Location and Job Title:

JCRC Associate
Nina Iser Jewish Cultural Center
4720 Pine Ridge Road
Naples, FL 34119

Principal Responsibilities:

Position Summary:

The Community Relations Associate is responsible for building relationships with civic and business leaders, families, schools, teachers and students to increase Jewish engagement and help fight anti-Semitism.

The Associate will also work to increase awareness of and support for Israel in conjunction with a planned year-long commemoration of the country's 80th birthday beginning in fall 2027, as well as in support of the Federation's new partnership with the Hadera-Eiron region of Israel.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Public Affairs

• Develop, grow and nurture partnerships outside the Jewish community, with a focus on recruiting business and civic leaders and organizations for a community-campaign against anti-Semitism;
• Support the Department's broader civic engagement and community outreach efforts to elected government officials, interfaith and cross-cultural partners, including programmatic and logistical needs;
• Help manage needs of the Jewish Community Relations Council volunteer leadership, including event planning and monthly meeting attendance.

Education

• Expand outreach to and collaboration with K-12 schools and on college campuses, with a focus on student, parent and teacher support and engagement;
• Help launch and manage the Department's Student-2-Student experiential, peer-education leadership program, where Jewish high school students visit classrooms to share their personal identities, traditions, and experiences with non-Jewish peers to combat anti-Semitism and reduce bigotry;
• Oversee campus outreach and engagement, including a planned Jewish college student mentorship program involving community leaders.

Israel Engagement

• Increase awareness of and support for Israel as a departmental liaison to Jewish Federation of Greater Naples' year-long Israel@80 celebration in 2027-28;
• Provide program support to Federation's Partnership2Gether (P2G) with the Hadera-Eiron region of Israel;
• In partnership with department leaders, help set direction for organization's Israel-related work while promoting initiatives that build connection to and understanding of Israel both within and outside the greater Naples Jewish community.

Minimum Qualifications:

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:

The ideal candidate will bring experience in community relations, public affairs, advocacy, education, or nonprofit leadership, with a demonstrated commitment to bridge building, civic engagement and Jewish communal life, including:

• Five to seven years of relevant work experience;
• Experience working collaboratively and effectively with diverse lay leaders, volunteers and colleagues;
• Dynamic public speaker; compelling oral and written communicator, and thoughtful, impactful advocate;
• Creative, strategic thinker;
• Passion for Israel, engagement in Jewish communal life and detailed knowledge of current events;
• Ability to effectively manage time and oversee multiple projects while leading with consensus, compassion and collaboration;
• Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred).

Salary:

$55,000 - $65,000

Agency Information:

ABOUT THE NINA ISER JCC:

We are a close-knit team of diverse personalities and interests that span the spectrum of demographics. We enjoy our time working together for the benefit of the Greater Naples Jewish community, including all other communities supported by the resources we secure locally. We are a team of approximately 15 FT/PT employees. Our lay leadership respects our professionalism and relies on us to be their support and resources when needed. The senior management team is a collaborative, open, and dependent network of professionals who set expectations and model the culture for overall institutional success. We invite you to join us on this professional journey.