International Missions Coordinator

Description

The Joint (JDC), the world’s leading Jewish humanitarian assistance organization, seeks to hire a strategic, and experienced International Missions Coordinator to be a part of JDC’s global mission programs within the Global Encounters team.

Position Summary

The International Missions Coordinator is a member of JDC’s Global Encounters team within the Fundraising Department. This role is responsible for the end-to-end design, execution, and continuous elevation of highly tailored international mission experiences that strengthen donor relationships and reflect the depth, dignity, and strategic priorities of JDC’s global work.

Each mission is custom-built for a specific donor, foundation, lay leader, or strategic partner. No two visits are alike. The International Missions Coordinator must understand donor context, cultivation goals, and organizational priorities - and translate them into compelling, coherent, and purpose-driven experiences.

Responsibilities and Ownership Areas

Mission Planning & Donor-Centered Experience Design:

• Partner with US-based fundraising colleagues to understand donor profiles, motivations, history, and cultivation goals.
• Develop customized mission experiences that are aligned with donor relationship goals, humanitarian authenticity, and fundraising priorities
• In charge of end-to-end planning processes across headquarters, the U.S. office, and international field teams, working closely with senior professionals, regional directors, and leadership-level stakeholders.

Mission Experience Development:

• Shape encounters that move visitors emotionally, inspire hope and action, or provide deep intellectual engagement grounded in data and policy.
• Ensure coherence between site visits, meetings, briefings, and debriefs.

Narrative Development & Speaker Preparation:

• Develop clear, compelling narrative arcs for each visit, ensuring a cohesive flow and defined purpose.
• Prepare beneficiaries, field professionals, and senior leaders to engage effectively and communicate with confidence.
• Help speakers distill their experiences into concise, audience-tailored narratives that resonate.
• Align all messaging with broader fundraising and engagement goals.
• Ensure ethical, dignified, and accurate representation of beneficiary stories.

Operational Excellence & Execution:

• Manage the operational planning of international missions, ensuring that timelines, materials, travel arrangements, site visits, communications, and contingency plans are fully aligned with the mission goals.
• Develop comprehensive run-of-show documents and itineraries integrating program flow, content, timing, and operational detail.
• Coordinate travel, venues, materials, transportation, security considerations, and contingency planning.
• Prepare, track, and maintain mission budgets in coordination with relevant finance and fundraising stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4-5 years of relevant experience in international development, fundraising, mission planning, and complex cross-border project leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to hold processes involving senior stakeholders; executives, leaders, donors, and global partner
• Proven experience designing structured programs or experiential learning journeys with end-to-end ownership from concept through execution.
• Excellent analytical, writing, and communication skills.
• High emotional intelligence and cultural fluency.
• Experience managing budgets, and ensuring financial accountability within organizational frameworks.
• Full professional fluency in English and Hebrew - required. Additional languages are a strong advantage.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to drive - required.
• Willingness to travel internationally (1-3 times a year).
• Bachelor’s degree required (BA)

Additional details:

• Reports to: Global Encounters Director, Resource Development.
• Status: Full Time (100%)
• Location: Jerusalem, Israel (Hybrid)
• Start date: Immediate