Assistant to Executive Director

Job Opportunity for Position as Assistant to Executive Director

at the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development

The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development (ICSD) is hiring an assistant to the ICSD executive director, on a 3/4 time basis. ICSD reveals the connection between religion and ecology and mobilizes people to act. ICSD manifests these goals through several current projects including publishing of Eco Bible: An Ecological Commentary on the Hebrew Bible, and thought leadership on religion and ecology via social media and webinars. ICSD )www.interfaithsustain.com) is a registered Israeli non-profit organization with sif 46 status.

Job Responsibilities:

The employee will serve as assistant to the ICSD executive director, on a 3/4 time basis. Responsibilities for this area of work include:

• Manage social media work for Facebook, YouTube, blog, and Twitter
• Engage in book promotion of Eco Bible, including to houses of worship, book clubs, and book groups
• Oversee work of some interns.
• Manage updates to website.
• Input receipts and payment invoices every month.
• Assist with program engagement on faith and ecology, including on Eco Bible volume 2 on Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy.
• Research on potential philanthropic support from foundation, companies, and individuals (mostly in English) and input data in Salesforce.
• Perform other administrative duties as determined by the ICSD director.

Requirements:

• Only candidates who are clearly aligned with, identify with, and strongly believe in the interfaith and ecological mission and work of The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development will be considered for the position.
• Attention to detail and ability to multi-task
• Professional spoken and listening comprehension of English, and strong English writing ability
• Proficiency in Hebrew

Additional preferred background areas:

• BA or MA in a relevant field (ecology, earth systems, geography, religious studies, etc.)

• Experience and appreciation for working with different cultures and religious communities
• Some knowledge of Arabic, Wordpress, Google Adwords, Google Analytics, and/or SalesForce.

The employee will be responsible to and work closely with the Executive Director, and work together with other staff as part of this position. The employee will be expected to work at least part of the time from the ICSD workspace in dowmtown Jerusalem in the Restreet open workspace near the Municipality, and therefore preference is given to candidates living in Jerusalem.

Compensation is based on level of experience and educational background, and is competitive with other non-profit organizations in Jerusalem.

For more information about the organization and the project, go to www.interfaithsustain.com

To apply for this position, submit your CV as well as a one-paragraph statement in English about why you are a top candidate for this job [email protected] If you have a CV available in English, please submit it. A small number of candidates will be invited to a Zoom interview in mid-January, 2021.