Position Description: Alumni & Community Relations Manager

About ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal

ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal is a transdenominational movement that is committed to bringing spiritual vitality and passion into the daily lives of Jews through trainings, programs and events that empower leadership, build multiracial, multicultural communities, and generate powerful experiences. The ALEPH Ordination Program (AOP) is ALEPH’s largest program and one of the leading Jewish seminaries, training rabbis, cantors, rabbinic pastors and spiritual directors from diverse backgrounds, lived experiences, and representing nearly every denomination to serve the global Jewish community with the goal of revitalizing Judaism.

About the Position

The full-time Alumni & Community Relations Manager (ACRM) will cultivate lasting connections with AOP graduates, fostering a strong, engaged and vibrant international community. Working to support our alumni, this position will coordinate and manage in-person and virtual events and assist with placement of students and alumni in appropriate positions. The ACRM will also work to develop and support Alumni fundraising strategy.  In addition, the position will manage ALEPH’s burgeoning strategic alliances—both with partner organizations and alliance communities—to coordinate work on related programs and projects. 

This position reports to the Development Director. 

Core Responsibilities

Alumni Relations (50%)

– Plan, implement and promote alumni programs, outreach, awareness-building and placement activities that support Jewish Renewal clergy

– Support alumni fundraising, applying best practices in development

– Lead outreach to alumni to pursue joint projects and collaborative opportunities

– Build and strengthen alumni relationships, actively engaging alumni and partner organizations with ALEPH

– Manage alumni/donor database and stewardship program with care

Network Communities (50%)

– Support ALEPH’s member 50+ alliance communities and existing partners

– Manage alliance community-specific workshops and events

– Staff ALEPH’s alliance communities committee, set up meetings, take/distribute notes

– Identify and help secure funding opportunities for ALEPH network communities, manage subgrants as available

Qualifications

· Bachelor’s degree or equivalent required

· 3-6 years of successful work experience in community relations, nonprofit, higher education, development or other related field

· Highest levels of personal initiative and attention to detail

· Demonstrated ability to problem solve and ask for assistance when needed

· Ability to work independently and with a cross-functional team

· Confidence and maturity in collaborating with clergy, donors and lay leadership

· Highly organized and flexible, with experience supporting multiple projects

· Ability to manage multiple tasks while meeting or beating deadlines, and to adapt to a changing environment a must

· Demonstrated excellent written and oral communication skills

· Experience working with geographically dispersed management is highly desirable

· Proficiency with GSuite, Excel, Mailchimp (or similar) and CRM/database management

LOCATION
Remote

COMPENSATION
Salary range between $65,000-$75,000

BENEFITS

Ten (10) days paid vacation, Technology stipend, Jewish and secular holidays, Health insurance monthly stipend, Training Provided

HOW TO APPLY

Please submit a brief cover letter and resume by email only to jobs@aleph.org. We sincerely regret that we will not be able to respond to all applicants. Only those considered for the position will be contacted to interview.

ALEPH values a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. Candidates should be willing to work within the Jewish community, but may be of any (or no) faith or background. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, veteran status, and record of arrest or conviction. ALEPH is an equal opportunity employer.