Role Overview
Queens Hillel seeks to hire a personable, dynamic, and accessible professional to join our team as our new Engagement Associate. This professional will be responsible for expanding our capacity to reach Jewish students where they are, supporting their engagement in Jewish life and cultivating spaces that enrich their lives.
The Engagement Associate will have strong interpersonal skills, will always know how to make room at the table for a new face, and will understand that engagement in Jewish life on campus is a journey that looks different for everyone. This professional will be passionate about connecting with students who are not yet engaged in Jewish life on campus, including those who hold identities that are underrepresented and have been underserved in Jewish communities. They will be excited to listen deeply to student needs, build meaningful relationships, and foster strong connections between students and their peers.
What You’ll Do
- You are first and foremost an engager! You will meet students across campus for coffee, tea, or a snack in order to build authentic relationships and to help connect students to friends, community, and experiences
- You are the translator of ideas into action. Using your network of students and your understanding of our resources, you help students to take ownership of projects and initiatives and to find and create opportunities of meaning
- Spend time on our campuses regularly, offering ways for students to engage in Jewish life wherever they are in Queens
- Serve as an active member of the Student Impact Team and the broader staff team
- Gather and input engagement data into our CRM on a regular basis
- Develop and manage Queens Hillel’s social media presence to connect with new students, deepen relationships with current participants, and actively promote the wide range of programs and opportunities available. Through creative content and targeted outreach, they will use digital platforms as a key tool for engagement and community-building.
What You’ll Bring to the Job
- Bachelor's degree and 0-2 years experience
- Passion for connecting with people from different backgrounds with the goal of building authentic and meaningful relationships
- Excellent communication and active listening skills
- A strong commitment to Jewish pluralism and comfort with your own Jewish identity so you may act as a role model and mentor for emerging adults
- Proactive approach toward cultivating relationships with under-engaged or not-yet-engaged Jewish students on campus
- Confidence to take initiative to work independently and as part of a supportive team
- A willingness to take risks and be creative, understanding that ambiguity is part of developing great new opportunities and experiences, and comfort knowing that no two days will be the same
- Willingness to work at multiple locations across the borough and city
- Artistic eye for social media, and facility with social media tools
What You’ll Receive
- Competitive salary in the non-profit marketplace. The salary range for this role is $50,000-$55,000, commensurate with experience;
- A cell phone stipend, on-campus parking (if needed), ample opportunities for professional development including up to $2,000 of additional professional development and educational advancement funding per person each year, mentorship, and coaching, and the opportunity to attend regional and national conferences.
- The opportunity to live and work in the most diverse geographic region in the world (Queens) and experience everything Queens and New York City has to offer.
- Hillel offers a comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, retirement plan, Life, AD&D and Long Term Disability Insurances, generous vacation and medical time and parental leave.
- Great professional development, mentoring, and skill building opportunities;
- Dedicated and fun colleagues who want to bring out the best in you;
About Queens Hillel
Located in the heart of the world’s borough, our students represent more diversity in religious traditions, ethnicities, kinds of Jewish education and communal involvement, socioeconomic backgrounds, and academic profiles than any other Hillel in the United States. We serve “commuters” (who come to campus and then go home) and “residents” (who live in the dormitory or neighborhood apartments) alike. Our students represent the future of the New York Jewish community, as the vast majority will likely stay close to home after graduation.
As we work to achieve our mission of enriching the lives of Jewish students so that they may enrich the Jewish people and the world, we strive to be an inclusive resource that empowers students to engage in open-ended identity exploration, mentors them to seek and find what they need and feel passionate about, and coaches them to actualize their big ideas. Since our founding in 1947, our primary campus community and home has been Queens College. Today, we’re an award-winning Hillel with the inspiring vision to serve every Jewish college student in the borough whether they attend Queens College, Queensborough Community College, LaGuardia Community College, or St. John’s University.
Queens 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.