This position is designed for an organized, detail-oriented and mindful young professional who is graduating soon or has recently graduated from Brandeis University (undergraduate or graduate school).
The early career professional in this role will have an in-depth and unique window into Hillel and nonprofits. They will have meaningful opportunities to learn how a nonprofit embedded on a university campus achieves its mission day-to-day while pursuing an ambitious strategic plan.
The Office Administrator will interact frequently and substantively with senior professionals, board members, student leaders, and decision-makers. During this one-year, highly selective fellowship, they will provide support and partnership to the Executive Director and the Assistant Director. They’ll strategize, facilitate, and support various projects associated with long-term strategy and planning, as well as with the everyday activities of senior professional leadership.
Brandeis Hillel serves one of the most diverse and affiliated Jewish student populations in the country. Working at Brandeis Hillel is an opportunity to inspire and prepare the next generation of Jewish leadership. Brandeis Hillel has nine professionals, a dedicated board of directors and passionate students. Additionally, we’re embarking on an exciting new strategic plan through 2028.
Brandeis University was established in 1948 by the American Jewish community at a time when Jews and other ethnic and racial minorities and women faced discrimination in higher education. Today Brandeis is home to 3,600 undergraduates and 2,000 graduate students.
Brandeis is consistently ranked as one of the best schools in the country for Jews in large part due to Hillel. We are located in Waltham, ranked in 2018 as Money Magazine’s best city to live in Massachusetts (about 10 miles due west of Boston).
Brandeis Hillel is a registered 501c3 affiliated with both Hillel International and Brandeis University.
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 more than 550 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.