What are the responsibilities and job description for the REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT DIRECTOR AT MASON HILLEL position at Hillel International?
Regional Engagement Director
Mason Hillel
Role Overview
Make your mark on Jewish life in Northern Virginia by joining Mason Hillel as its first ever Regional Engagement Director (RED). You will bring your entrepreneurial thinking, interpersonal skills, and organizational savvy to create and oversee our new NOVA Hillel brand. As Mason Hillel continues to expand its reach and implement a strategic plan that focuses on engaging all college-age / stage individuals in Northern Virginia, you will be a key partner in thinking boldly about how to inspire and engage these young adults and co-create vibrant and meaningful Jewish experiences.
The RED will work directly with the Executive Director to build out an engagement and programming model that reaches Northern Virginia Community College Jewish students, GMU Grad Students, and college-age / stage individuals not currently enrolled in University or enrolled at other institutions but still call Northern Virginia home at various points in the year. The RED will complement the work of Mason Hillel's Director of Jewish Student Life who focuses on the George Mason University (GMU) on-campus population.
We estimate that there are more than 10,000 Jewish college-age / stage individuals in Northern Virginia. You will be the key relationship-builder and experience-creator to help them cultivate their Jewish identities and create a new model for regional Hillel work that will help us act as a key network bridge of the Northern Virginia Jewish Community.
What You'll Do
Relationship-building and Engagement
- Develop one-on-one relationships with Jewish college-age / stage individuals by meeting them where they live, work and / or study, utilizing creative methods to reach and interest them. Identify who they are, where they are, and get to know them and connect them to opportunities to help cultivate their Jewish identities.
- Create an engagement strategy that focuses on the core NOVA Hillel target populations : Northern Virginia Community College Students, non-matriculated college-age / stage individuals, Northern Virginia Jewish students attending other institutions, and GMU Grad Students.
- Dream and develop new and creative ways to meet Jewish college-age / stage individuals across Northern Virginia.
- Utilize our CRM software and data tracking efforts to inform strategies and decisions. Build from scratch engagement and prospect lists through community partnerships and other data gathering methodologies.
Regional-Focused Initiatives and Innovation
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What You'll Receive
About Mason Hillel
For over 30 years, Mason Hillel has been serving the 1,000 Jewish students at and affiliated with George Mason University and providing a safe, welcoming, and exciting community full of Jewish life, joy, exploration, learning, and Israel. We strive toward building a Hillel where every Jewish student feels seen and heard and connected. Mason Hillel has embarked on a mission to implement a strategic plan that focuses on supporting two distinct yet complementary brands (Mason Hillel and NOVA Hillel) to support GMU students, Northern Virginia Community College students, and all Jewish college-age / stage individuals in Northern Virginia. The Jewish community of Northern Virginia is the largest and fastest growing in the Washington, DC metro area.
Mason 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.
Salary : $68,000 - $75,000
