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Atlanta NCSY City Director

United States, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 17 Mar 2025

💰 $85,000/yr($65,000/yr – $85,000/yr)

About the role

Who We Are:NCSY, a project of the Orthodox Union, connects with Jewish teens through innovative, cutting-edge social and recreational programs to develop a positive Jewish identity. NCSY Inspires Jewish teens and their connection to Israel through informal Jewish education, retreats and summer programs. NCSY Empowers teens through leadership development and guidance to become passionately committed leaders of the Jewish community and instruments for positive change and renewal. NCSY is the premier organization dedicated to connect, inspire and empower Jewish teens and encourage passionate Judaism through Torah and Tradition. The Orthodox Union (OU) is the largest Orthodox Jewish organization in the United States. Founded in 1898, the OU supports a network of synagogues, youth programs, Jewish and Religious Zionist advocacy programs, programs for the disabled, localized religious study programs, and international units. The OU maintains a kosher certification service, whose circled U symbol, is found on the labels of many kosher commercial and consumer food products. Position Summary:The City Director of Atlanta, Georgia NCSY is the local NCSY leader responsible for promoting greater Torah observance to local NCSY youth and must therefore possess the Torah knowledge and represent the values necessary to accomplish that goal.The City Director requires personal, organizational, and leadership skill and experience to make decisions, communicate objectives, delegate authority, guide and excite community youth. The position requires diverse activity with varying types and levels of responsibility to ensure a successful youth program and promote greater commitment to Torah Judaism. The position requires engagement of the community, which includes but is not limited to the parents of NCSY participants, community Rabbis, and all other community stakeholders.The Director of Atlanta, Georgia NCSY reports to the Managing Director of Regions or his designated appointees. Duties and Responsibilities: Relationship Building

Keep in touch with NCSYers by phone or e-mail on a regular basis.
Maintain positive relationships with the parents of NCSYers. Communicate all information about the programs that you are running in an open and honest manner.
Cultivate relationships with educational, rabbinical and lay leadership in your community.
Invite NCSYers to your home for Shabbos on a regular basis.
Manage relationships between teens and regional advisors

General

Encourage chapter members, where appropriate, to participate in national NCSY programs, including summer programs and National Yarchei Kallah
Work with the Managing Director to determine a target number of participants in such programs.
Record all activities and events in the National Database.

Chapter Activities

Plan, organize, advertise and recruit for at least 1-2 chapter events and meetings per month.
One Shabbat program which should include two-chapter shabbatonim per year.
1-2 recreational trips (bowling, movie, mini golf, arcade, etc.) per month.
Weekly Educational programming such as Latte and Learning, Partners in Torah etc. (can be in conjunction with the chapter board/membership meetings).
1-2 annual programs for annual chapter calendar such as a Chessed Project/Trip (clean a shul, raise tzedaka money, help out at an area charity, etc.).
Recruit teen participation and advisor staff for the regional events and Shabbatonim.
Work with the Managing Director of Regions to determine the target teen participation number for your chapter. Work to achieve that level of participation.
E-mail information to chapter members regarding chapter events and put up flyers in all appropriate areas of the community.
Send out a quarterly constant contact newsletter to all community members.

Develop Chapter Board