Program Manager at Atra: Center for Rabbinic Innovation

About the role

Working at Atra: Center for Rabbinic Innovation means joining a lean, dynamic team committed to strengthening rabbinic leadership and supporting a thriving Jewish future. Atra equips rabbis with practical tools, adaptive strategies, and community support to meet the evolving needs of the Jewish world. Through cohort-based programs, learning initiatives, and field-building work, we help rabbis lead with vision, resilience, and impact. As an organization, we are in a period of growth and evolution, expanding our role not only as a provider of high-quality programs, but as a connector, convener, and catalyst within the broader rabbinic ecosystem. Our work increasingly integrates programs, partnerships, research, and innovation to support the field as a whole. Atra is fiscally sponsored by Hillel International. Our team is primarily based in the New York City area, with a hybrid work model that includes regular in-person collaboration and occasional travel. Position The Program Manager plays a central role in executing Atra's core programs and initiatives. This role owns the delivery and participant experience of a diverse portfolio of work, including cohort-based programs, fellowships, convenings, working groups, and emerging initiatives. You will work closely with internal team members, facilitators, and partners to bring programs to life, translating program design into high-value, well-run experiences for participants. A key part of this role is building trust and rapport with participants over time, helping create cohort environments that are relational, engaging, and professionally meaningful. This role is well suited for someone who enjoys moving complex work from planning to execution while also holding the human experience at the center. The Program Manager ensures that timelines stay on track, stakeholders are aligned, and programs are delivered with consistency, care, and impact. This is a hybrid NYC-based role (2+ days per week in person at our Midtown NYC office), with occasional evening events and light travel for programs, convenings, and conferences.

Requirements

• You are a highly organized and relational program professional with 4-6 years of experience. You enjoy turning ideas and plans into thoughtful, well-executed experiences.
• You are comfortable coordinating across teams, facilitators, and partners, and you are confident stepping into moments of facilitation or participant support when needed. You take initiative, follow through, and are excited to play a central role in delivering high-impact programs.
• Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Program & Initiative Execution
• Own execution of cohort-based programs, fellowships, convenings, and other initiatives from planning through completion
• Build and manage detailed timelines, work plans, and logistics
• Ensure seamless delivery of sessions, events, and program milestones
• Participant Experience & Engagement
• Ensure a high-quality, engaging, and consistent participant experience across programs
• Serve as a primary point of contact for participants, building strong relationships and supporting ongoing engagement throughout the lifecycle of a program
• Contribute to relational and facilitation aspects of programs, helping create a strong cohort dynamic and meaningful peer learning environment
• Monitor program flow and address participant needs in real time
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Coordinate across facilitators, vendors, partners, and internal team members
• Ensure clear communication and alignment across all stakeholders
• Support collaboration across different program and organizational priorities
• Systems & Evaluation
• Maintain systems for tracking program progress, participation, and outcomes
• Monitor engagement and key metrics
• Support evaluation processes and continuous improvement
• Identify opportunities to strengthen workflows and program infrastructure
• Core Competencies
• Strong Project Manager: Able to manage complex timelines, competing priorities, and multiple stakeholders with clarity and follow-through. Moves work forward reliably, ensuring high-quality delivery across programs and initiatives
• Group and Cohort Engagement: Skilled at building rapport and trust with adult professionals and contributing to meaningful, peer-based cohort experiences. Comfortable engaging groups and supporting strong cohort dynamics and peer learning
• Collaborative Team Player: Thrives in a small, fast-moving team a

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