Director of Graduate Student Life at Boston University Hillel

Growth, Coaching, and Professional Development

We are committed to your growth. You will receive:

• Weekly 1:1s with the Executive Director.
• Regular coaching and mentoring sessions with the CEO and COO.
• Access to a professional coach in year two of your tenure.
• Introductions to mentors across the Boston Jewish community and within the Hillel movement globally.
• Ongoing training from BU Hillel and Hillel International in programmatic, educational, and leadership skills to prepare you for senior roles.

What You'll Do

Graduate student life strategy and execution

• Build and implement a comprehensive strategic engagement plan for ~2,000 Jewish graduate students across campus.
• Serve as both architect and solo practitioner: design programs, run day-to-day work, and evaluate impact.
• Oversee religious life programming: Shabbat dinners and services, holiday programs, Israel-related events, and ritual leadership.
• Teach and lead Jewish learning seminars, centering Jewish text and values; collaborate with senior rabbinic leadership on curriculum and content.

Student engagement and outreach

• Lead marketing and communications for BU Hillel student life team (emails, social media, website) and supervise interns.
• Own outreach across all 17 graduate schools and partner with college staff and student groups.
• Conduct daily 1:1 meetings with graduate students for onboarding, retention, and relationship-building.
• Recruit, mentor, and support student leadership cohorts (e.g., engagement interns).
• Guide students in launching passion projects and campus initiatives.
• Manage and analyze CRM data to measure engagement and inform growth strategies.

Jewish life and learning

• Develop, recruit for, and teach 2–3 Jewish learning fellowship classes per semester.
• Integrate Jewish education into social and cultural programming campus-wide.
• Organize monthly Shabbat dinners at Hillel and in student homes/apartments.
• Plan holiday services, meals, and celebrations for graduate students (High Holidays, Sukkot, Chanukah, Purim, Pesach, etc.).
• Serve as ritual leader for kiddush, motzi, Shabbat services, and other practices.

Who You Are

• An organized, driven, mission-focused professional who demonstrates Jewish leadership, strong project and people management skills, and the ability to inspire commitment and action.
• We welcome candidates from a variety of backgrounds—Jewish organizations, higher education/student affairs, philanthropy, community organizing, social services, and for-profit sectors.

What You’ll Receive

• A high-level professional development and leadership training to prepare you for senior roles.
• Mentoring and career coaching during and after your tenure.
• A broad network of colleagues throughout the Hillel movement and the Boston Jewish community.
• Travel opportunities domestically and internationally.
• A comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, Tax Deferred Retirement Plan, Life/AD&D and Long-Term Disability, Flexible Spending Plan, generous vacation/sick time, and parental leave.
• Salary: $60,000–$80,000, depending on experience.

About Boston University Hillel

Boston University Hillel is at the hub of a thriving city of Boston, right near Fenway Park. Home to 4,000 Jewish undergraduates and 2,000 graduate students, BU Hillel's mission is to inspire students to be proudly Jewish, engage in Jewish community, and be lovers of Israel.

About Hillel International

In 1923, Rabbi Benjamin Frankel started Hillel with humble means, a noble mission and a breathtaking vision: to convey Jewish civilization to a new generation. Today, Hillel International continues to enrich the lives of Jewish students and is the largest Jewish campus organization in the world at nearly 1,000 colleges and universities across North America and around the world. As Hillel evolves as an organization, the mission remains steadfast: to create lasting connections with every Jewish student that foster an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning and Israel and train them to become the next Jewish leaders.

About Hillel International

Hillel is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an accepting and inclusive environment for all.