Job Details

Job Location

New York Campus - New York, NY

Position Type

Full Time

Salary Range

$60,000.00 - $65,000.00 Salary/year

Job Shift

Day

Job Category

Nonprofit - Social Services

Description

About Hebrew Union College

Founded in 1875, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion is North America's leading institution of higher Jewish education and the academic, spiritual, and professional leadership development center of Reform Judaism.

HUC-JIR educates leaders for service to American and world Jewry as rabbis, cantors, experts in Jewish education, and Jewish nonprofit management professionals, and offers graduate degree programs to scholars and clergy of all faiths. With centers of learning in Cincinnati, Jerusalem, Los Angeles, and New York, HUC-JIR's scholarly resources comprise renowned library, archive, and museum collections, biblical archaeology excavations, and academic publications.

HUC Mission

Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) is North America's premier institution of Jewish higher education and the center for professional leadership development of Reform Judaism. A multi-campus academic and spiritual learning community, HUC-JIR builds vibrant progressive Judaism in North America, Israel and around the globe by:

Studying the great issues of Jewish life, history and thought with an open, egalitarian, inclusive and pluralistic spirit;
Educating innovative, visionary clergy and professionals who embody the sustaining values, responsibilities, practices and texts of Jewish tradition to inspire future generations; and
Advancing the critical study of Judaism and Jewish culture in accordance with the highest standards of modern academic scholarship.

Position Summary

Building a community of alumni and donors who care about and invest in Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion (HUC-JIR) is a top priority for the Institutional Advancement (IA) team. We are looking for a team member to help grow this important work by focusing on the professionalism, administrative, and analytical aspects of HUC-JIR events and donor stewardship. The Donor Stewardship & Events Associate will demonstrate initiative and forward-thinking to support the growth of HUC-JIR’s outreach to donors and alumni, ensure data integrity for events and stewardship, and maintain positive relations with internal and external stakeholders.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

Manage IA events from start to finish, including event strategy, logistics, venue management, internal and external communications, event programming, and post-event follow-up.
Utilize Raiser’s Edge, Almabase, Mailchimp, Monday.com, MS Office Suite, and other systems to manage event details and reporting for events.
Manage and develop appropriate strategic audience lists and follow-up for all events with the IA team and internal partners. Produce and provide event registration lists and guest profiles.
Create all event-related registration forms in Almabase (event registration platform) and maintain IA events calendar internally and on public-facing website. Communicate with appropriate HUC-JIR leadership and faculty to ensure their availability and attendance at programs.
Manage on-site registration experience, including venue setup, nametags, registration lists and process, and prepare necessary event-related materials for elevated on-site experience (ie. signage, collateral, displays, swag, etc.)
Learn and implement best practices and event standards that help HUC-JIR host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals to engage fully.
Partner with Israeli colleagues to track event activities and synagogue visits on the HUC-JIR Taube Family Campus in Jerusalem.
Manage
Assist with donor communications/stewardship initiatives and mailings.
Other duties as assigned.

HUC Employee Benefits

Hebrew Union College recognizes employees as one of the most valuable assets to the success of the college. That is why we make it our highest priority to offer a competitive benefits package. Some of those benefits include, but are not limited to:

Medical, Dental, Vision
Life Insurance, Long Term Disability
Retirement Savings Plan -403b
Paid National and Jewish Holidays
Paid Vacation and Sick Days
Paid Parental Leave
Tuition Remission Benefits
Employee Assistance Program

Qualifications

Education

Required: Bachelor’s degree in related field

Experience

Required: 2 years of event data management; highly comfortable and skilled with Raiser’s Edge and MailChimp (or similar system)
Preferred: Non-profit or higher education experience; experience with event management systems

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Adaptability/Flexibility - open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
Attention to Detail - be careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
Coordination/Organization - organize the different elements of a complex body or activity to enable them to work together effectively.
Customer Service - provide timely and accurate responses to customer, client, student, staff questions
Oral Comprehension & Expression - ability to listen to and understand information and present ideas through spoken words and sentences.
Relationship Building - meeting and developing new connections as well as nurturing and expanding existing partnerships.
Written Comprehension & Expression - ability to read and understand information and present ideas in writing.

Technology

Microsoft Office 365 – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
Raiser’s Edge fundraising software
Almabase, Mailchimp and Monday.com (or other project management software) experience appreciated, not required

Core Values

Employees are expected to model Hebrew Union College’s Core Values:

Honesty and Integrity
Kindness and Decency
Openness and Transparency
Responsible Empowerment
Trust and Security
Diversity and Inclusion

Work Environment & Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

Work is typically performed in an indoor office or classroom environment. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit or stand, walk, talk, and listen; the employee may occasionally have to stoop, bend, reach, and lift up to 20 pounds. Employees need manual dexterity to operate standard office equipment and a personal computer, clarity of speech and hearing or other communication capabilities to discern verbal instructions and to communicate effectively with others and visual acuity to comprehend written work instructions and review, evaluate, and prepare a variety of written materials and documents.

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Donor Stewardship and Events Associate