Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) is a humanitarian nonprofit that provides life-changing support for the courageous young men and women of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). We transform their lives through empowering educational, financial, well-being, and cultural initiatives as they protect the State of Israel and her people. Inspired by them, we strive to champion a culture of courage worldwide, ensuring a secure and thriving Israel today and forever.

Our community of supporters and staff are passionate, courageous, impactful. Our work is driven by core value that transcend gender, age, political leanings, nationality, and religion. Our vital mission and breath of programs resonate with a diverse array of supporters from liberal to conservative, orthodox to evangelical – and all are welcome!

Our workplace is vibrant and dynamic, encouraging bold creativity, ingenuity, and vision. We’re searching for a highly skilled manager to oversee the many moving parts of our marketing machine that services 25 chapters across the country.

About You

You are a highly strategic, organized, creative, and experienced manager who thrives off innovating and implementing new processes and procedures. You have a can-do attitude, a customer-service approach, and enjoy leading a team and working collaboratively.

About the Role

Reporting into the Vice-President, Marketing, this position manages the marketing needs of 25 chapters, supervising a small talented team in a fast-paced and exciting environment. Hybrid and/or remote work is available.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain a comprehensive system for tracking, organizing, and assessing needs and priorities for marketing campaigns, initiatives, materials, and events for 25 chapters across the country.
• Manage staff responsible for liaising with chapters across the country to get their marketing needs met. Mentor and develop talent within the team.
• Creatively brainstorm and strategize with chapter directors on their marketing requests, and oversee the execution from start to finish, directing and supervising the project. Projects may include but are not limited to event invitations, flyers, ads, local fundraising campaigns, webpages, and email communications.
• Regularly contribute to concepting, drafting, editing, updating, and disseminating marketing materials.
• Collaborate with the Creative Director, Graphic Designers, and other Marketing staff members.
• Uphold FIDF’s brand integrity throughout field marketing, including standard messaging, positioning, and visual identity, while customizing for local markets.
• Set and manage milestones for several dozen simultaneous projects, working within the department and cross-functionally to ensure all deadlines are met and projects are kept on schedule. Keep the Vice President, and other Marketing team members up-to-date and help them manage conflicting needs and resource shortages.
• Proactively plan and communicate status updates to our clients, manage project deliverables and timely follow ups. Troubleshoot issue areas and support marketing staff in setting and meeting project goals and deadlines.
• Bolster, formalize, and manage the organization’s review process of public-facing content for the field.
• Track, measure, and analyze the effectiveness of communications materials and initiatives, working with team members to assess areas for improvement and organize metrics to report impact.
• Manage timelines, coordination, and processes for producing, vetting, printing, and distributing print and digital materials to stakeholders.
• Develop and track Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to assess effectiveness of field marketing projects, gathering feedback and recommendations for improvement. Support a data-driven culture of continuous improvement throughout the entire organization.
• Track expenditures and prepare expense and reimbursement reports using Concur.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of project management, communications, or related organizing experience, with project lead and/or staff management responsibilities
• Proven success leading a team
• Exceptional copy writing, proofreading, and editing skills
• Demonstrated ability to write with conviction, passion, warmth, and a sophisticated voice, as well as clearly and concisely
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail
• Capable of multi-tasking, pivoting, problem-solving and meeting tight deadlines
• Strong grasp of digital marketing, communications tools, and project management tools and strategies to maximize efficiency and effectiveness for team collaboration
• Demonstrated ability to maintain a brand framework with an eye for sophisticated design, consistency, and powerful messaging
• Experience with email marketing and utilizing content management systems
• Resourceful, adaptable, and creative problem-solver in fast-paced settings
• Strong judgment and ability to work independently

Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) was established in 1981 by a group of Holocaust survivors to provide for the wellbeing of the men and women who serve in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) as well as veterans and the families of fallen soldiers. Today, FIDF spans 25 chapters across the United States, proudly offering a variety of innovative programs that empower Israel’s soldiers with opportunities, while reinforcing the vital bond between the communities in the United States, the soldiers of the IDF, and the State of Israel.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision, Early dismissal for Shabbat, 403b with employer matching, Life Insurance, Disability Insurance, FSA, Jewish and Federal paid holidays, sick days and vacation

FIDF is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.