The Collaboratory: The Center for Jewish Education’s purpose is to provide a locus of activity for understanding, organizing, planning, and preparing professionals for the contemporary Jewish education enterprise. Its theory of change derives from a classic view that new ideas need to be incubated, developed, field tested, experimented with, refined, implemented, refined again, and communicated—and then challenged—ultimately leading to further incubation, development, testing, and so on, all combining toward positive outcomes for the field.
This experienced Program Coordinator, The Collaboratory: A Center for Jewish Education position provides enhanced administrative support to the Collaboratory which includes CASJE (Collaborative for Applied Studies in Jewish Education), the academic programs in Israel Education, and the Mayberg Center for Jewish Education and Leadership’s engagement programs (i.e. Fellowship & Summer Institute on Antisemitism & Jewish Inclusion and other convenings and projects).
This position will:
- Coordinate schedules and maintain calendar(s) for assigned staff, regularly prioritizing and arranging meetings, conferences and appointments;
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Support with event planning and coordination including: scheduling, booking hotel, event space, and catering, travel arrangements, processing of reimbursements and honoraria, and on-site event support.
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Maintain and reconcile expenses for Collaboratory staff and track spending to align with budgets.
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Support Collaboratory staff with student enrollment, admissions, and graduation registration.
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Support the composition of reports related to project funding requirements and prepare background materials as needed.
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Monitor and submit travel, procurement, conference, honoraria, consultant, and other expenses associated with department needs and sponsored projects.
Perform other related duties as assigned. The omission of specific duties does not preclude the supervisor from assigning duties that are logically related to the position.