Job Opening: Director of Shareholder Advocacy

 

JLens is seeking a full-time team member based in New York City to oversee shareholder advocacy aligned with Jewish values: social issues, environmental preservation, and support for Israel.

 

About JLens

JLens (www.jlensnetwork.org) inspires investing through a Jewish lens by connecting the Jewish community to the values-based responsible/impact investing field. This field is growing rapidly, primarily due to demand from young investors who expect investment capital and business to be a force for good. Prior to the launch of JLens, the mainstream Jewish community lacked representation in this increasingly influential global arena.

 

The JLens team provides consulting on Jewish values-based investing to foundations, federations, and endowments, and oversees JLens’ Jewish Advocacy Fund, the first Jewish values-based responsible investment dedicated to shareholder advocacy on communal concerns. JLens also provides education for a growing network of Jewish communal leaders, including nearly 10,000 institutional and individual investors. 

 

Responsibilities:

• Establish relationships on behalf of the Jewish community with leaders in the Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fields

• Attend and speak at industry conferences in the US and globally

• Participate in working groups, policy forums, and academic convenings on a range of social and environmental issues

• Counter the anti-Israel BDS movement’s manipulation of the SRI/CSR fields

• Engage the JLens network in shareholder advocacy efforts

• Assist with JLens' Jewish Impact Investing Summit (December 5, 2017 hosted at Fordham University in NYC)

 

Criteria (preferred):

• Must be located in New York City and willing to travel domestically and internationally

• Excellent writing, relationship building, and public speaking skills

• Flexible, organized, team player, and independent worker

• Advocacy experience, especially on key focus areas including social issues, environmental preservation, and support for Israel/combating BDS

• Business and investing knowledge, especially socially responsible investing and corporate social responsibility, and comfort in corporate settings.

• Interfaith relationship building experience and/or interest. Extensive knowledge of Judaism and other faith traditions a plus.

• Experience as a professional or lay leader in the Jewish community

 

 

Please send note of interest that includes the criteria you meet along with resume or LinkedIn profile to: info@jlensnetwork.org