Queens Hillel · 1 week ago
Assistant Director, Student Engagement - Jewish Life at Duke
Durham, North Carolina, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$48K/yr - $76K/yr
2+ years expHillel is a prominent organization dedicated to enriching the lives of Jewish students, and they are seeking an Assistant Director for Student Engagement at Duke University. The role involves implementing student engagement strategies, planning programming, and overseeing communications to foster a vibrant Jewish community on campus.
Non-profit Organization Management
Responsibilities
Meet one-on-one with undergraduate and graduate/professional students re: their Jewish journeys and engagement at Duke. Time allocation should be 75% undergraduate student engagement, 25% graduate student engagement. Set student engagement goals accordingly
Coach and assist JLD’s Springboard Fellow with logistics of large-scale, student-collaborative programming such as the JFAM (Jewish First-Year Advisory Mentorship) program and the B’nai Mitzvah, including managing budgets
Serve as the staff advisor to various student groups, including Jewish Service Club and Jewtinos
Liaise with graduate student groups including Jewish Business Association, Jewish Law Student Association, and Jewish Medical Student Association. Assess needs and support graduate and professional Jewish students. Administer JLD’s funding support to these student groups
Develop leadership initiatives for leaders of JLD-affiliated student groups; work with other JLD staff advisors on such initiatives
Supervise JLD student interns, including hiring, training, mentorship, project assignments, and evaluation
Develop collaborative programming with other Identity and Cultural centers and build relationships by meeting regularly with ADs of those centers
Meet regularly with the student leaders of the Jewish Business Association, Jewish Law
Assist with and attend key ritual/holiday events, including Shabbat services and Friday night dinners weekly during the academic year, High Holidays, and Passover, so as best to engage with students. Help with set-up, sign-in, and logistics for these and other events as needed
Serve as JLD’s team lead for Hillel International best practices for student engagement; gather and implement these best practices; educate JLD team members and student leaders and coach them to implement these best practices in programming and engagement
Serve as JLD’s student engagement database super-user: ensure data integrity and accuracy, attend Hillel International trainings related to database improvements, run regular reports, coach JLD staff and student users on the database features
Use student engagement data to inform JLD’s weekly engagement strategy and student outreach objectives
In collaboration with Campus Rabbi, develop goals and evaluative measures to assess and improve student outreach
In collaboration with Director, draft segments of annual assessment report
Oversee and execute the weekly student email newsletters, texting program, and social media calendar. Coach and guide student interns to create content for review and posting
Collaborate with other Identity and Cultural Centers to be sure that, where appropriate, JLD content is included in their weekly communications, and that their content is included in JLD’s weekly communications
Annually, oversee and execute JLD’s welcome efforts to first-year students
Along with JLD’s team, communicate with incoming students and families to assist with their transition to Duke, including giving tours of the Freeman Center for Jewish Life and meeting with prospective students and families
Serve as digital communicator for JLD. Serve as responsible staff person/web editor for the JLD website, proactively maintaining accuracy and accessibility. Attend Student Affairs and Duke Communicators meetings, collaborate with fellow communicators, create and execute communication strategy
Serve as JLD mentor (not supervisor) to Springboard Fellow and Israel Fellow
Perform related duties as assigned or required to meet departmental, Division and University goals and objectives, as assigned by their Supervisor, Director, or respective designees
Attend and represent Jewish Life at Duke at appropriate department, division, university, and Hillel meetings, committees, and programs
Qualification
Required
Work requires analytical, communications, and organizational skills generally acquired through completion of a bachelor's degree program
Work generally requires two years' experience in personnel, college or university administration, or a related field to acquire skills necessary to provide program management, advising and general administrative support
OR ANY OTHER EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE
Preferred
At least one year working with students in a campus environment
Knowledge about Jewish people, practices, history, culture, and identity
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
Fluency with office productivity platforms, social media platforms, Box, MailChimp, and web tools
Having served as planner of or staff on a student educational / experiential trip abroad is not required, but is preferred
Benefits
Comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs
Generous retirement benefits
A wide array of family-friendly and cultural programs
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
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