What are the responsibilities and job description for the REALITY Program Operations Associate position at itrek?
About itrek
itrek launched in 2011 with a mission to empower leaders to engage their networks in meaningful Israel experiences, fostering an understanding and appreciation of Israel's unique culture, diversity, richness and complex reality. More than 25,000 graduate students representing 130 nationalities from schools in the U.S., Canada and Europe have traveled to Israel through itrek. Over the last two years, itrek has expanded beyond graduate school students by piloting Launchpad, a program that connects with mission aligned leaders and organizations to create Israel Treks for their influential peers and members. In July 2024, Schusterman Family Philanthropies REALITY journeys was brought under itrek. REALITY will continue to bring leaders from diverse backgrounds and sectors on formative learning journeys to Israel.
The REALITY Program Operations Associate will have a dual responsibility of providing all operational and program support for recruitment and alumni engagement of the REALITY program. The Program Operations Associate will be responsible for the full lifecycle of recruitment to onboarding (creating and tracking all dashboards, reports and data entry, researching and supporting the recruitment efforts), and alumni engagement (execution of logistics and data tracking for alumni engagement programs and program evaluation). This role requires the ability to be flexible, adapt quickly to changes and work in a fast-paced environment.
Reporting to the Associate Director of REALITY, the ideal candidate has a background in data management, operations, project management, relationship management, program management, is detail-oriented, responsive, and excels in implementing and monitoring processes. The ideal candidate has a growth and learning mindset, a strong connection to Israel and understands the importance of a meaningful trip and community connected to Israel. A background in operations, data management and tracking, and program support would be greatly beneficial.
Primary Responsibilities
- Recruitment Operations : Partners with the REALITY team and alumni to identify, recruit and confirm Israel journey participants who buy into the REALITY program and mission to create and cultivate meaningful Israel journey experience.
Manage the relationships with REALITY alumni recruiters through constant communication and regular meetings.
Serves as the central point of contact to the REALITY community including best practices, policies, reimbursements, and other administrative tasks.
Skills and Qualifications
Benefits
Salary range $50,000 -$55,000; commensurate with experience
itrek is a hybrid work environment with a minimum of two days per week in the office.
itrek is an Equal Opportunity employer. Personnel are chosen on the basis of ability without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, marital status or sexual orientation, in accordance with federal and state law.
Salary : $50,000 - $55,000