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Are you a strong communicator who is familiar with the Jewish community and comfortable driving engagement between them and the synagogue?
Job Purpose
As the Community Engagement Executive, you will play a pivotal role in fostering a vibrant and connected synagogue community. This multifaceted position involves thought leadership, overseeing and facilitating a diverse array of touchpoints and events, from religious and cultural activities to social and educational gatherings.
You'll be the driving force behind effective communication strategies, ensuring strong connections with members through PR, website management, and engaging social media content. Your role extends to cultivating relationships with our Rabbinic team, supporting volunteer groups and building a robust volunteer base.
You will promote a culture of exceptional service with those you work alongside, and strategically plan and deliver touchpoints, events and communications that reflect the diverse interests of our community to deepen engagement amongst existing members and attract new members.
Responsibilities:
Community Engagement:
* Drive the communication strategy with members, overseeing external communications, including PR, website updates, and social media content.
* Cultivate and maintain strong working relationships with the Rabbinic team, collaborating closely with the Campus Manager, the team of Honorary Officers, Council members and other volunteers.
* Adapt and respond to dynamic community needs and unexpected challenges promoting clear and transparent communication, both internally and externally.
* Support and expand the volunteer base, actively recruiting volunteers and program leaders for the Shul and its events.
* Take responsibility for promoting the synagogue to potential members, having a clear growth strategy.
* Actively identify marketing and promotion opportunities through both traditional and digital channels.
* Execute and advance the marketing strategy, collaborating with the Chair/Board and Rabbinic team to implement necessary developments.
* Manage member communications via email, including supervising the design of the newsletters, mailouts and event announcements to achieve maximum impact/penetration of relevant demographic groups.
* Promote our brand, policies, and core values, expanding and advertising event opportunities on our website.
* Supervise all aspects of marketing material production, ensuring consistency and effective distribution.
* Conduct market research to identify interest and uptake for current and future events.
* Evaluate membership research, sector conditions, and competitor data, implementing adjustments to the marketing plan as needed.
* Ensure that all marketing activities are executed within agreed-upon budgets, in collaboration with our Financial Representative.
* Collaborate with the United Synagogue’s Marketing Department to secure frequent, timely, and positive media coverage.
* Develop and maintain a network of appropriate contacts.
* Manage our social media platforms, ensuring regular and engaging posts on Facebook and Twitter.
* Support new members’ programs, ensuring a warm welcome, and regularly update the new members’ pack.
Events Management:
* Oversee and facilitate all Synagogue events, ensuring the delivery of diverse activities that effectively engage the community.
* Work closely with the Campus and Programme Administrator ensuring the security and cleaning are set up for the events.
* Develop, facilitate, execute and oversee our events from proposal through final delivery, ensuring seamless execution.
* Strategically plan for Synagogue events and the overall calendar, with a particular emphasis on simchas, including Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, Aufrufs, weddings etc.
* Develop, maintain, and deliver an annual plan for events that thoughtfully represents the community’s diversity.
* Work alongside the Rabbinic team, with research, venue booking, negotiation of costs and efficient project management.
* Establish, communicate, and maintain project timelines and priorities for events, ensuring timely and successful delivery.
* Implement systematic approaches to manage invitations, sign-ups, guest lists, and discounts for events and utilise the US event management system.
* Oversee event budgets in conjunction with the Financial Representative.
* Organise appropriate sponsorship opportunities when applicable and collaborate with the United Synagogue for promotional materials.
* Foster a Volunteer Support culture, developing tools and templates for mobilising volunteers for events.
* Work in conjunction with Youth Directors, Assistant Rabbi and volunteers, to support children’s events and programming, ensuring alignment with overall engagement goals.
Online Presence and Support:
* Assume overall responsibility for the Synagogue website, working closely with volunteers to ensure timely updates and relevant content.
* Assume responsibility for Synagogue social media channels, including Facebook and Instagram.
* Manage Synagogue PR in Jewish press, ensuring effective and strategic communication.
* Offer annual Synagogue magazine support to the editor and volunteers.
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