Deputy Director, Network Department

Position Summary

UJA-Federation supports hundreds of nonprofits to meet the needs of Jewish communities in New York, Israel, and around the world. The Deputy Director oversees the strategic and operational management of the Network Department.

About the Role

The Deputy Director assists in the overall management and direction setting for the Network Department, including generating new priorities, strategic directions and areas for investment. They will also represent the department, its priorities and strategic directions, at internal and external meetings and conferences.

Responsibilities

• Generating new priorities, strategic directions and areas for investment.
• Having general and ongoing familiarity with all department work.
• Consultation with planning professionals and operational consulting with operations professionals.
• Consultation on appropriation materials, budget design, dashboard preparation and planning reflection and assessment documents.
• Active involvement in setting Network planning priorities, annual goal setting, and monitoring implementation timelines across content areas.
• Managing research and evaluation projects, in partnership with Network team, Data and Insights team, and others in CPER.
• Represent the department, its priorities and strategic directions, at internal and external meetings and conferences.
• Support individual and staff development for the department, including developing systems in conjunction with other departmental managers for the most efficient management of the Department.
• Coordination, leadership and staffing for inter-department work groups and other organizational planning and research groups.
• Leading or participating in content projects that may include: working in collaboration with the Government Relations Department to advance UJA’s legislative and budgetary agenda to benefit our core partner agencies.
• Working in collaboration with facilities’ experts and an internal UJA team, play a lead role in addressing the needs of aging Jewish buildings in UJA’s network and ensuring they are accessible, structurally sound, modernized and able to meet the needs of future generations.

Qualifications and Competencies

• Advanced degree preferred, with a minimum of 10 years of related professional experience in a federation or similar organization.
• Experience in supervision and management.
• Highly developed research, planning, and communication skills.
• Strong relationship builder – with lay leaders, agency executives, and other constituents.
• Strong interpersonal and listening skills.
• Ability to learn new technology systems.
• Ability to juggle many projects in a fast-paced and highly collaborative environment.
• Flexibility, curiosity, and a creative and proactive thinker.
• Experience working in or connected to city or state government, a plus.

Salary Information

The salary range for this role is $130,000-$135,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications listed above.