Director – Communal Antisemitism Response

The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington

. Lead the development, refinement, and implementation of a multi-year strategy for addressing antisemitism across Greater Washington.

Posted 9/18/2026full-timeNorth Bethesda • Maryland • United StatesLead💰 $100,000 - $105,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in developing and implementing strategies to combat antisemitism, with a strong focus on relationship-building, project management, and evaluation methodologies. Capable of navigating complex stakeholder environments and fostering collaboration across diverse organizations and sectors.

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Strategy DevelopmentCommunity RelationsMeasurement And EvaluationRelationship-BuildingProject Management

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Hard Skills

Implementation RoadmapTheory Of ChangeLogic ModelsKPI DevelopmentGrant DesignImpact Assessment

Soft Skills

Facilitation SkillsCommunication SkillsAdaptabilityJudgmentIntellectual Curiosity

Industry Keywords

AntisemitismJewish Communal WorkCivic EngagementPhilanthropyCoalition Building

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the development, refinement, and implementation of a multi-year strategy for addressing antisemitism across Greater Washington.
Translate landscape scan findings, research, and stakeholder engagement into priorities and an actionable implementation roadmap.
Identify opportunities to strengthen or scale existing efforts and develop new initiatives or investments.
Participate in a national JFNA cohort and incorporate learnings into Federation strategy.
Cultivate relationships and serve as a central connector across local and national organizations.
Develop and facilitate structures for ongoing coordination, including leadership tables, working groups, and collaborative forums.
Strengthen communication and information sharing across schools, universities, synagogues, advocacy organizations, communal agencies, interfaith and intergroup partnerships, and civic institutions.
Monitor emerging trends and identify organizational support, resource, training, expertise, or infrastructure needs.
Connect organizations with national resources, research, best practices, subject-matter expertise, and peer learning.
Develop educational and learning opportunities for professionals and lay leaders.
Leverage JFNA Project Halo resources to strengthen messaging that counters antisemitism.
Lead measurement, evaluation, and learning across Federation’s antisemitism portfolio.
Develop theories of change, logic models, KPIs, baseline measures, and evaluation tools.
Identify funding priorities and design grant opportunities; support application, review, monitoring, and evaluation processes.
Identify, strengthen, test, scale, or replicate promising approaches.
Support donor engagement and investment by translating strategy into compelling philanthropic opportunities.
Provide subject-matter framing, data, and storytelling for philanthropic investment without directly owning fundraising or donor solicitation.

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of progressive professional experience in strategy, Jewish communal work, community relations, civic engagement, public affairs, philanthropy, organizational capacity building, coalition building, or a related field.
Demonstrated ability to develop and implement strategy in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.
Strong understanding of contemporary antisemitism and the issues facing Jewish communities, including the ability to engage thoughtfully with the ways antisemitism and anti-Zionism manifest across different settings.
Exceptional relationship-building skills and demonstrated ability to establish trust and work effectively across organizations, sectors, perspectives, and jurisdictions.
Strong facilitation and convening skills, including the ability to build alignment and move groups toward action without formal authority.
Experience with measurement, evaluation, theory of change, or other approaches to assessing impact and informing strategy.
Strong project management skills with the ability to move complex initiatives from concept through implementation.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including facilitation and presentation.
Sound judgment, intellectual curiosity, adaptability, and comfort navigating complexity and ambiguity.
Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to the Greater Washington (DC, MD, and Northern VA) region.
Must work 3 days a week in headquarters.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
Retirement plan with employer contribution
Generous paid time off, including Jewish holidays
Up to 6 weeks of paid parental leave (after one year)
Commuter bonus
Hybrid work environment
Ongoing professional development opportunities