Overview
Executive Director, Government Affairs and Jewish Community Relations Council Jobs in Chicago, Illinois, USA at Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chgo
JOB SUMMARY:
Oversee day-to-day operations of the Government Affairs and Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) teams. In coordination with relevant volunteer leaders, the Chief Public Affairs Officer, and the JCRC and Government Affairs team members, establish annual department goals and plans for meeting them. There will be an initial focus on reorganizing and reforming how JCRC operates as JUF’s community affairs arm and as the primary convener for Chicago’s Jewish communal organizations.
Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) Objectives:As the only convening body for over 40 Jewish organizations in the Chicago area and the community relations arm of the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Chicago, JCRC educates, coordinates, and mobilizes the community for action on issues of Jewish communal concern, with a special, though not exclusive, focus on combatting antisemitism and advocating for a strong U.S.
-Israel relationship grounded in shared values.
Government Affairs Objectives:Maximizes governmental financial support for the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Chicago (JUF) and its affiliated agencies; strengthens laws impacting social service delivery, communal security, philanthropy, and non-profit governance; supports the JCRC’s international and domestic public policy goals; engages elected officials and governmental employees in JUF activities and educates and engages community members in JUF’s public policy work, including combatting antisemitism and advocating for a strong and sustained U.S.
-Israel relationship grounded in shared values.
This position reports to the Chief Public Affairs Officer and involves collaborating with and fosteringprofessional growthof Department staff. The department consists of:
Associate Vice President for Local Government Affairs
Local Government Affairs Program Associate
Associate Vice President for State Government Affairs
Legislative Associate, State Government Affairs
Assistant Vice President for IsraelAdvocacyand Outreach (JCRC)
Public Affairs Communications and Digital Engagement Manager (JCRC)
Administrative Assistant
PRINCIPAL DUTIES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND TASKS:
Oversee Government Affairs and JCRC staff, budget, governance,collaboration, and work with volunteer leaders. Throughadvocacyand relationship building, impact public policy and inter-group relations. Utilize and build bipartisan and broad communal support for Jewish communal agenda.
Help lead effort to reorganize and reform how JCRC operates and achieves its goals and objectives as JUF’s community affairs arm and the primary convener of Chicago’s organized Jewish community. Initially, there will be a significant focus on reorganizing and reforming how the JCRC operates, its goals, and its objectives.
Work collaboratively with partner agencies both inside and outside of JUF and JCRC constituent member groups to advance those agendas. Oversee and plan successful committee meetings andcommunity events, speak for JUF and community to the media, and speak and write for Jewish and non-Jewish audiences.
Assist with crisis response and crisis management when relevant to the work of Government Affairs and JCRC.
Monitor and track relevant federal legislation and coordinate federaladvocacywith appropriate national and Washington, DC-based organizations that advocate on issues important to JUF and/or our partner agencies.
Work in close coordination with JUF’s Hillels of Illinois, IsraelEduc…
Title: Executive Director, Government Affairs and Jewish Community Relations Council
Company: Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chgo
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Category: Government, Non-Profit
