Engagement Assistant for Mid-Atlantic and Florida

About the role

J Street is looking for a recent graduate or early‑career professional to support its Mid‑Atlantic and Florida engagement efforts. Based in New York City with a hybrid schedule, the Engagement Assistant will serve as the operational backbone for a seven‑person team focused on fundraising, advocacy, and leadership outreach.

Key responsibilities

• Manage and improve team processes across fundraising, advocacy, political outreach, and chapter engagement.
• Maintain accurate, up‑to‑date regional data in the organization’s CRM systems.
• Develop, refine, and update reports in CRMs and Google Sheets to inform fundraising and outreach activities.
• Coordinate deadlines, data entry, organization, and event planning for team members (“manage up”).
• Conduct research and evaluation to support strategic decisions.

Required profile

• Recent graduate or early‑career professional with strong organizational and detail‑orientation skills.
• Self‑motivated individual comfortable working with data and managing databases.
• Effective communicator who can collaborate with colleagues and engage stakeholders across the region.

Required skills

• Excel
• Google Drive
• Google Sheets
• CRM systems
• Database management