Senior Managing Director, Think-Action Lab

Job Description

Job Description

Senior Managing Director, Think-Action Team

The Jewish Education Project

New York, NY

Opportunity for Impact

Reimagine Jewish Education. Redefine What’s Possible .

In a world that is rapidly shifting—politically, culturally, spiritually—we believe Jewish education must evolve to not only keep pace but to lead with vision, courage, and heart.

At The Jewish Education Project, we’re not tinkering around the edges. We’re building a movement. One where Jewish youth grow up proud, find meaning and value in Jewish life, are deeply connected to Israel and the Jewish people, and are fully equipped to navigate the complexities of today’s world with self-assurance and clarity.

In this time of rising antisemitism, Jewish learning should support identity-building, meaning making and Jewish literacy, creating self-assured, knowledgeable, proud Jews who are well-equipped to respond to the challenges they will face. In this complex and challenging world, the work of Jewish education is more urgent than ever.

We are committed to bringing the most creative solutions to a field that must remain relevant and meaningful in the lives of Jewish youth and their families today and tomorrow. For more information about The Jewish Education Project, please visit www.jewishedproject.org

Position Overview

The Jewish Education Project seeks a forward-thinking, thoughtful, and creative leader to serve as Senior Managing Director, Think-Action Team—a key role on our Jewish Education Team that will help shape the next era of Jewish learning across North America.

This position leads our work in imagining and building toward a thoughtful vision for Jewish education in the year 2050. The Senior Managing Director will oversee the Think-Action Team, responsible for nurturing creative, generative, and experimental thinking and approaches to educational innovation.

This individual will guide a team dedicated to experimentation and innovation in the structure, pedagogy, and content of Jewish education. With a focus on evolving needs and emerging trends in both Jewish and general education and society at large, they will work with fellows and full-time staff to advance thought leadership, communal conversations and educational pilots that expand access to meaningful Jewish learning. A successful candidate will be a collaborative and relational leader with a growth-oriented, learning-oriented mindset.

Key Areas of Focus

• Visionary Leadership : Reporting to the Chief Jewish Education Officer (CJEO), and partnering closely with the CJEO and senior staff to reorient Jewish education toward identity-building experiences that produce self-assured, literate, proud Jews, grounded in The Jewish Education Project’s educational framework, My Aspirations Playbook (MAP) and pride outcomes.
• Thought Leadership : Building a new fellowship designed to expand the proliferation of ideas, conversations and research towards a vision of and educational practice for the next 25 years of American Jewish life. Utilize research, both original and curated, to guide the thinking and learning of the organization and the field.
• Field Innovation : Serving as a voice for experimentation, change, and creative transformation within the Jewish educational landscape.
• Community Partnership : Working with entrepreneurs, JCCs, camps, synagogues, and families to co-create new access points and approaches to Jewish education that address today’s most urgent challenges.

Key Responsibilities

Experience, Qualifications, and Competencies

We welcome applicants with diverse cultural, professional, and educational backgrounds.

Required :

A positive attitude

Strongly Preferred :

Additional Assets :

What We Offer

How to Apply

Location

Hybrid work environment with Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at 1675 Broadway, 15th Floor, New York, NY 10019.

The Jewish Education Project aims to select, place and train the best qualified individuals based upon relevant factors such as work quality, attitude and experience, so as to provide equal employment opportunity for all our employees in compliance with applicable local, state, and federal laws and without regard to non- work related factors such as race, color, religion / creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other protected class. We encourage and support diversity and tolerance in our workplace.