The Community Engagement (“CEM”) will work to expand IAC’s community impact and strategic investments in his/her region. The CEM will be responsible for organizing and managing programs & events, and for representing the organization and increasing IAC’s awareness in that region. The CEM will recruit, maintain connections with participants, and manage operational aspects of the Eitanim program. This is a 25 hours per week position and he/she will report to the Regional Director.
Duties include and are not limited to: - Program planning and implementation – Responsible for implementing Eitanim program for the South Florida area students; marketing the program in all channels (social media, flyers, presentations in schools and at different relevant programs/institutions, collaborations with relevant partners and more).
- Facilitate program’s sessions including keeping attendance records & post-session summaries.
- Event Management - Professionally plan, coordinate, and manage a variety of community events that will accomplish the goals of the IAC South Florida.
- Manage and organize hackathons, demo days and open houses.
- Assist in coordinating with guest experts and mentors and their preparations.
- Send follow-up tasks to the group.
- Submit session reviews and feedback to Eitanim National Director
- Must participate in all IAC Eitanim National events and staff training including and not limited to training at beginning of the year, national facilitator’s forum meetings and ongoing training National Hackathon + IAC National Summit Eitanim Track).
- Flexible hours to include work in the evenings and weekends as needed for regional activities and seminars.
- Work closely with the regional team to ensure the successful execution of the program.
- Represent the IAC in a professional manner.
- Facilitate more connections with organizations in the area.
- Responsible for getting to know target audience in the area, reaching out to new communities in the region and creating connections with local representatives.
- Build, maintain, and engage an active community and serve as a contact person for community leaders.
- Implement and assist in developing strategies to recruit participants for the programs.
- Update the regional community about events and happenings.
- Operate partnerships with external entities after these are established by the Regional Director.
- When a program is run in multiple locations in the region, create and initiate group events encompassing all locations together.
- Creation and coordination of cross-program events and different non-IAC organizations in the region.
- Spend time on the relevant social platforms daily to listen to community supporters and join their conversations, to learn about the target audience and to engage.
- Manage the regional calendar, including important program events, non-IAC events, and other items important to your region, as well as Data management and reporting of volunteers, members, opportunity catalog, contacts, capacity, market share and qualified leads.
- Represent the IAC within assigned communities, cultivating relationships with the community in the region. Attending meetings with community organizations to increase awareness.
- Establish and implement volunteer-supporting system to ensure an active and engaged group of volunteers.
- Develop relationships with Israeli-American Jewish organizations to assist with sharing the programs.
- Participate in IAC staff meetings, training, and National conferences.
Skills/Qualifications: - Strong social skills and experience in community building.
- Experience in group facilitation and informal education.
- Strong PR/marketing capabilities, including proficiency in social media platforms.
- Experience working with teens.
- Experience in public speaking and group dynamics.
- Strong connection to both Israeli and American identities. Knowledge about its: people, culture, conflicts, history etc.
- Excellent technological skills. Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Zoom, Social Media Platforms (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc).
- Highly efficient and organized.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Good operational & administrative management.
- Ability to get along with all levels within the organization.
- Speaks, reads and writes in English & Hebrew.
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