Director of Tours and Partnerships 692317

Non Profit Organization in the heart of Jerusalem seeks an experienced Director of Tours and Partnerships to manage a growing tour department that includes Jewish day schools and camps from North America as well as long-term partnerships with a variety of institutions and tour operators. This position will report jointly to the COO and CEO.

Responsibilities Include:

• Managing relationships with client schools, camps, and tour groups
• Shaping an educational vision for all core programs in department
• Senior management of dynamic staff of educators and administrators in the department
• Working with the Israel Experience as well as other tour providers and vendors to ensure logistics are being managed effectively and efficiently
• Marketing programs and groups in order to attract new clients
• Oversite for staffing the school and tour groups
• Communicating with group leaders that tours are operating smoothly
• Troubleshooting issues that arise on school and tour groups
• Visiting school and tour groups throughout the country and abroad
• Coordinating bureaucratic processes for visitors from abroad
• Management of financial status and budgets with the CFO and COO
• Contributing to the development of strategic plans for operational activity of the campus as a whole
• Working closely with staff on shared projects
• Improving organizations overall processes and programs in support of organizational goals

Requirements:

• Experience of 5+ years in tour operations in Israel
• Deep knowledge of educational tourism in Israel
• Comfort with the values and practices of the Conservative/Masorti Movement
• Bachelor’s degree
• Bilingual English/Hebrew
• Familiarity with Jewish organizational landscape of North America and Europe
• Familiarity with email marketing and newsletter platforms such as MailChimp, Constant Contact, etc. as well as high-level proficiency with full Microsoft Office and Google Suite
• Patient and friendly, and with strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Detail-oriented with strong ability to multi-task and learn in a dynamic environment.

Send CV to [email protected]