Associate Director, San Diego

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Jewish National Fund-USA seeks to recruit a Director, San Diego who will be responsible for developing and implementing short and long-term philanthropic and leadership development strategies with a significant focus on fundraising. The Director will be responsible for fundraising throughout San Diego and surrounding areas and will work out of our San Diego, CA office.

• Cultivate, solicit, thank, and steward donors from your portfolio of approximately 250 existing donors.
• Develop meaningful, warm and ongoing professional relationships with donors and prospects.
• Identify and research donor prospects.
• Dialogue with donors and prospects regarding their connection to Israel and the work of Jewish National Fund-USA via phone, email, Zoom and in-person meetings.
• Conduct at least 5 in-person donor/prospect meetings per week.
• Collaborate enthusiastically with lay leadership to leverage connections and engage them in working towards regional and national goals.
• Strategize, plan and execute small- and large-scale events.
• Utilize Jewish National Fund-USA's Salesforce database to manage and track donor interactions and information.
• Host Israeli affiliates and arrange for them to meet with donors at private meetings or speaking engagements.
• Prepare & provide support for the board of Directors and board of Trustees meetings.
• Ensure progress towards reaching San Diego's annual fundraising goal.
• Recruit participants for trips to Israel and attendees for the Jewish National Fund-USA's Global Conference for Israel.
• Attend JNF-USA meetings and events, as well as other Jewish community events, some of which will be evenings or weekend.
• Lead trips to Israel and/or delegation to the Global Conference.

• A bold and unwavering passion for Israel. Recent first‑hand experience in Israel and knowledge of Jewish customs is strongly preferred.
• At least 5 years of progressive responsibility and demonstrated achievements in fundraising and/or private sector sales.
• A valid driver's license and a reliable personal vehicle are both required.
• Must be comfortable picking up the phone and talking to people that you do not know.
• Demonstrated ability to speak publicly to an audience.
• Ability to work autonomously with integrity and efficiency.
• A high-level of comfort utilizing programs such as Zoom, Office Suite, and a CRM.
• A willingness to attend events and meetings on nights and weekends.
• A willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
• Possesses exceptional networking, interpersonal, and community building skills.
• Successful experience working with or serving on nonprofit boards and/or committees is highly valued.
• Familiarity with the Jewish communal landscape of San Diego is desirable.
• Superior problem‑solving and multi‑tasking ability and outstanding organizational and time‑management skills.
• Days off for all work‑prohibitive Jewish holidays, in addition to the secular US holidays
• 3pm close‑of‑business on Fridays
• Top‑notch healthcare (including dental and vision)
• Parental Leave policy
• Employer‑paid life insurance
• Employer‑paid short and long‑term disability
• 403(b) with generous employer contribution
• Opportunities to travel to Israel

$120,000- $140,000

Salaries will vary based on factors such as location, skills, experience, education, and qualifications for the role.

At Jewish National Fund-USA, we turn vision and dreams into reality. For almost 125 years, we have built the land of Israel for its people. As one of the most trusted names in philanthropy, our mission is to attract 800,000 new residents to Israel's underpopulated North and South and to be the leading organization for Zionist engagement. We build schools, medical centers, culinary institutes, resilience facilities, emergency response centers, water reservoirs, parks, and playgrounds while creating employment and community service initiatives, along with youth development programs for thousands of young Israelis.

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