Program and Engagement Coordinator

About the role

The Program and Engagement Coordinator is a position centered around relationship building. You will be an integral piece in the building of a strong Jewish community at Beach Hillel's six campuses.

Responsibilities

• Utilize RBE to meet with students on and off campus to engage them, identify their interests, connect opportunities, and share these learnings with the entire Beach Hillel team.
• Track student engagements in our relationship tracking software and keep an up-to-date record of information learned in engagements.
• Map out a plan to strategically build one-on-one relationships with students.
• Recruit students for various weekly programs and events, holiday dinners and programs, community volunteering opportunities, and larger initiatives like Birthright, Shabbat on campus, and any other collaborative programming with outside organizations.
• Support student leadership and build relationships with university staff to facilitate the on-campus Beach Hillel Club.
• Plan, support, and facilitate tabling on all six campuses.
• Maintain student-facing communication via text message, WhatsApp, social media, and other platforms.
• Help promote Beach Hillel events by creating flyers and keeping up with communication among the student body we serve.
• Co-teach or teach Jewish learning modules based on student needs, organizational strategy, and your area of expertise.
• Cover bridge-building work with other cultural and religious groups on campus.
• Support and guide student leaders to enhance campus initiatives, ensuring impactful and innovative programming that resonates with diverse student needs and interests.
• Participate in immersive professional development experiences, including Hillel International training and conferences.
• Spend mornings, afternoons, and potentially evenings on campus outside of programming to spend time with students and to engage new students.

Qualifications

• You're a Relationship-Builder: You thrive on meeting new people, understanding their interests, and forging meaningful connections.
• You're a Collaborative Team Player: You enjoy working collaboratively with a team to solve problems and explore new initiatives.
• You're a Passionate Learner: You love learning and continuously building up your Jewish knowledge.
• You're an Innovative Educator: You believe in infusing education into captivating experiences that stimulate the imagination.
• You're a Facilitator: You thrive in creating spaces for students to converse, share ideas, and explore and develop their own ideas on relevant issues.
• You're a Recent College Graduate: Whatever your degree, you are excited about Jewish life on campus and have experience as a participant and perhaps even as an educator in a Jewish educational setting.
• You're a Creative Thinker: You are constantly reimagining the ordinary, seeking ways to repurpose and improve things.
• You're a Bold Visionary: You think big and creatively, viewing everything as a possibility and embracing a risk-taking, entrepreneurial spirit.
• You're Adaptable: Things may not always go according to plan, but you are willing to take risks and learn from your wins as well as your losses.

What You’ll Bring to the Job

• A "can-do" attitude and strong entrepreneurial spirit — the ability to think outside the box, ask questions with curiosity, and find ways to overcome obstacles to achieve your goals.
• A professional demeanor with a nuanced understanding of how to build relationships with students, connecting with them to deeply engage them in Jewish life while maintaining appropriate boundaries.
• Strong communication skills that allow you to bring trends, concerns, and ideas to executive leadership, and engage with stakeholders at various levels such as university professionals, community leaders, and partnering organizations.
• A passion for impacting Jewish life on college campuses and demonstrated interest in student engagement and leadership.
• The ability to collaborate across teams both inside and outside of Hillel, and work with a variety of personalities and student needs.
• A desire to learn, show up, achieve impact, and find meaning in your work each and every day.

What You’ll Receive

• A competitive salary in the nonprofit marketplace. The salary range for this position is $40,000–$46,000 with opportunity for growth in subsequent years.
• A comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plan, Life, AD&D and Long Term Disability (LTD) insurances, Flexible Spending accounts, generous vacation/sick time, and parental leave.
• High-level professional development to help develop core skills in experiential education, including learning from some of the most innovative organizations in Jewish education today.
• Intensive Jewish summer and year-long learning experiences that will provide you with the knowledge, passion, and critical toolkit to fuel your work building our Jewish communities.
• Mentoring and career coaching to help you during your employment and beyond.
• A network of terrific colleagues from across the Hillel movement.
• Travel opportunities, both domestically and internationally, multiple times per year (if permitted).
• The opportunity to make large-scale community impact by playing a crucial role in shaping Jewish community on college campuses, contributing to the growth and vibrancy of Jewish life.

About Beach Hillel

Beach Hillel is part of the Hillel International network, the largest Jewish student organization in the world, present at nearly 1,000 colleges and universities. Beach Hillel's mission is to enrich the lives of Jewish students so they may enrich the Jewish people and the world. Hillel International believes in the inherent worth and dignity of all people and is committed to pluralistic Jewish life on campus, a diverse workforce, and the values of inclusivity.

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.