District of Columbia, United States · Hybrid
$95k–$150k/yr
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is a 133-year-old Jewish feminist civil rights organization working for equity and justice for women, children, and families in the United States and Israel. With 250,000 grassroot…
Skills: Nonprofit Management, Community Organizing, Advocacy, Volunteer Engagement, Movement Building
District of Columbia, United States • Hybrid
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The Director of Strategic Engagement manages the day-to-day operations of the Engagement and Leadership department to mobilize one million changemakers. This includes developing a national engagement ladder and collaborating across departments to integrate participation opportunities into organizational programs.
Candidates must have at least 10 years of leadership experience in nonprofit management, community organizing, or movement-building. Proven success in scaling engagement strategies and managing high-performing teams is required.
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is a 133-year-old Jewish feminist civil rights organization working for equity and justice for women, children, and families in the United States and Israel. With 250,000 grassroots advocates and 45 local sections, we combine education, direct service, and advocacy to create lasting social change.
We approach our work through a Jewish, gender, economic, and racial justice lens, centering those most impacted. Our deep partnerships across civil rights, faith-based, and governmental spaces reflect our intersectional values.
NCJW is at a transformational moment, guided by a bold new strategic plan. Our audacious goal: engage one million changemakers nationwide to improve the lives of women, children, and families in the United States and Israel. To reach that goal, NCJW is making important adjustments to its structure, strategy, and staffing. This role is a part of that vision.
Position Summary:
The Director of Strategic Engagement serves as the second-in-command to the Vice President of Engagement and Leadership and is responsible for the day-to-day leadership and management of the department. This role oversees the implementation of NCJW's engagement strategy, developing and managing a comprehensive ladder of engagement that moves individuals from their first interaction with NCJW — whether through a website visit, event, or advocacy action — to sustained participation as advocates, volunteers, leaders, and donors. Working across the organization with Government Relations and Advocacy, Regional Directors, Communications, Development, and other teams, the Director ensures long term engagement opportunities are integrated into flagship programs, campaigns, and events, creating clear pathways that advance NCJW's strategic goal of mobilizing one million changemakers. The Director also manages departmental operations, supervises staff, and fosters strong cross-functional collaboration to ensure the Engagement and Leadership team delivers measurable growth in participation and leadership across the organization.
Key Responsibilities
Department Leadership and Operations
Outreach, Engagement, and the One Million Changemakers Strategy
Leadership Development
Cross-Organizational Collaboration
Measurement and Impact
Key Qualifications:
Salary and Benefits
Salary range: $95,000 – $150,000 — commensurate with experience.
Paid Federal and Jewish Holidays.
NCJW offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package, including 25+ paid Federal and Jewish Holidays each year, plus paid vacation time, sick time, and extensive paid leave. In addition, NCJW offers a retirement savings account with employer match, health insurance, dental, vision, disability insurance, professional development, life insurance, flexible spending account, transit benefits, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance.
NCJW is an Equal Opportunity Employer
At National Council of Jewish Women, we are committed to creating a culture of inclusion and accountability. We honor the wisdom, insights, perspectives, and experiences of diverse viewpoints, and recognize that many critical voices have been underrepresented in Jewish organizational life and nonprofit organizations as a whole for too long. We welcome applications from people of diverse religious, spiritual, and cultural backgrounds. We are an equal opportunity employer and recruit, hire, train, promote, compensate, and administer all personnel actions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, culture, age, creed, disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, military or veteran status, citizenship status, or any other protected status.
About NCJW
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is a 133-year-old Jewish feminist civil rights organization working for equity and justice for women, children, and families in the United States and Israel. Through the efforts of our 250,000 grassroots advocates and 45 local sections, NCJW combines education, direct service, and advocacy to affect lasting social change at the local, state, and national levels.
We approach our work Jewishly and through the intersections of gender, economic, and racial justice to center those most impacted. NCJW’s intersectional work in progressive and Jewish spaces has resulted in deep partnerships with secular and faith-based human rights organizations, BIPOC-led grassroots organizations, and governmental allies. NCJW has a lead role in many civil rights coalitions and legacy networks. Rooted in the Jewish values of justice (tzedek), repairing the world (tikkun olam), and compassion (chesed), NCJW has been a leading voice in advancing social justice for decades.
Advancing social change through a Jewish feminist lens.
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is the oldest Jewish feminist civil rights organization working for equity and justice for women, children, and families in the United States and Israel. We combine education, direct service, and advocacy to affect lasting social change at the local, state, and national levels.
Offices: Washington, DC 20036, US
Advancing social change through a Jewish feminist lens.
National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) is the oldest Jewish feminist civil rights organization working for equity and justice for women, children, and families in the United States and Israel. We combine education, direct service, and advocacy to affect lasting social change at the local, state, and national levels.
Offices: Washington, DC 20036, US
