- Must be extremely detail oriented and able to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Pro-active and energetic; ability to work on your own with minimal daily supervision.
- Be a team player with a "customer service" mentality and ability to work with many people
- A "no job is too small" attitude and willingness to roll up your sleeves to get the job done.
- Ability to travel within the Northeast Region and work evenings and weekends as necessary.
- Bachelor's degree preferred
Perks:
- Days off for all work-prohibitive Jewish holidays, in addition to the secular US holidays
- 3pm close-of-business on Fridays
- Top-notch healthcare (including dental and vision)
- Parental Leave policy
- Employer-paid life insurance
- Employer-paid short and long-term disability
- 403(b) with generous 10.5% employer contribution after 1 year of employment
Compensation:
$70,000-75,000
Pay Type:
Salaried
Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role.
WHAT WE DO
At Jewish National Fund-USA, we turn vision and dreams into reality. For almost 125 years, we have built the land of Israel for its people. As one of the most trusted names in philanthropy, our mission is to attract 800,000 new residents to Israel's underpopulated North and South and to be the leading organization for Zionist engagement. We build schools, medical centers, culinary institutes, resilience facilities, emergency response centers, water reservoirs, parks, and playgrounds while creating employment and community service initiatives, along with youth development programs for thousands of young Israelis. We also support Israelis with disabilities, bring hundreds of college faculty members and student leaders beyond the Jewish community to Israel, invest in agricultural R&D, and host the largest gathering of Zionists in the U.S. annually at our Global Conference for Israel. All of this is accomplished as we embark on the largest philanthropic capital project in Israel's history—the $350 million, 16-acre World Zionist Village in the city of Be'er Sheva.
And yes, we also support tree planting. Since 1901, we have helped plant over 260 million trees in Israel, which enabled the country to be one of the few to enter the 21st century with a net gain in trees.
No project, program, or initiative stands alone. Through our circles of impact, everything we do contributes to job creation, economic growth, higher living standards, and more—helping us realize our goal of attracting new residents to Israel's North and South.
OUR CREDENTIALS & PARTNERSHIPS
A registered 501(c)(3) organization, Jewish National Fund is recognized as a 4-star organization by Charity Navigator, America's leading independent charity evaluator, for its sound fiscal management, accountability, and transparency. JNF has also been rated a top charity by the American Institute of Philanthropy and meets the 20 rigorous standards of the Better Business Bureau (BBB) Wise Giving Alliance, and the transparency standards of Tzedakah, Inc. No other Jewish organization meets all these standards.
OUR CULTURE
We are ViZion-driven relationship-based, fast-paced, and Positively Israel!
OUR CORE VALUES
Be Bold: Beyond. We are proud and passionate, vocal, and visionary about Israel and Zionism. We pride ourselves on our out-of-the-box thinking and the great things it accomplishes for the land and with the people of Israel.
Belong: Stay long. We are an inclusive and diverse workplace welcoming and respecting all cultures, ages, religions, ethnicities, genders, orientations, and physical abilities. Understanding that a work-life balance is crucial to the success of our organization, we are empathetic, understanding, caring, appreciative, and respectful of one another as we strive to develop and retain our professionals and donors for the long-run.
Be Inscribed: Be the Impact. To walk in the land of Israel and see the impact of our work instills the greatest sense of fulfillment. We strive for each employee to make their mark, leave their footprint, be heard, and feel relevant as together we help ensure the vibrancy of Israel for the next 100 years. We plant the future, not just trees.
Be Kind: Act with Chesed. At JNF-USA we do not underestimate the power of kindness. We use recognition and praise to motivate teams, individuals, donors, and stakeholders. We are proud of our please and thank you's. We listen and lend a helping hand when a co-worker is challenged. Whether random or deliberate acts, kindness is a key ingredient to our positive workplace and mindset.
B'Yachad: Together. Great collaboration between our employees, donors and affiliates in Israel is a priority: everyone matters no matter their role. We recognize that open and inspirational communication, teamwork, and collegiality is a force multiplier in reaching our goals, mission, and vision. Jewish National Fund-USA exemplifies the power of unity.