Program Director

About

Repair the World mobilizes Jews and their communities to take action to pursue a just world. We believe that service in support of social change is vital to a flourishing Jewish community and an inspired Jewish life. By 2030, Repair will catalyze one million acts of service towards repairing the world.

Repair is building a Jewish service movement of flourishing Jewish communities that serve in pursuit of a just world. Repair mobilizes young adults to serve in their communities, catalyzes service through deep partnerships within Jewish communal organizations, and inspires people to take action through time-bound thematic national service campaigns. Our mission provides volunteers with an increased connection to meaningful service and learning as a Jewish value, builds capacity for nonprofit partners to meet their missions, and deepens connections across lines of difference.

Repair the World connects people to meaningful Jewish service and learning, deepening their connection to Jewish community and bridging divides. Through service, we bring people together across lines of difference and alongside local nonprofit partners working to meet pressing needs.

Repair the World New York launched in 2015 and now engages 5,000 participants annually through 75+ service and Jewish organizational partners. Our programs include Service Corps, the Ambassadors program and ongoing volunteering for teens, young adults and families. Repair’s Service Corps mobilizes young adults (ages 18-29) through part-time, time-bound service with local partners, paired with Jewish learning and peer community. For many, the Service Corps provides an entry point into Jewish life for those who may not be traditionally engaged with the broader Jewish community.

New York Repair is seeking a dynamic Program Director to support the planning and facilitation of meaningful Jewish service learning programs for families, teens, and young adults. The Program Director will plan and implement a robust calendar of programming, including large-scale stakeholder events, support and facilitate Repair’s Service Corps, drive the annual MLK Day of Service and engage our Jewish community in one-off service and learning events in partnership with Jewish communal and service partner organizations.

The Program Director will also supervise New York Repair’s two Senior Program Associates, and be responsible for the oversight and management of Repair’s Workshop space in Crown Heights.

The successful candidate will be a seasoned experiential Jewish educator, community builder, program planner, flexible self-starter, and a strong facilitator. They excel at building relationships with individuals and can speak passionately about the intersection of service, social change, and Jewish values.

This is a full-time exempt position. The Program Director must be based in New York City, and will report to the Managing Director, New York. Schedule will vary each week depending on programs and engagement opportunities on evenings and weekends. Program Director must have a flexible schedule.

Program Strategy & Execution:

• Develop local program strategy, build and execute calendar of service opportunities which includes:
  • Oversight of Service Corps, Repair the World’s immersive service experience, as well as a Service Ambassador program, which empowers young Jewish adults to facilitate meaningful service for their peers in community.
  • Regularly facilitate service projects which include hands-on service, issue area education, meaningful Jewish learning and reflection.
  • Oversight of recruitment for all programs.
  • Leads annual MLK Day of Service programming and logistics.

Partnership Development:

• Builds and sustains relationships with local Jewish organizations and nonprofit service partners.
• Identifies and cultivates new partners for Service Corps placements and program collaboration.

Fundraising Support
:

• Collaborates with the Managing Director to support local fundraising efforts, including funder and stakeholder engagement
• Contributes to working toward locally-designed funding targets.

Supervision:

• Supervise…