Engagement Associate at Tulane Hillel

About the role

This role is designed for recent grads and early-career professionals looking to gain experience. You'll be trained in Relationship-Based Engagement, Human-Centered Design, and other entrepreneurial frameworks, and exposed to some of the most effective approaches to student engagement in Jewish communal life today.

Responsibilities

• Cultivate and steward a portfolio of 300–400 students, identifying and engaging uninvolved populations through new programs and events
• Identify and recruit students who would make great Hillel leaders
• Activate students to create 10+ student-led programs per semester
• Teach core strategies and skills to help students grow and maximize their potential on campus
• Provide in-person and logistical support for programs (Shabbat, Welcome Week, on-campus outreach, etc.) alongside the engagement team, including evenings and weekends
• Handle weekly tasks such as student contact documentation, meeting facilitation, logistics, and data analysis
• Be a strong team member — collaborating with colleagues, responding efficiently to tasks, asking for help when needed, and stepping up to meet challenges
• Represent Tulane Hillel with students, faculty, administration, and the wider community; internalize Tulane and New Orleans culture

Qualifications

• A Relationship-Builder — you thrive on meeting people and forging meaningful connections
• A Facilitator — you create space for students to converse, share ideas, and explore their own thinking
• A Recent College Grad — excited about Jewish life on campus, with experience as a participant (and maybe educator) in Jewish educational settings
• A Creative Thinker — always reimagining and improving the ordinary
• Growth-Oriented — you see challenges as opportunities, embrace feedback, and push yourself and others to improve
• Organized and Efficient — you manage high volumes of work thoughtfully and consistently meet ambitious goals

Skills

• Emotional intelligence to connect meaningfully with a broad range of students
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Drive, energy, innovative spirit, flexibility, humor, and working fluency with Jewish life (formal or informal)

Benefits

• Competitive nonprofit-market salary: $46,000–$50,000, commensurate with experience
• Comprehensive benefits: health insurance, retirement plan, life/AD&D/LTD insurance, FSAs, generous vacation/sick time, and parental leave
• High-level professional development in organizational management, data analysis, and experiential education, learning from some of the most innovative organizations in Jewish education
• Mentoring and career coaching alongside a network of great colleagues across the Hillel movement
• Domestic and international travel opportunities multiple times a year (if permitted)

Pay

$46,000–$50,000, commensurate with experience

Schedule

Full-time, 40 hours/week