Project Manager & Consultant – Day of Joy and Service

About Adamah: Adamah is North America’s leading Jewish environmental organization, fostering a sustainable and vibrant Jewish future. Adamah NY is its largest hub, focusing on environmental education, climate action, and community empowerment.   Event Description:  Among Adamah’s seven core values are: Joy, Love and Hope and Community & Belonging. In a complex and complicated world, where confronting existential crises like the climate alongside communal crisis within the Jewish world, and Adamah operates in a unique space in Jewish life that combines both universal and particularistic values. To speak to the experience of building Jewish joy, connecting to NY Jewish life, and feeling part of a broader community and the neighborhoods in which we live, Adamah NY will hold a large-scale community event, that will bring to a deep, broad sense of Joyful Judaism. It will revolve around volunteering in parks and nature reserves while emphasizing Adamah’s core values of nature connection, community, hope, Jewish wisdom, peoplehood & planethood. The event that will mobilize large parts of the Jewish community and will involve over 1000 volunteers in several parks and nature reserves. Activities will include park or beach clean ups, trash removal, planting, painting fences & signs, prepping garden beds, and more.   The event will be done in collaboration with many local and national organizations, Jewish and non-Jewish alike, and will take place in multiple locations simultaneously. It will involve tens of Jewish environmental educators, Adamah staff members, temp staff and volunteers.  Project Scope and Responsibilities  The Day of Joy and Service will mobilize over 1,000 volunteers across several parks and nature reserves. This initiative will promote Jewish environmental values, community-building, and joyful action while strengthening Adamah’s partnerships and visibility.   We are seeking a highly skilled and dynamic consultant to develop, lead and coordinate a large-scale Volunteer Day/Days event with 1000 participants in NY during the fall of 2025 (there’s a possibility that this would be a multi-day event). This is a contract role requiring a professional with significant event management and volunteer coordination experience. The ideal candidate will possess strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills, with a background in successfully managing events, particularly in community settings. Experience with Jewish community events or organizations is a plus.  Project Goals:  Mobilize 1,000 volunteers across multiple locations.  Inspire joyful Jewish community engagement rooted in environmental stewardship.  Build and strengthen organizational partnerships.  Promote Adamah’s brand and mission.  Scope of Work:  Lead planning and logistics for the event across several NY Metro locations.  Develop timelines, schedules, and budgets.  Recruit, train, and manage volunteers and staff.  Coordinate with partner organizations and educators.  Promote the event in collaboration with Adamah’s Marketing and Communications (MarCom) team.  Ensure successful on-the-ground execution, including risk and crisis management.  Functional Requirements:  Multi-site event management  Volunteer coordination and training  Stakeholder and partner collaboration  Real-time event supervision  Public engagement and promotion  Technical Requirements:  Proficiency with event planning and volunteer tracking software  Ability to work with digital communication and scheduling tools  Non-Functional Requirements:  Strong organizational and communication skills  Cultural competence in working with Jewish communities  Adaptability under pressure and during crises  High degree of professionalism and independence  Deliverables:  Comprehensive event plan and budget  Volunteer recruitment and training materials  Partner engagement strategy  Post-event debrief and final report  Timeline:  Contract Term: May 2025 – Mid-October 2025  Key Milestone: Event to be held in Fall 2025 (specific date TBD)  Final Report: Due within 2 weeks post-event  Location: NY Metro Area, including NYC, Long Island, and Westchester  Submission Format: Submit resume and cover letter in PDF format through Adamah’s careers portal. Submission Deadline: April 29, 2025  Contractual Terms  Contract Duration: 6-month term from April to Mid-October 2025  Payment Terms: 75K for the Project  Intellectual Property: All work produced for the project will be the property of Adamah NY.  Confidentiality: Contractor must maintain confidentiality regarding all proprietary and sensitive information.  Termination Clause: Adamah NY may terminate the contract for cause or convenience with appropriate notice and settlement of any outstanding obligations.