Engagement & GradHillel Manager

MIT Hillel

Role Overview

Make your mark on Jewish student life by joining MIT Hillel as Engagement & GradHillel Manager. You will build one-on-one relationships with primarily graduate students, plan and execute engaging events and programs around campus, and help inspire these graduate students to make a commitment to Jewish life. You will manage our overall student engagement data to guide our campus-wide engagement strategy for undergraduate and graduate students. 

MIT’s dynamic and supportive team won a Great Place To Work award. Our longstanding Executive Director and staff will nurture your growth and development as a professional. Our students are not afraid to challenge generally accepted ideas, any stereotype of the typical MIT student will not hold up to scrutiny. One can, however, generalize that MIT students are high energy, entrepreneurial, and bright.

You’ll build community by way of intentional conversations and creative experiences, and you will think and act strategically, both independently and as part of a team.  You will serve as a Jewish young adult role model for our graduate students, and they will be drawn to your approachable, dynamic, and engaging personality and outstanding interpersonal skills. Your talent for active listening will empower others to create their own connections to Jewish life that are meaningful to them. You'll wake up each day (or at least most) and be genuinely excited and enthusiastic about creating an inviting place that inspires students to explore, experience, and create vibrant Jewish lives. This is so much more than your average 9-to-5.

Goals

• Design and implement an engagement plan, for yourself and the Hillel program team, to strategically build relationships with students. 
• Actively contribute to shaping MIT Hillel by engaging a combined 180-200 undergraduate and graduate students, with an emphasis on the graduate student population.
• Work with specific student affinity groups – such as, first-year grad students, graduate dorm living groups, academic departments – to engage them by identifying their interests and connecting them to opportunities.
• Manage and/or staff Immersive Experiences.

What You’ll Do

• Develop one-on-one relationships with Jewish students not currently connected to Jewish life on campus by meeting them where they study and/or live, utilizing creative methods to engage and interest them.  
• Oversee all our student engagement data, including quarterly reviews towards team goals. Lead weekly engagement team meetings to keep us focused and communicating on our engagement work.
• Assist GradHillel board student leaders in the creation and implementation of programs and initiatives; identify and develop additional student leaders; strategize on the best form of graduate student leadership models.
• Staff major programs, Shabbats, and holidays as a member of the MIT Hillel staff team, including project managing one of our large scale community-wide holiday programs.
• Work closely with, and perhaps direct, our Springboard Fellow, who will be implementing engagement strategies for our undergraduate population.
• Gather and input engagement data into our database program on a regular basis.
• Collaborate with other university departments and community organizations that support the broader MIT Hillel community.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Who You Are

• 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 Facilitator: You thrive in creating spaces for students to converse, share ideas, and explore and develop their own ideas and programs.
• You’re an Analytical Thinker: You understand data and how it drives measurable outcomes towards team goals.
• You’re A Creative Thinker: You are constantly reimagining the ordinary, seeking ways to repurpose and improve things.
• You’re A Bold Visionary: Think big and creatively, viewing everything as a possibility and embracing a risk-taking, entrepreneurial spirit.
• You’re A Passionate Learner: You love learning and continuously building up your Jewish knowledge.

What You’ll Bring to the Job

• Bachelor’s degree and 2-4 years of full-time professional work experience. Past experience with the 18-24 demographic or higher education is a plus.
• This is an in-person role location in Cambridge, MA; remote work is not available for this position 
• Ability to connect to students – no matter how quiet or loud they are, what their Jewish knowledge is, what their political stances, and what they think they know about Hillel.
• Grasps the importance of data-based engagement, and an understanding of how to use a client relationship management system to ask questions that will drive our engagement strategy.
• Strong entrepreneurial spirit. Things may not always go according to plan and you must be willing to take risks and learn from your wins as well as your losses.
• Confidence initiating and running programs, and comfort asking questions.
• Exemplary time management skills, including the capacity to juggle competing priorities and deadlines, and to remain flexible within an ambiguous, fast-paced environment.
• A commitment to pluralism and comfort with your Jewish identity so you may act as a role model and mentor for emerging Jewish adults.
• Flexibility, including the ability to work some nights and weekends as needed.

What You’ll Receive

• Competitive salary in the nonprofit marketplace. The annual salary range for this role is $52,000 - $56,000. 
• 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. 
• MIT Hillel employees can get access to MIT facilities (gym, pool, etc.) for a fee. 
• Staff can request an MIT library card for access. 
• $50 per month cell phone stipend for all MIT Hillel employees.
• Easy public transport access via MBTA (buses and trains). 
• Plenty of MIT Hillel swag.

MIT Hillel is affiliated with Hillel International. Hillel International enriches the lives of Jewish students so they may enrich the Jewish people and the world, and envisions a world where every student is inspired to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning and 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.

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