Location: London, United Kingdom
World Jewish Relief provides life-saving and life-changing action to people in crisis around the world, working with trusted local partners to help people survive the consequences of conflict and disaster, and to thrive and rebuild their lives.
We are seeking a Community Lead to establish and lead World Jewish Relief's approach to engagement across Jewish communal life in the UK and beyond. This is a new and pivotal role with a remit to significantly increase the organisation's visibility, relevance, influence and sustained engagement across the breadth of the Jewish community. You will develop the strategy, identify priority audiences and institutions, and build senior relationships and partnerships that connect more people with our mission.
Synagogues, schools and established communal organisations will form an important backbone of this work, alongside universities and student bodies, youth movements, cultural and heritage institutions, professional and special-interest networks, regional communities and community leaders.
You should have:
- Demonstrable experience representing an organisation credibly with senior, influential and diverse external stakeholders.
- Evidence of creating sustained organisational partnerships from initial relationship-building.
- Strong knowledge of the breadth, diversity, structures and sensitivities of contemporary UK Jewish communal life.
- Strong public-speaking and presentation experience, with the credibility to act as an authoritative organisational spokesperson.
- Strategic thinker able to translate an ambitious vision into a focused and practical delivery plan.
- Ability to build strong relationships and engage persuasively with people at every level.
- A commitment and empathy to the work and values of World Jewish Relief.
- Willingness and ability to travel regularly across the UK and to work occasional evenings and weekends.
Salary: £46,000 - £48,000 depending on experience. Hybrid working between the NW2 office and home. Benefits include 23 days holiday plus bank and Jewish holidays, 5% employer pension contribution, life insurance, health cash plan, enhanced maternity and paternity pay, employee assistance programme, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and flexible working.
Closing Date: 23/10/2026
HOW TO APPLY:
Upload your CV and a cover letter addressing your suitability and interest for the role, including how your experience has shaped your thinking about community and relationship-building and how it would inform your contribution as World Jewish Relief's Community Lead. Interviews will be held in the week commencing 2nd November.
https://worldjewishrelief.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=ee6c8ddd-114c-4b56-9d6a-eba25be00ac0