Role Overview
Make your mark on Jewish student life by joining Hillel Council of New England as the Development & Communications Coordinator. You’ll power Hillel by supporting efforts to connect people, vital funds and resources to our mission.
The Development & Communications Coordinator is responsible for contributing to the management, implementation, and achievement of Hillel Council’s fundraising initiatives. This position will report to the Executive Director, and work closely with the Executive Director and Board of Directors to achieve short-term and long-term goals for sustainable growth. This position will focus approximately 75% of their full-time role (25-30 hours per week) on development and communications; and approximately 25% of their time (10-15 hours per week) serving as the Hillel Advisor at Curry College in Milton, MA. While this role requires some flexibility with prioritizing certain aspects of the role at particular times of the year, the Coordinator will be expected to create and maintain a consistent weekly work schedule during each semester as well as over the summer.
The ideal candidate will be a professional with 1-3 years of experience and familiarity with Jewish nonprofit management, someone who is great with people, excellent with the nuts-and-bolts side of development work, and who cares about our mission. This is a great opportunity to be part of a dynamic and caring staff team doing meaningful work amidst a vibrant multi-campus community of students and team members.
What You’ll Do
Development & Communications Coordinator: 25-30 hours/week:
- Plan, organize and manage the fundraising campaigns of Hillel Council of New England to meet the fundraising goals set in the annual budget.
- Create an annual development plan to achieve fundraising goals in alignment with the strategic goals of the organization.
- Identify, cultivate and steward relationships with new and established contributors.
- Help create a culture of philanthropy throughout the organization by educating and engaging board members, parents, alumni, staff, students, and members of the community at-large.
- Establish strong relationships with Board members, building a culture of active networking and ambassadorship for Hillel, and as such, serve as the lead staff member for Board meetings, Board communications, and the Development Committee.
- Determine what fundraising and/or stakeholder events will take place as part of the annual development plan and oversee the implementation of such events.
- Plan, organize, and manage the communications strategy in order to share Hillel’s work and impact with multiple stakeholders, including communications specific to student engagement efforts as well as solicitation and donor stewardship communications. These communications include direct mail campaigns, email and social media appeals, community newsletters, student newsletters, social media posts specifically geared toward students, and maintenance of the organizational website.
- Partner with the Executive Director and other staff to apply for and manage grant applications and reporting as needed.
- Oversee, maintain and enhance donor and prospect data management and our donor database.
- Attend weekly in-person team meetings with the entire HCNE staff team, and collaborate with them in the planning and execution of regional programming throughout the year.
Hillel Advisor, Curry College: 10-15 hours/week:
- Develop one-on-one relationships with Jewish students by meeting them where they live, work and/or study, utilizing creative methods to reach and connect them to Jewish life and empower newly engaged students to create and implement meaningful Jewish experiences with and for their peers.
- Serve as an advisor for the Hillel student organization on campus and work with students to implement a wide range of programs, including Shabbat and holiday celebrations, social opportunities, social justice projects, and Jewish learning opportunities.
- Guide students as they explore their Jewish identities and build a warm, welcoming, and inclusive Jewish campus community.
- Build relationships with students from diverse backgrounds through meaningful conversations and by creating connections to opportunities to participate in Jewish life on campus, as well as interfaith programs and events.
- Share and educate about Jewish religious and cultural observances opportunities, both on and off campus, with the greater College community, including updating and distributing a Jewish holiday and religious observance calendar.
- Collect and manage campus data for student engagement as part of our regional student engagement strategy, using Hillel’s participant tracking database (HEART).
- Develop and strengthen strategic relationships with university administrators, faculty and staff, and community stakeholders.
What You’ll Bring to the Job
- 1-3 years of relevant experience.
- Self-motivation and the ability to work independently.
- A commitment to creating an inclusive, vibrant and pluralistic Jewish community.
- Ability to effectively engage students at all levels in Jewish life and to serve as a resource in a pluralistic setting.
- Ability to work flexible hours to engage students and attend meetings and events.
- An approachable, dynamic, engaging personality with outstanding interpersonal skills.
- Strong oral, written and non-verbal communication skills.
- An ability to manage logistics and multiple tasks with competing deadlines.
- A knack for creative problem-solving.
- Energy, a sense of humor, resilience and flexibility.
- A team-oriented approach to work, a strong work ethic, a sense of humor, an ability to take risks and learn from situations when things don’t turn out the way you thought they would. You’re comfortable with your Jewish self (or are actively figuring that out).
A Typical Day Might Include
- Back-to-back 1:1 meetings with students who you met at an Orientation program, followed by a Spiritual Life staff meeting on campus.
- A Zoom call with colleagues from the Boston-area development professionals cohort, followed by a lunch meeting with the Young Alumni Chair of the Board of Directors to plan an upcoming event.
- Attending an on-campus student executive board meeting and collaborating with students to help shape and develop new and exciting Jewish educational programs and initiatives, followed by an afternoon spent on logistics and administrative duties, such as working with students to update on Hillel’s social media presence, budget requests, and ordering food for upcoming events.
- A morning Zoom meeting with a colleague from another Hillel whose innovative social media campaign you would like to replicate, followed by a Development Committee meeting and an afternoon of administrative work, such as website updating and data entry in our donor database.
- An in-person weekly staff meeting with your HCNE team and afternoon coworking, followed by a Hillel event back on campus later that evening.
- Tabling on campus with various student leaders to advertise for upcoming programs, Birthright Israel trips, Jewish Learning Fellowship, etc, followed by a lunch that you organized for Jewish faculty and staff as part of a new Jewish Employee Resource Group (ERG).
- Spending time preparing a monthly fundraising progress update for an upcoming Board of Directors meeting and writing thank-you notes to donors from a recent campaign.
What You’ll Receive
- Salary range of $55,000 to $60,000 depending on experience
- Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, Group Supplemental Retirement Annuity (GSRA), pension plan, life insurance, Long Term Disability (LTD), Flexible Spending Plan, generous vacation/sick time, and parental leave.
- Great professional development, mentoring and skill building opportunities.
- Occasional domestic and international travel opportunities and annual travel to Hillel International staff conference
About Hillel Council of New England
???Hillel Council of New England (HCNE) is a multi-campus Hillel currently serving seven campuses with small Jewish populations in Massachusetts. HCNE’s mission is to connect Jewish students on campuses across New England to each other and to the local and global Jewish community. Our vision is to inspire students to explore their Jewish identity and strengthen their connection to Judaism and the Jewish people. We achieve this by meeting students where they are on their individual journeys, and by providing them with meaningful experiences and support on campus, in New England, and around the world.
Hillel Council of New England 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.