IACT Greek and Israel Engagement Coordinator

Rutgers Hillel

Role Overview

Join the passionate professional team at the Eva and Arie Halpern Hillel House on the Wilf Family Campus as the full-time IACT Greek and Israel Engagement Coordinator. IACT (Inspired Active Committed Transformed) is an initiative that builds on the success of TaglitBirthright Israel by providing support and inspiration to students before during and after their trip. This position specifically seeks to build more relationships with students involved in Greek Life and connect them to life-changing Birthright trips.

The IACT Greek and Israel Engagement Coordinator will lead all initiatives to drive and strengthen Rutgers Hillels Birthright Israel programs. The IACT is responsible for the pre- and post-trip student experience creating a complete and holistic experience that connects students more deeply to Rutgers Hillel and their own Jewish journey. They will plan and implement an exciting and innovative marketing and recruitment strategy for Winter and Summer Birthright Israel trips in consultation with Rutgers Hillel staff members students and strategic partners and then staff those trips. This will include building and cultivating authentic relationships with students creating engaging events developing brand-centric marketing materials supervising a team of recruitment interns and managing an expansive program budget. The IACT will encourage students to become involved as leaders and participants in student-organized Jewish programming and groups while directing them to and facilitating their participation in existing Israel-related opportunities on- and off-campus.

This is a unique opportunity for someone who is skilled in building relationships social media organizing marketing event planning and program development. The ideal candidate must be able to demonstrate outstanding interpersonal skills and previous successful implementation of creative ideas. They are also excited to engage students in Israel and in Jewish conversations and have a deep understanding of Jewish identity as a framework for shaping meaning value and purpose in the lives of emerging adults.

The IACT Greek and Israel Engagement Coordinator will report to the Reform Community Educator and will work closely with the broader student-facing team to reach our goals of engaging all Jewish students on campus in ways that are meaningful to them. This position requires in-person work at Rutgers Hillel and more importantly outside the walls of our building!

What Youll Do

• Actively strengthen Jewish life at Rutgers Hillel by recruiting students for Taglit-Birthright Israel trips.
• Expand the number of Birthright Israel trip participants from Rutgers through effective recruitment and marketing strategies meeting students where they arecoffee shops student centers fraternity and sorority housesand more!
• Be the primary staff for Birthright Israel trips each season.
• Manage a team of Birthright Israel interns to reach a large and diverse Jewish student population.
• Build relationships with a broad range of students through meaningful conversations connecting them with Jewish life on campus and relevant opportunities particularly seeking out unengaged Greek Life students to introduce them to the Hillel community and our Israel opportunities.
• Establish relationships with leadership of Greek houses on campus.
• In collaboration with students and colleagues develop ongoing engagement opportunities for interested program participants and alumni.
• Work collaboratively with our Jewish Agency Israel Fellow (Shlicha) to bring Israel to life on campus.
• Maintain records of events attendance and one-on-one interactions for measurement and ongoing evaluation.
• Serve as an active member of the broader team by staffing Shabbat dinners and other Hillel-wide experiences including holiday celebrations and other large-scale programs.
• Participate in weekly supervision meetings with your supervisor as well as weekly Student Life Team meetings and monthly Staff Meetings.

A Day in the Life

• Having coffee (or tea and lots of it!) with a student interested in getting involved in an immersive Israel experience identifying their interests and following up with a connection to a student leader or further information
• Spending time on campus recruiting and relationship-building in public spaces(at least 60% of your time!)
• Creating Birthright recruitment strategy including reaching out to prospective participants tabling and social media
• Hosting a Shabbat gathering(s) for prospective participants
• Organize community-building experiences for Greek students with the intention of directing students towards Birthright
• Dedicating time to track your interactions in the database and send follow-up or check-in messages to students
• Supporting a student event in the evening where you meet students who have not yet been on Birthright Israel and invite them to have coffee next week

What Youll Bring to the Job

• 0-3 years of professional work experience and a bachelors degree
• Experience in community organizing Hillel youth movements camping Israel education/advocacy or experiential Jewish education is a plus.
• Experience in Greek Life strongly preferred.
• You are a dynamic engager with a passion for meeting people!
• You possess a relaxed vibe but you are also strongly internally motivated and serious about your work.
• You display a magnetic personality that recruits people to programs and events.
• You enjoy connecting with people from different backgrounds with the goal of building authentic and meaningful relationships.
• You have excellent communication skills in person as well as through a variety of platforms.
• You practice active listening skills and implement feedback willingly and quickly.
• You are committed to Hillels pluralistic vision of Jewish life.
• You are patient compassionate and calm under pressure with an understanding of emotional intelligence.
• You have the ability to manage projects with many moving parts; to set timetables and adhere to deadlines.
• You are able to work both independently and on a team.

What Youll Receive

• Competitive salary in the nonprofit marketplace in the range of $.
• 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 mentoring and skill building opportunities.
• A network of terrific colleagues from across the Hillel movement.
• Travel regionally and abroad particularly to Israel.

About Rutgers Hillel

One of Americas nine Colonial Colleges chartered in 1766 Rutgers University has a uniquehistory as a colonial college a land-grant institution and a state university. Rutgers-NewBrunswick/Piscataway campus is home to some 36039 undergraduates and 14215 graduatestudents. With over 6400 Jewish undergraduates and over 1000 Jewish graduate studentsRutgers has the 2nd largest Jewish undergraduate population in the nation. Rutgers is ideally located within minutes of several major highways less than an hour from Manhattan by car ortrain.

Rutgers Hillel is located on the College Avenue Campus in the heart of the New Brunswick-Piscataway campus. The growth of Rutgers Hillel in recent years along with a relatively recently completed new building makes this an exciting and rewarding place to work.

Rutgers 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 1000 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.