Director of Graduate Student Life, 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.

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.

Required Skills

• We seek an organized, driven, mission-focused professional with experience leading Jewish community engagement, educational, or programmatic initiatives, 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. This role is especially well suited to professionals from the for-profit sector who enjoy fast-paced, results-oriented environments and seek more meaning and purpose; applicants from nonprofit and Jewish communal backgrounds are also strongly encouraged to apply.
• 3–5 years of professional experience preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree required; graduate degree preferred (e.g., Jewish studies, rabbinic training, education, social work, business, nonprofit management).

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. Demonstrated ability to support and advance BU Hillel’s mission is important in this role.

Pay

Salary: $60,000–$80,000, depending on experience.