Queens Hillel · 5 months ago
Director of Graduate Student Life at Boston University Hillel
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry, Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$60K/yr - $70K/yr
3+ years expBoston University Hillel is seeking a Director of Graduate Student Life to enhance Jewish student life for 2,000 Jewish graduate students. This role involves developing and implementing a comprehensive engagement plan, overseeing religious activities, and fostering student leadership and outreach.
Non-profit Organization Management
Responsibilities
Make your mark on Jewish student life by joining Boston University Hillel as its Director of Graduate Student Life
Serve as the both architect of a developing a comprehensive strategic, robust graduate engagement plan and the solo practitioner implementing this plan with 2,000 Jewish graduate students
Overseeing basic religious activities such as Shabbat services/dinner, holiday programs, Israel events and more
Lead the teaching of Jewish learning seminars with Jewish text at the center of each class
Partner with BU Hillel’s senior rabbinic leadership on strategy and content for each of these programs
Manage Grad Hillel’s marketing and outreach to all 17 graduate schools – working with individual college partners and student groups
Handle all outreach and relationships with graduate students conducting daily 1x1 initial and follow-up meetings
Strengthen and support student leadership cohorts, such as Coffee Crew Engagement Interns
Mentor various students in their desire to bring passion projects to campus
Grow Hillel’s capacity to meet engagement goals through detailed management and analysis of CRM Database
Drive key insights on graduate student engagement and population for further growth of the program
Develop, lead, and recruit 2-3 Jewish learning fellowship classes per semester
Serve as lead educator in Jewish learning fellowship classes
Weave Jewish education into social and cultural programs across campus
Organize monthly Shabbat dinners at Hillel and within student apartments/homes
Organize holiday services, meals, and celebrations for graduate students ranging from High Holidays to Sukkot, Chanukah, Purim, Pesach and beyond
Serve as Jewish leader of rituals like kiddush, motzi, leading Shabbat services, supporting holiday rituals, etc
Meeting with a group of students or individual students over coffee or a meal to understand which issues are most important to them and developing a plan of action together
Designing and executing a strategic engagement plan for graduate students, including planning educational, social, cultural, holiday, or Shabbat programs across a wide variety of graduate schools, students, and disciplines
Participating in a conversation with graduate student leaders of all types of faith, ethnic, and racial backgrounds to build key relationships and partnerships
Develop key insights through 1x1 conversation in how to create an engagement program with high levels of reach and depth
Working Shabbat, holidays, and otherwise supporting the rest of your Hillel team - some times on nights and weekends
Participating in a professional development webinar
Teaching and facilitating Jewish learning through a graduate student lens
Qualification
Required
Significant Jewish communal life experience in any of the following: Hillel, Jewish nonprofit, Jewish camping, Jewish education, Rabbinic leadership
Significant experience with relationship-based work in areas such as: student engagement, community partnerships, nonprofit management, corporate social responsibility, arts management
Significant experience with for profits that is relatable to this work, who also has very strong Jewish lay leadership background
3-5 years of experience
Bachelor degree required
Graduate degree preferred (could be rabbinic, Jewish education, business, social work, or other relevant to this work)
Benefits
High-level professional development to help develop core skills and gain expertise from changemakers, engagers, and Jewish life experts.
Mentoring and career coaching to help you during and after your position
A network of terrific colleagues from across the Hillel movement.
Travel opportunities, both domestically and internationally, multiple times per year.
A comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, Tax Deferred Retirement Plan, Life, AD&D and Long Term Disability insurances, Flexible Spending Plan, generous vacation/sick time, and parental leave.
Company
Queens Hillel
As one of the most active student organizations on campus, Queens Hillel provides a wide array of social, cultural, educational, spiritual, and travel opportunities for one of the largest and most diverse Jewish student populations in the country.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase