Director of Jewish Student Life at George Mason Hillel

<h1>Director of Jewish Student Life</h1> <h2>George Mason Hillel</h2> <h2>Role Overview</h2> <p>Make your mark on Jewish life in Northern Virginia by joining Mason Hillel as our Director of Jewish Student Life. You will bring your strategic thinking, interpersonal skills, and organizational savvy to oversee our student-life portfolio, programming, and engagement efforts at Mason Hillel. As Mason Hillel embarks on expanding its reach and implementing a strategic plan that focuses on relationship-based engagement and micro-community building, you will be a key partner in thinking boldly about how to inspire and engage students to co-create vibrant Jewish experiences and help find meaningful entry points for students to engage with their Jewish identities.</p> <p>The ideal candidate will be familiar with the work of Hillel and be passionate about creating community, engaging students, and developing leaders. Reporting to the Executive Director, the Director of Jewish Student Life is responsible for ensuring the strategy and execution of student engagement and program development for Mason Hillel. This role is ideal for a creative leader with strong organizational skills, a deep commitment to Jewish identity, and a talent for engaging students in meaningful Jewish experiences.</p> <h2>What You’ll Do</h2> <p><strong>Relationship-building and Student Engagement</strong></p> <ul> <li>Develop one-on-one relationships with Jewish students by meeting them where they live, work and/or study, utilizing creative methods to reach and interest them.&nbsp;</li> <li>Create and implement an engagement strategy that focuses on both traditional and contemporary Mason students with an eye toward consistent growth and engaging uninvolved students.&nbsp;</li> <li>Run a student engagement internship program by recruiting, training interns in relationship-based engagement methodologies, and supervising their work.&nbsp;</li> <li>Manage our database management software and data tracking efforts to inform engagement strategy.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Student Leadership and Programming</strong></p> <ul> <li>Engage, empower, and mentor our student leadership team as they plan initiatives and creatively engage their peers.</li> <li>Serve as staff lead for all student organizations affiliated with Mason Hillel, helping students cultivate a Jewish community that is caring, diverse, welcoming and actively inclusive.&nbsp;</li> <li>Work in partnership with student leadership and staff on implementing holiday and Shabbat programming.</li> <li>Manage recruitment and teach any Jewish Leadership Fellowships.&nbsp;</li> </ul> <p><strong>Israel Engagement and Exploration</strong></p> <ul> <li>Lead