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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.

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