Young Professional Fellow

Fellowship title: Young Professional Fellow

Fellowship Advisor: Assistant Director of Young Professional Engagement

Locations: Major cities including NYC, Washington DC & Boston

Duration: January-December, 2027

Hours: 5–10 hours per week, depending on fellowship tier (see below), with flexible scheduling designed to accommodate the schedules of working young professionals.

We are planning to launch the first cohort of Young Professional Fellows in early 2027.

About the Fellowship

J Street is launching an exciting new opportunity to bring young professionals into your communities.
A J Street Young Professional Fellow is a part-time, paid Young Professional who serves as a local organizer and community-builder for J Street’s Young Professional program in a designated city or region.

Fellows help J Street identify, recruit, engage, and develop Young Professionals, while creating consistent opportunities for YPs to build community, take action, and deepen their connection to J Street. You will plan and facilitate regular YP programs, social gatherings, and opportunities for YPs to build relationships with one another.

Fellows are both organizers and connectors. They build relationships with YPs, create opportunities for meaningful engagement, learn about individuals’ interests and strengths, and help connect them to the J Street staff, leaders, chapters, and engagement pathways that are the best fit for their interests and level of involvement.

What Fellows Will Do

Young Professional (YP) Fellows will:

• Build relationships: Conduct 1:1 outreach, coffee meetings, and follow-up with current and prospective Young Professionals, including J Street U alumni transitioning into the YP program, and participate in monthly YP Fellow cohort meetings and trainings. 
• Grow the local network: Identify and recruit new Young Professionals (YPs) through J Street networks, local Jewish communities, and personal networks, and maintain an engaged local network between events.
• Execute local programming: Plan and execute approximately 4-5 local YP events or engagement opportunities each year, depending on the fellowship level and local context.
• Develop leaders: Identify YPs with leadership potential and create opportunities for them to host, organize, volunteer, and take on greater leadership within J Street.
• Build pathways into J Street: Learn about YPs’ interests and help connect them to the J Street staff, leaders, chapters, and engagement opportunities that are the best fit for their interests and level of involvement. Connect YPs to J Street advocacy, political engagement, educational programming, communal opportunities, chapters, and other ways to take action.
• Support the broader YP strategy: Share local context, emerging opportunities, and feedback with the Assistant Director of Young Professional Engagement and relevant Engagement Team staff.
• Track and communicate engagement: Maintain accurate records of outreach, meetings, attendance, interests, and follow-up in Salesforce and communicate relevant updates to J Street staff.
• Collaborate across J Street: Participate in relevant regional meetings, trainings, and team check-ins and help integrate local YP engagement into the broader J Street network.

What Fellows Gain

• Training in community organizing and leadership from J Street staff and outside experts
• One-on-one mentorship
• A national network of peers
• Connections to J Street leaders, chapters and advocacy opportunities

Who Should Apply

• Professionals early in their careers who want to build skills as organizers and community leaders
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with an ability to build genuine relationships and connect with new people
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to take initiative, work independently, and follow through on commitments. 
• Willingness to dedicate the required time toward this and commitment to communicate ahead of time about scheduling conflicts. 
• Experience or interest in community organizing, event planning, outreach, or relationship-building
• Connections to, or interest in building, community networks in your city, whether Jewish, professional, civic or coalition based 
• Commitment to advancing J Street’s progressive, pro-Israel, pro-peace, and pro-democracy mission
• Comfortable using email, Google Workspace, Salesforce, or other databases; experience with Salesforce or similar tools a plus

Time Commitment

Fellows choose one of two tiers based on their availability. Schedules are flexible and designed to work around a full time job.

Tier 1: about 5 hours per week

Tier 2: 8 to 10 hours per week

All fellows take part in regular cohort meetings and trainings and plan a number of local events over the year. If selected, you’ll work with J Street to choose the tier that best fits your other work and personal commitments.

Stipend

Fellows receive a monthly stipend to support their participation in the program.

Tier 1: $500 per month

Tier 2: $800 per months

The fellowship is an educational program and does not create an employment relationship with J Street. Stipends may be taxable income for fellows.

J Street welcomes applicants of all backgrounds and provides reasonable accommodations to applicants and fellows with disabilities. To request an accommodation, contact interns@jstreet.org