[Remote] Engagement Assistant for the West Coast

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. J Street is seeking a recent graduate or early-career professional to join their team as the Engagement Assistant for the West Coast. This role focuses on supporting fundraising, political advocacy, and leadership outreach by managing data and processes to ensure effective team operations.

Responsibilities

• Manage and improve team processes and systems, identifying opportunities to streamline or enhance how we work across fundraising, advocacy, political outreach, and chapter engagement
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date regional data in organizational CRMs
• Develop, refine, and update reports in CRMs and Google Sheets to support and inform fundraising and outreach efforts
• “Manage up” team members especially around deadlines, data entry, organization, and event planning
• Research and evaluation new donor prospects of $1,800+
• Communicate with J Street supporters, particularly around events, ensuring they have the information they need
• Support and execute high-impact events and initiatives, with a focus on logistics, tracking, and follow-through
• Prepare briefing materials for VIP meetings, staff visits, and events

Skills

• Recent graduate or early-career professional
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and self-motivated
• Enjoys working with data and is confident in managing and manipulating databases, Excel, and Google Drive
• Strong communicator who can collaborate effectively with colleagues and engage thoughtfully with stakeholders across the region
• Exceptional organization and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and work both independently and collaboratively
• Strong data and technology fluency, with demonstrated ability to work confidently in databases and spreadsheets and to quickly learn and master a new CRM
• Excellent communication skills—both written and verbal—with the ability to convey priorities clearly to colleagues and to engage thoughtfully with J Street leaders at events
• A cooperative, positive team mindset, and the ability to work effectively with colleagues across multiple locations
• Comfort engaging proactively with different stakeholders whether managing up to team members; collaborating to colleagues across the organization; or communicating with donors and leaders
• A strong commitment to J Street's mission, including: support for a secure, Jewish and democratic future for Israel, and advocating an active U.S. leadership role to help end the Israeli occupation and achieve a two-state solution
• Preexisting familiarity with Salesforce and GSuite
• Fundraising and/or event planning experience and/or passion
• Interest in long-term growth or a future career at J Street

Benefits

• Unlimited personal time off
• Sick leave
• Generous parental and family paid leave (up to 12 weeks)
• Paid time off on many federal and Jewish holidays
• Health and dental and vision insurance (80% of the premium employer paid for you and your family)
• Company-paid life insurance
• A 401k program including a competitive employer match
• Commuter benefits
• A Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account with an employer contribution

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