The Executive Director will utilize an entrepreneurial approach and a go-getter attitude to create a vision and build the strategy for engaging all Jewish students and support a pluralistic, dynamic community on campus. With key community stakeholders, you’ll establish a campus and community presence at VCU, chart a path for the new Hillel at VCU and develop key resources to help students thrive. You’ll be excellent in this role if you enjoy building organizations from the ground up, setting the strategic vision for your Hillel, developing financial resources, supporting students, and strengthening the ties between Hillel, the University and the local community.
Hillel at VCU will serve more than 1300 Jewish undergraduate, graduate and professional students at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. Hillel will be a part of a VCU campus community that furthers civic engagement and innovation, practices collaboration and partnership, and values diversity, equity and inclusion. VCU is home to one of the nation’s premier arts programs and its academic health sciences center serves as a national urban public research institution.
Richmond’s Jewish Community serves a diverse group of Jewish over 10,000 in size. Organizations include a vibrant Jewish Community center, 7 different synagogues, and much more. Jews have been an integral part of the Richmond community since before the Revolutionary War. With a population of over 1.3 million, the Richmond metro area offers much to those relocating to live and work. Its proximity to Washington DC and VA Beach make it an ideal destination. With a great restaurant scene, urban hiking, and white water rafting, this city offers it all.
Hillel at VCU 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 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.