Just Vision fills a media gap on Israel-Palestine through independent storytelling and strategic audience engagement. We aim to contribute towards a just, rights-respecting, and pluralistic future for everyone in the region. We place documentary filmmaking and journalism at the center of our mission because we believe that stories have the power to shape public norms, equip audiences with vital information, undermine stereotypes, and inspire engagement and action.
We are a dynamic team of filmmakers, journalists, and human rights advocates based across Israel-Palestine and the US. Our team reaches tens of thousands of people through direct engagements and screenings, moving fluidly from refugee camps and villages to top-tier film festivals and high-level talks with global decision makers. We touch millions more through television broadcasts, digital distribution, and international press coverage. Founded in 2003, Just Vision is nonpartisan and religiously unaffiliated.
The Opportunity
At this critical juncture, we are seeking a strategic, innovative, and visionary leader who can build on the organization’s 22-year track record as a changemaking presence in the Israeli-Palestinian landscape. Just Vision’s next President and Chief Executive Officer will continue to grow our organization, evolve our approaches, and increase our impact. The position is hired by and reports to Just Vision’s Board of Directors, and supervises the Chief Operating Officer, Creative Director, Editorial Director, Director of Development, and Editor-in-Chief of Local Call.
Building on our rich history of producing transformational, impact-focused storytelling and journalism, the President and Chief Executive Officer will provide:
Strategic and Visionary Leadership
- Lead the development and implementation of the organization’s theory of change, strategy, and framework for advancing impact.
- Uphold the integrity and independence of Just Vision’s mission.
- Cultivate a values-aligned organizational culture centered on rigor, collaboration, and accountability.
- Thoughtfully pivot and align the organization as circumstances change and developments unfold in Israel-Palestine and the US. Ensure that these shifts are strategic (as opposed to reactionary) and that internal and external stakeholders understand the context, purpose, and values guiding the shifts.
Organizational Leadership and Team Management
- Oversee an annual budget of $2.5-$3M and a team of 24, which includes a mix of full-time and part-time staff, special project consultants, and our editorial and writing team at Local Call, co-directed with +972 Advancement of Citizen Journalism.
- Align leadership team around strategic goals and cross-departmental execution.
- Build infrastructure for growth and ensure sustainability of a $3M+ budget.
Governance and Board Relations
- Collaborate with the Board of Directors to further effective and mission-aligned governance and to advance Just Vision's mission and strategic goals.
- Assist in identifying, recruiting, orienting, and integrating new Board members.
- Help equip Board members to serve as ambassadors for the organization.
Media and Creative
- Ensure that all of Just Vision’s media and creative work is independent, adheres to the highest standards of journalistic integrity, and is coupled with strategic engagement plans to ensure they have an impact in the world.
- Serve as the Publisher of the Palestine Reporting Lab, Co-Publisher of Local Call, and Producer of Just Vision’s groundbreaking documentaries. In each capacity, provide oversight and management, creative partnership, an impact approach, and infrastructure, including legal and financial support, so that our production and editorial teams are equipped to produce top-notch work.
Relationship Building and Networking
- Build and sustain relationships with stakeholders including: key target audiences within Palestinian, Israeli, and American societies; journalists, editors, and media makers; allied nonprofit organizations and movement leaders; media, development, public engagement, operations, and finance staff; the Board; and major donors and foundations.
- Act as chief ambassador, deepening stakeholder relationships across movements, media, and philanthropy.
Resource Mobilization
- Lead fundraising efforts to grow a robust, diversified $3M+ revenue.
- Hire and supervise an incoming Development Director who will manage the development and execution of Just Vision’s fundraising strategy.
- Act as a primary fundraising solicitor for Just Vision, owning key major donor and institutional relationships and portfolios.
- Hold Just Vision’s values and missions at the core of all fundraising efforts, ensuring no funding compromises the credibility or independence of the organization.