About the Role
The Associate Director of Alumni and Community Engagement will lead Hebrew Public’s national alumni engagement strategy while managing signature middle school travel programs. This role also provides occasional support for student recruitment and community engagement initiatives across the network.
Responsibilities
- Build and lead the national alumni program, engaging former students and connecting them with current middle schoolers and their families.
- Design and execute quarterly regional alumni engagement events in New York, Los Angeles, and San Diego, focusing on modern Hebrew and global citizenship.
- Cultivate and maintain long-term relationships with alumni and their families.
- Build and grow a mentorship program connecting alumni with each other, current students, and professionals.
- Develop an Israel internship pathway for alumni and identify additional engagement opportunities.
- Serve as a connection between affiliate school communities, ensuring coherent and equitable alumni and engagement programming across regions.
- Partner with affiliate schools to build shared calendars, standards, and infrastructure for program scaling.
- Coordinate joint planning conversations and contribute to the design of network-wide programming, events, and traditions.
- Own and manage the alumni database, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
- Lead the transition to a CRM for alumni and community engagement, including implementation, data migration, and adoption.
- Establish processes, dashboards, and reporting to measure alumni engagement and program impact.
- Project manage and lead the annual middle school Washington, DC trip.
- Lead recruitment and family engagement for all travel programs, meeting annual participation goals.
- Recruit a minimum of 12 alumni for the Atidim Israel summer program in Year 1, with 10% year-over-year growth.
- Recruit a minimum of 50 students for the 8th-grade Capstone Israel trip and the middle school Washington, DC trip, with steady annual growth.
- Project manage and execute US-based logistics for the 8th-grade Capstone trip and the Atidim alumni summer program.
- Lead recruitment, selection, and financial aid processes for trips; partner with Finance on budgets, vendor payments, and reconciliation.
- Manage relationships with students, families, chaperones, providers, and on-the-ground partners for trips.
- Travel with students as a trip leader, including overseas travel to Israel and travel to Washington, DC.
- Represent schools at recruitment events, open houses, tours, and community gatherings as needed.
- Partner with the recruitment team to ensure a strong presence at recruitment events.
Requirements
- 3-5 years of professional experience in program management, alumni or community engagement, education, nonprofit, or a related field.
- Demonstrated ability to build programs, databases, event series, or communities from the ground up.
- Experience working with middle schoolers.
- Prior teaching, camp, or other youth leadership experience is strongly preferred.
- Strong project management and logistics skills, with experience leading multi-stakeholder events or trips end-to-end.
- Experience with CRM systems; experience implementing or migrating to Salesforce is a strong plus.
- Excellent relationship-building and communication skills.
- Cultural intelligence to work effectively across diverse families, students, and communities, and across regions.
- Comfort and willingness to travel frequently, including quarterly trips to Los Angeles, an annual middle school trip to Washington, DC, and travel to Israel.
- Genuine alignment with the mission of preparing students from all backgrounds to be global citizens through educational excellence and Modern Hebrew.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Relevant graduate work or coursework is a plus.
- Entrepreneurial, organized, and resourceful.
- Outstanding follow-up skills.
- Warm, energetic, and at ease with students, families, and community partners.
- Self-directed and accountable.
- Collaborative across teams, schools, and regions.
Skills
- Program Management
- Alumni Engagement
- Community Engagement
- Youth Leadership
- Project Management
- Logistics Management
- CRM Systems
- Salesforce (preferred)
- Relationship Building
- Communication
- Cultural Intelligence
- Database Management
- Event Planning
- Mentorship Program Development
- Travel Management
Location
- New York
- Los Angeles
- San Diego
- Washington, DC
- Israel
Work Type
- Full-time
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 3-5 years of professional experience
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree required
Salary/Compensations
- $70,000-$80,000
Benefits
- Medical: Employer covers 85% of premiums
- Dental: Employer covers 85% of premiums
- Vision: 100% covered by employer
- Retirement: 5% Employer Match of annual salary dollar for dollar, no vesting period
- Opportunities for performance bonuses and additional stipends
- Mental health resources and employee assistance programs
- Student Loan counseling
- Discounts on wellness programs & gym memberships
- 30+ holidays
- 10 PTO days (10 month staff)
- 20 PTO days (12 month staff)
- 6 weeks paid parental leave
- Coverage of fertility services
- Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts: Up to $10,000 in HRA funds
- Employer-Paid and Voluntary Life Insurance: AD&D benefit of one times salary
- Access to workshops, certifications, and ongoing professional development
- University partnerships for certification
- Opportunities for global travel experiences
About the Company
- Hebrew Public is a national network of public charter schools preparing students for global citizenship through the study of modern Hebrew and diverse cultures.
- Schools are tuition-free, open to all, and rooted in academic excellence, civic engagement, and community.
- Hebrew Public is undergoing a brand refresh and planning for national expansion.
- This role is key to knitting together a growing national community and shaping shared programming.
Equal Opportunity
- Hebrew Public is committed to building a team that reflects the communities we serve.
- Candidates of color and those from backgrounds underrepresented in school leadership roles are particularly encouraged to apply.
- If you need accommodations or assistance due to a disability, please reach out to jobs@hebrewpublic.org.
- Hebrew Public is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply.
