Job Title: Arabic Outreach Manager
Location: Remote (U.S.-based preferred)
Reports To: Director of Community Outreach
Type: Part-time or Contract (with potential for permanent role)
About JIMENA
JIMENA: Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa is dedicated to achieving universal recognition for the heritage, history, and rights of over 850,000 Jewish refugees from the Arab world and Iran. Through social media campaigns, we are pioneers in educating Arabic-speaking audiences about Jewish life, heritage, and history in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in digital spaces.
Position Overview
We are seeking an Arabic Outreach Manager to lead and implement JIMENA’s Arabic digital expansion strategy, with the goal of tripiling our Arabic-language social media following from 200,000 to nearly 1 million. The ideal candidate is a native-level Arabic speaker with strong social media management, cross-cultural communication, and digital content strategy experience. This role will oversee the curation, editing, publishing, and promotion of Arabic-language content across multiple platforms, in collaboration with our AI technologist and Director of Community Outreach.
Key Responsibilities
Content Management & Distribution
- Collaborate with the AI Social Media Technologist to manage and distribute over 700 new pieces of Arabic-language content derived from JIMENA’s digital archive.
- Coordinate translation and manual editing of AI-generated content with the Director of Community Outreach (Matthew Nouriel), ensuring cultural sensitivity and linguistic accuracy.
- Schedule, publish, and cross-post high-quality content on all Arabic-language social media platforms .
- Oversee Arabic-language adaptations of monthly JIMENA webinar content.
Community Building & Growth
- Build and engage Arabic-speaking audiences by monitoring interactions, answering messages and comments, and cultivating meaningful digital relationships.
- Collaborate with internal teams to develop content tailored to trending topics and user interests in the Arabic-speaking world.
Campaign Management
- Support the design and execution of paid Arabic-language social media campaigns to grow followers and boost engagement.
- Work closely with the analytics contractor to track key performance indicators and adjust strategy based on performance insights.
Strategy Implementation
- Serve as project manager for JIMENA’s Arabic Outreach initiative, ensuring timelines and deliverables are met.
- Use tools like Hootsuite or similar to manage content calendars, monitor metrics, and optimize performance.
Qualifications
- Native or fluent Arabic speaker with excellent written and verbal communication skills in Modern Standard Arabic.
- Must possess knowledge, passion, and interest in sharing Middle Eastern and North African Jewish history as a tool for promoting normalization and peace between Jews and Arabs in both Israel, the USA, and beyond. If you do not support the Abraham Accords, this position is not a good fit for you.
- Familiarity with Arabic-speaking online audiences and cultural contexts.
- Strong project management skills and ability to coordinate multiple collaborators.
- Experience using social media analytics tools (e.g., Meta Insights, Hootsuite, Sprout Social).
- Comfort working alongside technologists and editors; basic familiarity with AI-generated content is a plus.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with nonprofits, Jewish or Middle Eastern organizations.
- Proficiency in digital tools for scheduling and optimizing content.
- Graphic design or basic video editing skills are a bonus.
Compensation
Commensurate with experience. Hourly or project-based compensation available.
