T’ruah is seeking a full-time Israel Campaigns Officer who will engage and mobilize the rabbis and cantors in our network through campaigns related to Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). This person will develop and implement the next steps in our campaign strategies to achieve impact on protecting the human rights of Israelis and Palestinians, and on combating antisemitism.
The ideal candidate is a creative and strategic thinker, a strong organizer with a record of building relationships and alliances with others to deliver tangible change, and an adept project manager. They feel alignment with T’ruah’s positions on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) and have experience working on the issue.
This is an exciting time to join T’ruah at an unprecedented moment of growth. We are in the second year of an ambitious five-year plan to grow our organization and budget substantially. This position is an incredible opportunity for someone who is excited about being part of an organization making social change and protecting human rights.
Who We Are
T’ruah: The Rabbinic Call for Human Rights brings the Torah’s ideals of human dignity, equality, and justice to life by empowering rabbis and cantors to be moral voices and to lead Jewish communities in advancing democracy and human rights for all people in the United States, Canada, Israel, and the occupied Palestinian territories.
To learn more about our work, visit www.truah.org or find us @truahrabbis on Twitter and Facebook.
What You’ll Do
The Israel Campaigns Officer reports to the Director of Campaigns and is responsible for the following:
If you were in the role right now, you would be:
Who You Are & Keys to Success
You will be a team player and collaborate with many colleagues in addition to your supervisor.
To be successful in this job, you will be, are, or have:
Experience working with rabbis and a working knowledge of Hebrew and Arabic are plusses but are not required.
Systemic inequities in hiring have caused many women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ people to apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. If you don’t have all of the qualifications listed above but are extremely organized, passionate about our mission, and believe you have applicable and transferable skills from other industries, we encourage you to apply for this job. We’d love to hear from you. In your cover letter, be sure to explicitly highlight how your experience, skills, and personal qualities have set you up to succeed in the role.
What Else You Should Know
Status
This position is full-time.
Salary
This position is in T’ruah’s $60,000 – $85,000 salary band, and starts at a minimum salary of $67,500. We set salary above this minimum through a collaborative process using a standard rubric based on years of experience.
Location
The job location depends on where you reside: If you live anywhere other than the New York Metropolitan Area, the position is remote. We would prefer the position be filled by someone living on the East Coast. Those living in the New York Metro Area will have our New York City office at their disposal if and when they choose to work from the office, and some amount of in-office work may be required in the future.
Travel
We expect you to have the ability to travel to occasional in-person meetings in various U.S. locations, and to Israel up to a few times a year.
Benefits include:
Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI)
T’ruah is committed to DEI at every level of our organization, including our Board of Directors. For the past several years we have been actively working on becoming an antiracist organization. We have a set of organizational values reflecting this commitment.
Equal opportunity employer
T’ruah isn’t just an equal opportunity employer. We are actively seeking to build a diverse and inclusive team with a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. T’ruah does not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, personal appearance, family responsibility, political affiliation or any other status protected by applicable law. Women, transgender people, veterans and people of color are encouraged to apply.
How to Apply
Our Timeline
Applications will be accepted through April 25. Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis. Our ideal start date for this position is in July 2023.