Program Manager, NuRoots Community

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POSITION:

Program Manager, NuRoots Community

EXEMPT / UNION GRADE 14

DEPARTMENT:

Ensuring the Jewish Future

SALARY:

Union Grade 14 Range: $77,029 - $103,797 Budgeted Salary: $77,029

TIME LIMITED:

DECEMBER 31, 2027 (EXTENSION DEPENDENT ON GRANT FUNDING)

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF TEAM:

As an integral part of Federation’s Ensuring the Jewish Future Strategic Initiative, The Young Adult Engagement (YAE) Department is responsible for helping Jewish young adults (18-40ish) feel a sense of connection and belonging by living a Jewish life that is joyful, meaningful, and relevant to their lives. NuRoots serves as Federation’s young adult community building initiative with the aim to inspires and mobilizes young adults to create meaningful connection to Jewish community across Los Angeles. When every young Jewish Angeleno feels connected to their identity and their community, we will have a thriving, resilient, and interconnected Jewish LA. Our values serve as the road map for how we operate in and with our community: Our values serve as the road map for how we operate in and with our community: Modern Interpretation: There are endless possibilities to connect with what it means to be Jewish. Hyper-Local Roots: Be in constant conversation with the diversity of people, places and stories across Los Angeles. Warm Invitation: Meaningful community develops through personal relationship, intimate moments, and purposeful inclusivity. Creative Integrity: Reimagination of Jewish ideas requires interrogation of our diverse past and ancient traditions. Communal Table: Collaboration builds trust which leads to the greatest community impact.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:

Reporting to the Vice President of Young Adults, the Program Manager, NuRoots Community works with Jews in their 20s & 30s to reinvent and reimagine what it means to be Jewish. Who you are: A Program Manager, NuRoots Community is a dynamic and engaging position for an energetic, personable, and well-rounded person with a keen interest in community building. Serving various “micro-communities,” NuRoots’ Program Managers, NuRoots Community (warmly referred to in the field as “Creators”), are passionate about building Jewish community and galvanizing the 20s and 30s in L.A. to “do Jewish” in a way that’s meaningful, relevant, and creates longevity. We hope you approach our impact work in the following ways: Depth & Breadth: You are social, enjoy deep conversation, don’t care much for small talk, and are equally comfortable putting together an intimate gathering for 10-20 peers as they are contributing to a large-scale-150+-person experience. Co-lla-bo-ra-tion: You are a team-oriented individual. A Dreamer: You are a huge thinker with a curiosity for Jewish culture, heritage, wisdom and practice Hyper-local: You have your favorite parks, coffee shops, and neighborhood spots saved in Google Maps – you have great knowledge of the city we play in to create novel and personalized Jewish experiences. Weaver: You’re a relationship builder and can’t leave the supermarket without meeting someone new and learning a lot about who they are. You have a network and know how to use it!

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

Develop strategic engagement plans & organization of young adult activities & connections within the general NuRoots initiatives through five primary activities: One-on-one conversations Empower intimate local gatherings Support community-partner events Organize diverse scales of gatherings or experiences Build, maintain and grow micro-communities Engage community member volunteers to help in planning & implementing #J-18808-Ljbffr Jewishla