Help build and strengthen the Boston Jewish social justice community.

Are you committed to making the world a better place? Are you excited to meet with and bring together Jews in their 20's and 30's who care about social justice? Are you interested in helping young Jews put their values into action through intentional decisions about their careers, their volunteer experiences, their philanthropy, their political power, and their consumer choices? 

As the AJWS–AVODAH Boston program officer you will help strengthen this community in a number of ways, including: developing opportunities to celebrate and showcase local Jewish Boston change-makers and the incredible work that they do, building bridges between existing networks of people with shared interests and values; and providing AJWS and AVODAH alumni and their like-minded friends with opportunities to build leadership skills and put them to use for the greater good.  This is a part-time position.

This position demonstrates AJWS and AVODAH's commitment to unite around our shared commitment to engaging the next generation of Jews in building a truly broad, vibrant, Jewish social justice movement.

• Create and produce, in collaboration with local partners, two large scale events
• Cultivate relationships with alumni of AJWS and AVODAH service programs and with like-minded alumni and constituents from other Jewish social justice /Jewish service programs and facilitate their engagement with the Boston social justice community
• Strengthen the existing local social and professional networks of young Jews committed to integrating their work for social justice with their Jewish lives
• Work in partnership with the alumni team to develop national alumni initiatives and programs
• Perform other organizational duties and/or special projects as directed by supervisor

• BA/BS plus minimum of three years work experience
• Significant skills in  events planning and informal education
• Knowledge about and commitment to the Jewish and social justice communities and the work of integrating social activism and Jewish life
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively, effectively and on multiple projects at a time
• Detail oriented and well-organized, able to manage multiple complex tasks
• Flexible work style and demonstrated team building skills
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Creative thinker  
• Ability to work evenings and weekends
• Familiarity with community organizing preferred
• Experience with service programs and social change efforts preferred

For immediate consideration, please forward your resume and cover letter to opportunities@ajws.org and indicate your name and "AJWS-AVODAH Program Officer, Boston Region" in the subject line.