Advocacy Manager & Legal Liaison

Advocacy Manager & Legal Liaison

Brooklyn, NY (Hybrid or Remote Option)

About Chabad on Campus International (COCI)

Chabad on Campus International is at the forefront of Jewish life on campus, supporting the sustainability and success of the 360+ Chabad Houses serving 890+ campuses: championing robust Jewish life and learning on college campuses around the world. Together with Chabad House Directors, we seek a future where every Jewish student has a deeper affinity, connection, and understanding of their faith, heritage, and identity.

We foster the success of 790+ campus-based Chabad Houses Directors by providing student engagement and supportive resources and creating a strong international community of campus leaders. Based in Brooklyn, New York, COCI has a team of over 30 dedicated individuals and an annual operating budget of $20M and growing. Given COCI’s mission of promoting a campus life where Jewish identity and Jewish pride can thrive in all circumstances, we are investing in a strategic growth initiative to be able to significantly increase our impact, which is needed more than ever during these volatile times for Jewish students on campus.

Position Overview

The Advocacy Manager & Legal Liaison manages the Chabad on Campus Advocacy Campus Taskforce (ACT) Response Center, including coordinating legal support for students on campus, and other campus advocacy and advancement projects. We are seeking a candidate who is self-driven, has strong attention to detail, and who can thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Primary Responsibilities

• Coordinate the development & management of the ACT Response Center, an integral unit of ACT. It is expected that, initially, the majority of responses will be related to anti-Israel and antisemitic incidents.
• Facilitate the triage of all incidents reported and coordinate the legal support for students.  
• Assist with building a coalition of collaborating organizations, legal partners, and lawyers to support the Response Center.
• Arrange conferences for partners.
• Assist with marketing and communications around the Response Center.
• Track all related data.
• Support advancement projects, including Chabad House professional development, campaigns, and more.
• Manage advancement grant allocations, including security grants, new director grants, building grants, and other advancement resource grants. 
• Assist with aspects of the security needs of the network.

Qualifications 

• 3-5 years of experience in legal or other advocacy work
• Undergraduate degree in a related field or equivalent experience
• Familiarity with campus advocacy 
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Accessible and personable 
• Ability to deal with sensitive information
• Understanding of and willingness to support the Chabad mission 

Benefits 

• Generous paid time off schedule 
• Paid training 
• Health insurance
• Dental and vision insurance
• Retirement plan
• Flexible spending accounts
• Paid parental and family leave
• Bereavement leave
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage

Compensation:  $70,000 to $85,000 annual salary depending on experience, plus benefits; if your background exceeds our requirements, let’s talk.

To Apply: Please click here to submit your cover letter, resume, and salary expectations.