Community Mobilizer, Brooklyn

Position Summary

The Community Mobilizer, Brooklyn, is an opportunity for a creative, entrepreneurial, nimble professional who is energized by identifying emerging community needs and translating them into actionable strategies, initiatives, and partnerships that strengthen Jewish life in Brooklyn.

Major Responsibilities

• Establish connections with local stakeholders, including synagogues, schools, JCCs, agencies, grassroots initiatives, and community members. This also includes proactive outreach to underserved or underrepresented Jewish communities.

• Organize roundtables with key community sectors to foster ongoing partnerships and implement impactful solutions.

• Design and implement programmatic and grant-funded initiatives tailored to local needs.

• Act as an external representative for UJA in Brooklyn, attending community events and connecting with leaders across Jewish organizations.

• Cultivate intergroup relationships in Brooklyn, building and strengthening partnerships with other faith and ethnic communities in Brooklyn, facilitating collaboration and mutual support across diverse groups.

• Manage the Brooklyn Advisory Council, engaging volunteer members to shape community efforts.

• Lead project management of community-wide initiatives as required. Ensure initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with measurable community impact.

• With a strong ethos of teamwork and collaboration, effectively advocate for hyperlocal community needs within the larger organization, and work collaboratively with other planning departments on shared projects and priorities.

Qualifications And Competencies

• Experience: 5+ years of relevant professional experience in community organizing, program management or related fields.

• Local Knowledge: Familiarity with the New York Jewish community (especially Brooklyn), with a strong preference for candidates residing in Brooklyn.

• Cultural Sensitivity: Skilled in communicating with diverse stakeholders, including colleagues, clergy, educators, and individuals across varied Jewish, religious, and ethnic backgrounds.

• Self-Starter: Able to identify and develop opportunities independently and navigate ambiguity, working in both a start-up and legacy organizational context.

• Strong Communication and Relationship Building: Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a commitment to building meaningful relationships across diverse communities and organizations. Skilled at navigating diverse stakeholders with differing priorities and facilitating alignment toward shared goals.

• Project Management: Demonstrated experience managing multi-stakeholder initiatives from ideation through execution, including planning, budgeting, and follow-through.

Skill

None specified

Benefits

None specified

Pay

The salary range for this role is $85,000-90,000, based on experience and qualifications.

Reporting Line

This role reports into the Executive Director, Community Mobilizers.