Director of AJC Abu Dhabi The Sidney Lerner Center for Arab-Jewish Understanding, Center for a [...]

About AJCAmerican Jewish Committee (AJC) is the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people. We create trusted partnerships with leaders around the world to ensure Jews and Israel are safe and thriving.With an unparalleled reach spanning six continents AJC engages leaders in more than 110 countries through 40 offices and dozens of partnerships with Jewish communities worldwide. Wherever the Jewish people and Israel need us AJC is there empowering leaders in government education partner communities and the private sector to counter antisemitism and act as allies.The challenges we face are global. AJC is leading the global response. Join us.Your DepartmentAJCs Center for a New Middle East (CNME) utilizes AJCs unparalleled global advocacy network to foster deeper diplomatic economic and civic ties between Israel and its Arab neighbors. It builds upon AJCs historic success in cultivating trust and opening doors to all levels of government across the Arab upon the relationships AJC has nurtured since its initial visits to Morocco in the 1950s and expanded since the Madrid Peace Conference of 1991 AJC pursues programs across three principal sectors: diplomacy business and civil society. AJC actively promotes U.S. commitment to Israels security and its full integration in the Middle East and North Africa regional business collaboration and interfaith dialogue to advance Israeli-Arab understanding. This holistic approach combined with AJCs global architecture with 15 international posts including offices in Jerusalem and Abu Dhabi and a range of government contacts and communal partners around the world uniquely positions the Center to advance AJCs policy and institutional agendas.By bringing together decades of trust international architecture and multifaceted programs the Center for a New Middle East can do things that no other organization can accomplish. The Center will have the power to convene the best and brightest from across the world to build bridges shape policies and instill the hope needed to truly create a new Middle EastYour ImpactIncumbents in this position provide leadership management and vision to AJC Abu Dhabi: The Sidney Lerner Center for Arab-Jewish Understanding in carrying out the initiatives and work of the organization. The Director ensures that AJCs interests are appropriately represented in the Gulf regions and that AJC is the go-to Jewish communal organization for the governments foreign ministries and thought leaders therein.This position makes an impact at AJC by planning overseeing and developing work with significant impact on the organizations mission and goals; including managing a country regional office and staff team. Works with significant latitude to solve complex problems and make strategically important decisions impacting the department.The Director also helps support AJC CNMEs mission and operations by fundraising and friend-raising directly for the department/institute and for AJC at large.Your RolePromote AJCs mission and programs as they relate to strengthening diplomatic economic and civil society relations between Israel and the Arab world; in particular promoting Emirati and Bahraini bilateral relations with Israel and attitudes toward Israel; and leading AJCs efforts throughout the region to counter antisemitism radicalism and extremism. The Director serves as a front-line observer analyst and voice on Gulf regional strategic affairs of concern to AJC. The Director is responsible for and is the public face of AJCs -- and specifically CNMEs -- advocacy and programming efforts in the region. The Director is responsible for all matters relating to execution of AJCs mission in alignment with the priorities and strategic plan of CNME in the region and the operations of the assigned office(s).Specific ResponsibilitiesDiplomatic OutreachCultivate meaningful and long-term relationships with senior government officials rising political figures business and civil society leaders and other thought and policy leaders and influencers including diplomats from the U.S. and relevant countries assuring AJC access to the highest levels of government in the regionCommunicate regularly with government officials on issues salient to AJC as they ariseBe the AJC expert on political affairs in the geographic area and provide analysis to CNME and broader AJC leadershipServe as liaison between AJC and local Jewish communities.Ensures that AJCs interests are appropriately represented in the UAE and in the Arabian Gulf as they relate to deepening Muslim-Jewish Arab-Israeli and U.S.-Gulf understanding.Team Leadership and ManagementLead and manage the office staff in conducting meaningful engagements and programming in the region and be prepared to expand staff if and when growth demands and budget is availableCollaborate in close partnership with the VP Center for a New Middle East and other AJC senior leadership in executing the strategy of CNME and the broader mission of AJC in the re