About UJA Federation of Greater Toronto
At UJA Federation of Greater Toronto, our vision is to lead the most vibrant Jewish community in North Americaa community characterized by its diversity, unity, compassion, generosity, and commitment to Jewish values. Together with our philanthropic, volunteer and professional leadership, were changing lives.
As one of North Americas leading Jewish non-profits, UJA Federation of Greater Toronto works to preserve and strengthen the quality of Jewish life in Greater Toronto, Canada, Israel and around the world. UJA advances this mission through fundraising, programs, and research focused on our strategic pillars: fighting poverty and improving well-being, growing Jewish education and identity, countering antisemitism and hate, and strengthening connections with Israel and Jewish communities worldwide.
About the Opportunity
The Integrated Development team is looking to hire a dynamic Marketing Manager, Community Mobilization to help support a high performing team with the mandate of cultivating and stewarding relationships through mobilizing community members and organizations to engage in large scale and smaller, strategic initiatives. The mobilization team will focus on three main areas;
1) Mobilizing the community in times of celebration and crisis. This kind of mass mobilization often includes rallies, the Walk with Israel, and many other key community events.
2) Partnering, supporting and empowering grassroots leaders and organizations as they work toward addressing large challenges being faced by the Jewish community.
3) Mobilizing community members to engage with strategic programs and initiatives, developed by the mobilization team, or by other teams within UJA. These initiatives would allow individuals to get involved with hands on opportunities to make an impact on community priorities (e.g. fighting antisemitism, helping vulnerable members of our community, etc.).
Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Manage the creation, execution, and delivery of marketing initiatives flawlessly, including events, emails, digital initiatives, fundraising materials, newsletters, among others.
- Develop workback schedules and ensure all creative project details are captured within our project management tool and deadlines are met.
- Proactively consult with cross-functional teams (incl. Project Leads, Fundraisers, Designers, Writers, and Digital Marketing team) to stay on track with key deliverables and ensure ongoing communication of project status to all key stakeholders.
- Effectively present work to key stakeholders, collect and communicate feedback to marketing team.
- Ensure project briefs are submitted properly with the appropriate detail and align to the overarching marketing and brand strategy.
- Ensure marketing campaigns are designed for a positive user experience, maintain brand image in alignment with UJA branding and standards, and deliver on project objectives.
- Propose innovative ways to elevate marketing of initiatives led by the department.
- Provide day-to-day administrative support.
Qualifications:
- 3-5 years relevant work experience.
- Post-secondary degree in Business, Marketing, Communications or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and work effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Detail oriented and highly organized with strong ability to deliver information clearly and concisely.
- Strong interpersonal skills with ability to quickly build rapport with colleagues.
- Proactive with excellent organizational and time management skills.
- Strong project management skills.
- Effectively presents work and collects and communicates feedback.
- Approaches creative with enthusiasm and passionate about creative excellence.
- Strong problem-solving, decision-making and analytical capabilities with excellent attention to detail; strategic thinker.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Current knowledge of print and digital production process.
- Familiarity with Wrike an asset.
- Familiarity with the Toronto Jewish community.
- This position will require availability outside of regular business hours, as needed, to meet business needs such as events.
*This is a full-time permanent position. Union Level 5. At UJA we support a flexible work schedule, and all of our employees engage in hybrid work. Engagement and connection are key to supporting the best employee experience and we want to ensure that this puts balance and well-being at the forefront of our approach to ways of working. In addition to a rich time off policy, UJAs offices are closed on all Jewish holy days (yom tov) and we support early office closures to observe the Jewish Sabbath (Shabbat).
We look forward to connecting with you to understanding what you can bring to the UJA team and how we can support your career goals. Qualified applicants are invited to submit a cover letter and resume. Only those applicants invited for interview will be contacted.
Commitment to Inclusion and Accessibility:
UJA Federation supports a diverse candidate and employment experience. We are proud of our dynamic professional team, which reflects the diversity of the Jewish community and general community alike in Greater Toronto. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all communities. We encourage you to follow us to get regular updates on open roles. We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible workplace and believe this is essential to ensure that every member of our team can thrive.
We adhere to barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require Code-protected accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.