Managing Director, Repair the World Los Angeles

Repair the World • Los Angeles, CA

66d • Onsite

About The Position

Repair the World is seeking a strategic Managing Director to lead and scale its operations in Los Angeles. This role is responsible for the strategic direction, programmatic excellence, resource development, and sustainable growth of Repair’s presence in Los Angeles. The Managing Director will champion Repair’s mission locally, expand reach into new neighborhoods, cultivate strong community connections, and engage diverse Jewish audiences in impactful service. The ideal candidate is passionate about the intersection of Jewish values, young adult engagement, and service, with a proven track record in fundraising, team management, program development, and community engagement. Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, the ability to inspire and manage a team, and a passion for social change are essential. This is a full-time exempt position based in Los Angeles, reporting to the Senior Director of Community Impact. The role requires a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends, due to program and engagement opportunities.

Requirements

• 8+ years of progressive leadership experience including a track record of: Building Jewish community, Program design and execution, Supervision and team development, Cultivating and managing strategic partnerships
• Relationship Management & Strategic Partnership Development: Clear understanding of how to create long term professional relationships; proven ability to connect with executive leaders, non-profit leaders, and young adults; skilled in relationship building across diverse communities, including at an executive level or equivalent including negotiation of program impact, partnership and outcomes.
• Equity Lens: Sophisticated awareness of poverty, structural inequity, ability to facilitate conversations around these issues with diverse groups in ways that empower and open people to learning.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: Experience using data to measure programmatic impact, and an understanding of data management.
• Los Angeles Jewish community knowledge and network: Deep familiarity with the Los Angeles Jewish communal landscape.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated ability to cultivate and sustain high-level relationships across diverse sectors, including Jewish communal organizations, civic leaders, service partners, and philanthropic entities within Los Angeles.
• Outstanding leadership capabilities, with experience in managing, mentoring, and building high-performing teams. Proven ability to foster a collaborative, inclusive, and empowering work environment. Capable of managing program budgets aimed at sustainability and impact.
• Demonstrated ability as an experiential Jewish educator and excitement to integrate Jewish values and content into service programs, enriching participants’ Jewish identity, engagement, and connection.
• Proven ability to develop, design, and implement strategic programs that align with mission, address community needs, and drive program growth and impact.
• Deep understanding of fundraising principles and practices, with a successful track record in cultivating donors, securing grants, and implementing effective donor stewardship strategies to build long-term relationships and ensure program sustainability.
• Commitment to serving others, grounded in a belief that we can make a difference in making the world better by serving alongside our neighbors to meet community needs.
• Demonstrates advanced resilience and empathy, with a proven ability to adapt strategically to change. Exhibits a mature, solution-oriented mindset that views challenges as opportunities for organizational growth and personal development.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive long and short-term program strategy that centers Jewish service programs and incorporates Repair the World’s core program models.
• Ensure Repair’s Jewish educational pedagogy is infused consistently throughout all programs, deepening participant engagement.
• Align local program strategies with Repair the World’s organizational mission and values, ensuring that local programming both reflects the needs and aspirations of the Jewish community in Los Angeles and advances Repair’s organizational goals.
• Regularly assess the effectiveness of local programs, gathering feedback and making data-driven adjustments to improve impact, outreach and participation.
• Develop strategy and execution plan for geographic expansion or Repair across Los Angeles, identifying new neighborhoods, communities and partners to extend the program's reach and impact.
• Lead all fundraising efforts for Repair the World Los Angeles, developing and executing a local fundraising strategy aligned with national development priorities.
• Cultivate, solicit, and steward a portfolio of individual donors, foundations, and institutional partners to grow philanthropic support for Repair’s programs and initiatives in Los Angeles.
• Identify and develop new local funding opportunities, expanding Repair’s base of supporters and strengthening relationships across the Los Angeles Jewish philanthropic community.
• Partner closely with Repair’s national development team to coordinate strategy, ensure alignment on donor engagement, and contribute to national campaigns and initiatives.
• Serve as the primary relationship manager for Los Angeles–based donors, providing thoughtful stewardship, impact updates, and meaningful opportunities for engagement.
• Partner with the Los Angeles Chair of the Solel Collective, Repair the World’s major giving society, to build and grow a local network of major donors, cultivate new members, and strengthen a culture of individual philanthropy in the Los Angeles community.
• Collaborate with local supporters, lay leaders, and volunteers to activate their networks in support of fundraising and community engagement goals.
• Represent Repair the World in meetings, events, and convenings with donors, foundations, and community partners across the Los Angeles region.
• Contribute to building a culture of philanthropy locally by integrating donors into service experiences, learning opportunities, and community events.
• Oversee and manage the day-to-day operations of the Repair the World Los Angeles team, including supervising a team of two program staff (one direct report and one indirect report), providing ongoing coaching, training and professional development.
• Lead weekly team and one-on-one meetings to align on program goals, share updates, troubleshoot challenges, provide feedback, and foster collaboration.
• Maintain a positive and productive team culture by fostering open communication, encouraging professional development, and supporting team morale.
• Build and maintain strong, ongoing relationships with Jewish and service-based organizations in Los Angeles.
• Develop and execute strategies to raise awareness of Repair the World’s mission and to recruit prospective program partners.
• Cultivate and manage relationships with local affiliates of national partners.
• Attend key community events, and represent Repair the World at external networking and recruitment events to build the organization’s visibility and impact in the community.
• Manage the program's budget, ensuring efficient allocation of resources and alignment with Repair the World’s financial goals.
• Build and execute communications strategy, to build local brand awareness, and program presence, including reviewing materials such as newsletters, social media posts, and website content, ensuring that they align with the organization’s messaging and goals.
• Liaise with national communications and data teams to review and analyze program data, ensuring that metrics and impact assessments are being captured accurately.

Benefits

• Paid time off for service in addition to vacation, sick time, personal days and holidays.
• Employer covers 100% of full-time employee’s health premiums (medical/dental/vision) for most plans and 50% for dependents.
• Retirement matching
• Professional development funds
• Employer-paid short and long term disability coverage
• Access to the Jewish Learning Collaborative
• Access to our Economic Access Fund
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave (pro-rated for employees with Repair less than six months).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed