For nearly 100 years, Denvers Jewish Community Center (the J) has strived to build a community where everyone belongs. The center was founded in 1922 as a place of refuge for the Jewish people of Denver, where they could safely gather under one roof to celebrate their cultural heritage.

Since then, the J has evolved into something more more than a single building, more than just a gathering place, and more than individual departments and programs. Today, the J is an inclusive community that extends beyond its walls in which they do business. Today, the doors are open to anyone who wants to celebrate life and be a part of something more.

The J community is able to take advantage of a rich variety of programming that includes day and overnight camps, arts and culture programs, the early learning school, fitness and aquatics, and tennis.

The Director of Engagement and Judaic Programming will be responsible for JCC and Mizel mission-based program development and execution. Weekend and evening hours are required.

Responsibilities

• Providing vision, strategy, management, and implementation for JCC and Arts, Culture, and Community Programs, in collaboration with program managers, GM, JCC, and MACC boards, staff, and community
• Providing vision, innovation, strategy, and implementation for current JCC and MACC programs including Jewish life, Community and Arts programming
• Responsible for developing sustainable community-wide Jewish programming and events in alignment with JCCs mission, vision, and values
• Overseeing program managers and programming including but not limited to family engagement, teen and young adult programming, senior programming, and sports/recreational activities
• Providing vision, innovation, strategy, creativity, and implementation for future JCC and MACC arts, culture, and community programs
• Representing the JCC by developing, maintaining, and growing partnerships with other organizations including the expanding JCC programming to external satellite locations
• Identifying emerging communities (single parents, interfaith, LGBTQIA+, at-risk and others) to engage and welcome into JCC and MACC programs
• Ensuring a world class experience for all JCC and MACC users, participants, patrons, sponsors, artists, and donors; promoting JCC and MACC mission, membership, programs, events, and charitable purpose to JCC members and the public; and cultivating a J journey for all program participants to drive community engagement, membership acquisition, and retention
• Analyzing programming financials, fundraising, grants, sponsorships, marketing, and contracts
• Reporting key performance indicators that capture performance results of programs to GM (or designee)
• Acting as a responsive and proactive liaison with SCFD, donors, sponsors, board, partners, artists, agents, and community
• Solving problems communicated by users, participants, patrons, donors, staff, board, and JCC leadership
• Ensuring JCC and MACC policies and procedures and all relevant Federal, State, Local, an OSHA safety rules and regulations are followed
• Collaborating with Production Manager and Production and Event Coordinator to advance program events
• Supervising assigned staff and volunteers
• Staying up to date in industry by participating in conferences, seminars, training, and other relevant opportunities
• Serving in day-of-event roles as needed
• Acting as manager-on-duty for in-person programs and events as needed

Physical Demands and Working Environment

• Physical demands: The position requires the incumbent to remain in the sitting position for prolonged hours. While performing duties of job, employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, use hands to handle or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to fifteen (15) pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work environment: Working conditions may include being in an open (shared) cubicle/workspace area.

Qualifications and Education Requirements

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Arts Administration or related field;
• Minimum of five years of programming experience, preferably in a nonprofit organization;
• Demonstrated experience developing cultural and performing arts programming;
• Demonstrated experience providing cultural and family programming with Jewish content;
• Ability to evaluate programs using qualitative and quantitative data;
• Familiarity with arts environment;
• Great multitasker, attention to detail, hard-working and self-motivated;
• Basic competency with Microsoft Office Suite (MS Word, Excel, Outlook); and
• Availability to work nights and weekends.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters Degree or higher in Arts Administration or related field;
• Experience with fundraising, grant writing, and donor/member relations
• Demonstrated experience providing cultural and family programming with Jewish content;
• Experience working in a community center with a vibrant family programming culture.

Additional Notes

Benefits Overview

This full-time position is benefits-eligible. The JCC contributes a portion of medical, dental and vision plan premiums and pays for Basic Life Insurance & AD&D, Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability. There are additional voluntary benefit plans available. The JCC has a 401(K) Plan available for elective deferral contributions for employees over 21 years of age, with no waiting period. Paid Time Off is a day-one benefit, accrued based on years of service and in compliance with the Colorado Healthy Families & Workplaces Act.

Note: This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive statement of every duty and responsibility which will ever be required of an employee in this position; however, the employee will be held responsible for all duties assigned.

The Jewish Community Center values diversity and inclusiveness and is an equal opportunity employer.