Senior Associate - Center for A New Middle East, Washington DC

About AJC

American Jewish Committee (AJC) is the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people. We create trusted partnerships with leaders around the world to ensure Jews and Israel are safe and thriving.

With an unparalleled reach spanning six continents, AJC engages leaders in more than 110 countries through 40 offices and dozens of partnerships with Jewish communities worldwide. Wherever the Jewish people and Israel need us, AJC is there—empowering leaders in government, education, partner communities, and the private sector to counter antisemitism and act as allies.

The challenges we face are global. AJC is leading the global response. Join us.

Your Department

AJC’s Center for a New Middle East (CNME) utilizes AJC’s unparalleled global advocacy network to foster deeper diplomatic, economic, and civic ties between Israel and its Arab neighbors. It builds upon AJC’s historic success in cultivating trust and opening doors to all levels of government across the Arab world. Drawing upon the relationships AJC has nurtured since its initial visits to Morocco in the 1950s, and expanded since the Madrid Peace Conference of 1991, AJC pursues programs across three principal sectors: diplomacy, business, and civil society. AJC actively promotes U.S. commitment to Israel’s security and its full integration in the Middle East and North Africa, regional business collaboration, and interfaith dialogue to advance Israeli-Arab understanding. This holistic approach, combined with AJC’s global architecture—with 15 international posts, including offices in Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi, and a range of government contacts and communal partners around the world—uniquely positions the Center to advance AJC’s policy and institutional agendas.

By bringing together decades of trust, international architecture, and multifaceted programs, the Center for a New Middle East can do things that no other organization can accomplish. The Center will have the power to convene the best and brightest from across the world to build bridges, shape policies, and instill the hope needed to truly create a new Middle East.

Your Impact

This position makes an impact at AJC by playing a key role in executing assignments impacting a specific department or functional area; may lead significant projects or mentor/train others. Works with light supervision to solve routine and moderately complex problems and make routine and moderately complex decisions.

Incumbents serve the strategic and administrative needs of the assigned department by planning and implementing a variety of programs, projects, initiatives, and events that advance AJC’s mission and advocacy efforts. Senior Associates are responsible for executing strategies, goals, and objectives, cultivating relationships and corresponding with strategic contacts, coordinating events and meetings, and completing research, reporting, and other administrative tasks.

Your Role

• Support and manage programs, projects, initiatives, events, meetings, and/or missions
• Contribute to the development and execution of the department's strategy, goals, objectives, and action plans
• Assist with development efforts, including participation in fundraising initiatives and plans, donor outreach, providing materials for grant applications and reports, and related activities
• Maintain and manage programmatic spending for the initiatives they work on
• Research, monitor, and report on developments, issues, and trends impacting the department and AJC priorities
• Prepare and communicate pre-and post-meeting information and materials (e.g., agendas, briefing, background, biographies, follow-up)
• Coordinate and attend meetings
• Participate in internal collaboration, information-sharing, and communication
• Develop relationships with relevant external stakeholders and organizations
• Communicate and correspond with internal and external stakeholders
• Draft, edit, and disseminate resources and communication materials (e.g., correspondence, briefings, reports, newsletters, bulletins, website content, social media, and other materials)

The Senior Associate for the Center for a New Middle East (CNME) works closely with the Assistant Director, the Director of Middle East and North Africa Initiatives/Deputy Director of CNME, and the Vice President of the Center for a New Middle East to support and manage high-level programs and strategic initiatives. The Senior Associate collaborates with CNME colleagues in Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi and plays a leading role in coordinating major events with relevant AJC departments.

In this role, the Senior Associate helps ensure that AJC programming remains innovative, strategic, and effective in a dynamic and evolving regional environment. Additional responsibilities include preparing briefing papers, managing relationships with key contacts across Washington, and supporting the development and execution of policy and engagement initiatives.

The ideal candidate is a dynamic, self-motivated, and team-oriented professional with strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills, capable of managing multiple projects and working collaboratively across teams and regions.

Supervisory Role

Individual contributor

Education, Training, and Experience

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimm of 4 years of related work experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Passion for the mission, goals, and objectives of AJC
• Committed to AJC’s core values: respect, accountability, integrity, innovation, and collaboration
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently
• Demonstrates professionalism and high standards of conduct
• Ability to work collaboratively with individuals from diverse backgrounds
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, and listening)
• Strong organization and time management skills, including the ability to set priorities and meet deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and follow-through
• Capacity to multitask and work in a fast-paced and changing environment
• Commitment to continuous learning and improvement
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion
• A customer service orientation and skill in establishing and strengthening relationships with stakeholders
• Skilled in establishing and strengthening relationships with stakeholders
• Demonstrates excellent judgment and the ability to make appropriate decisions
• Skilled in conducting thorough research
• Ability to write clearly, persuasively, and concisely, with excellent editing, proofreading, and grammar skills
• Willing and able to work outside of standard working hours, including early mornings, evenings, and/or weekends
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and Outlook), Google Suite applications, and Zoom

Physical Demands

Office employees:

• Remaining in a stationary position, often sitting or standing for prolonged periods
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands, and/or fingers
• Communicating with others to exchange information
• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another

Disclaimers

The duties listed above are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position. The job description does not constitute a contract between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and the requirements of the job change.

Compensation

The salary for this position is $55,000 to $68,000 depending on relevant experience and location.

Benefits

• Regular Full-time employee benefits:
• Medical, vision, and dental plans
• Flexible Spending Account options
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) - 15 vacation days per year, that increases with continued employment
• Paid Holidays (many Federal and major Jewish Holidays)
• Hybrid work schedule
• 403(b) participation, after one year of employment
• Transit plan
• Competitive Paid Parental Leave
• After applicable waiting or probationary periods have been met

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AJC is an equal opportunity employer.

Benefits

• Regular Full-time employee benefits:
• Medical, vision, and dental plans
• Flexible Spending Account options
• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) - 15 vacation days per year, that increases with continued employment
• Paid Holidays (many Federal and major Jewish Holidays)
• Hybrid work schedule
• 403(b) participation, after one year of employment
• Transit plan
• Competitive Paid Parental Leave

*After applicable waiting or probationary periods have been met