Community Engagement Manager

About the Employer
  • Tzuri Merzel
  • Verified
Annual Salary
$75K - $90K

Job Description

Location: New Jersey

Salary: $75,000–$90,000, commensurate with experience

Teach NJ, a division of the Orthodox Union, is seeking a relationship-driven professional to expand community engagement, strengthen school partnerships, mobilize grassroots supporters, and cultivate donor relationships throughout New Jersey.

Key Responsibilities:

  1. Build relationships with parents, educators, rabbis, donors, lay leaders, and community stakeholders
  2. Lead grassroots advocacy campaigns and community outreach
  3. Identify, cultivate, and solicit prospective donors
  4. Recruit and empower volunteers and community ambassadors
  5. Plan advocacy days, parlor meetings, school visits, briefings, and community events
  6. Strengthen relationships with member schools and recruit new school partners
  7. Track engagement, donor outreach, and volunteer participation
  8. Represent Teach NJ at community meetings and events


Qualifications:

  1. 4+ years of experience in fundraising, donor relations, community engagement, grassroots organizing, sales, client management, or a related field
  2. Excellent relationship-building and communication skills
  3. Comfortable conducting donor meetings and making direct funding requests
  4. Highly organized, proactive, and able to manage multiple priorities
  5. Familiarity with New Jersey’s Jewish community and day school landscape strongly preferred
  6. Willingness to travel throughout New Jersey and occasionally work evenings or weekends

Benefits Include:

  1. Health, dental, and vision benefits
  2. 10 paid sick days and 10–15 paid vacation days
  3. Paid Jewish and federal holidays
  4. Short Fridays
  5. Life and disability insurance
  6. Continuing education discounts
  7. 403(b) retirement plan with employer match after three years

👉 Apply to join Teach NJ and help strengthen access to quality Jewish education across New Jersey.

Experience Required

3-4 years