Senior Associate Donor Relations

and the job listing Expires on June 26, 2026

American Jewish Committee (AJC) is the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people. We create trusted partnerships with leaders around the world to ensure Jews and Israel are safe and thriving.

With an unparalleled reach spanning six continents, AJC engages leaders in more than 110 countries through 40 offices and dozens of partnerships with Jewish communities worldwide. Wherever the Jewish people and Israel need us, AJC is there—empowering leaders in government, education, partner communities, and the private sector to counter antisemitism and act as allies.

The challenges we face are global. AJC is leading the global response. Join us.

The Development team strategically plans, organizes, and executes fundraising initiatives to secure financial support for the organization’s mission and activities. This includes cultivating strong relationships with donors, executing events, implementing campaigns, and ensuring effective stewardship of contributions. We collaborate with regional offices to support and improve fundraising operations at the local level, expanding the organization’s reach and impact.

This position makes an impact at AJC by playing a key role in executing assignments impacting a specific department or functional area; may lead significant projects or mentor/train others. Works with light supervision to solve routine and moderately complex problems and make routine and moderately complex decisions.

Incumbents serve the strategic and administrative needs of the assigned department by planning and implementing a variety of programs, projects, initiatives, and events that advance AJC’s mission and advocacy efforts. Senior Associates are responsible for executing strategies, goals, and objectives, cultivating relationships and corresponding with strategic contacts, coordinating events and meetings, and completing research, reporting, and other administrative tasks.

• Contribute to the development and execution of the department’s strategy, goals, objectives, and action plans
• Plan and coordinate advocacy and outreach programs, projects, initiatives, events, meetings, trainings, and/or missions
• May support the work of Boards, committees, task forces, or working groups
• Assist with development efforts, including participation in fundraising initiatives and plans, donor outreach, providing materials for grant applications and reports, and related activities
• Maintain and manage programmatic spending for the initiatives they work on
• Manage department contact lists, records, data/databases, and reporting
• Track department activities, metrics, and impact
• Research, monitor, and report on developments, issues, and trends impacting the department and AJC priorities
• Support the department’s administrative functions (e.g., scheduling, note taking, data entry, record keeping, expense reports)
• Prepare and communicate pre-and post-meeting information and materials (e.g., agendas, briefing, background, biographies, follow-up)
• Coordinate and attend meetings
• Participate in internal collaboration, information-sharing, and communications
• Develop relationships with relevant external stakeholders and organizations
• Communicate and correspond with internal and external stakeholders
• Draft, edit, and disseminate resources and communication materials (e.g., correspondence, briefings, reports, newsletters, bulletins, website content, social media, and other materials)

The incumbent assists the Vice President in supporting AJC’s international Institute Boards, including mission planning and donor-facing communications. The Associate is responsible for Donor Recognition Society operations, events, donor stewardship operations, and administrative duties as assigned and works with the core planning team for major AJC events such as Global Forum and Diplomatic Marathon, etc.

• Minimum 4 years work related experience

• Passion for the mission, goals, and objectives of AJC
• Committed to AJC’s core values: respect, accountability, integrity, innovation, and…