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Greater New York City Director (Teach Coalition)

Location: New York, NY, United States
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About Teach Coalition: 
Teach Coalition, a program of the Orthodox Union, is dedicated to ensuring that every child has access to a quality Jewish education. Operating across seven states in the U.S., Teach Coalition advocates for equitable government funding and resources for yeshivas and Jewish day schools, making Jewish education accessible to all families.      


Essential Functions:
  • Create and execute a plan aimed at increasing community engagement and growing Teach’s revenue through solicitations, donor cultivation and stewardship
  • Build and sustain strong relationships with donors and inspire them to increase their investment in our work
  • Identify, cultivate, and solicit new donors
  • Meet quarterly and annual fundraising goals
  • Identify, recruit and develop lay leadership for leadership roles
  • Provide regular updates that inspire people to become more involved in Teach’s policy and advocacy work
  • Maintain accurate and up-to-date moves management records in the CRM system, including logging communications and meetings.
  • Engage community members in action alerts, voting, events and other advocacy activities
  • Represent Teach at community events and forums
Qualifications:
  • A minimum of 5 years of work experience in sales/fundraising or a related field with a successful track record of achieving and exceeding goals
  • Ability to pivot quickly to address rapidly changing situations
  • Highly motivated self-starter who can initiate and maintain contacts, relationships, projects, meetings and events
  • A problem solver, able to visualize and articulate solutions using an analytical mindset
  • Ability to prioritize, work independently and complete multiple assignments with attention to detail in fast paced, rapidly changing environment
  • Teamwork skills
  • Ties to the Jewish community and schools
  • Strong commitment to Jewish education and advocacy
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Bachelor’s degree preferred or commensurate experience
Salary and Benefits: 
The salary range for this position is between $80,000 and $100,000, commensurate with experience.  
 
We offer employee-sponsored healthcare, dental and vision plans. 
 
Other benefits include:
  • Paid sick days  
  • Paid vacation days  
  • Paid parental leave 
  • Paid Jewish and most Federal holidays  
  • Short Fridays to accommodate for the Sabbath  
  • Free life and disability insurance  
  • 403(b) retirement plan which the OU will contribute 5% of your wage towards retirement savings after you contribute at least 2% (match eligible after 3 years of continuous service) 
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