IACT Coordinator at Maryland Hillel

Hillel International • College Park, MD

2d • $48,000 - $50,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Maryland Hillel seeks a dynamic, relationship-driven IACT Coordinator to connect University of Maryland students to Israel, Jewish life, and one another through immersive travel, educational opportunities, and ongoing engagement. The Coordinator oversees recruitment, planning, implementation, and evaluation for Birthright Israel, Onward Israel, Alternative Spring Break, and other Israel-centered and engagement initiatives. The role treats Israel travel as a gateway to deeper Jewish exploration, lasting friendships, and continued involvement in Jewish life at Maryland.

The Coordinator builds authentic relationships with students across a range of backgrounds and levels of Jewish involvement, maintains a visible campus presence, and develops partnerships with student leaders, Greek life, organizations, and other peer networks. They connect students with relevant Jewish experiences and help participants find meaningful next steps after programs. The role also contributes to Maryland Hillel’s broader engagement strategy and staffs Shabbat dinners, holiday celebrations, and other large-scale events.

Responsibilities include year-round recruitment and outreach; participant support from application through post-program follow-up; coordination with program partners and campus stakeholders; development of Israel-centered educational programming; and tracking and evaluating engagement and recruitment outcomes. The Coordinator helps students explore Israel, Jewish peoplehood, identity, culture, and contemporary issues through travel and other opportunities, while encouraging thoughtful dialogue and continued learning.

This position requires a bachelor’s degree and 0–2 years of professional work experience. Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and travel-related hours is required. The annual salary is $48,000–$50,000, commensurate with experience and qualifications. Maryland Hillel serves approximately 6,000 Jewish students at the University of Maryland.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 0–2 years of professional work experience.
• Demonstrated passion for Jewish student engagement, Israel, and creating meaningful experiences for college students.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build genuine relationships with students from varied backgrounds, interests, and levels of Jewish engagement.
• Proactive, outgoing, and entrepreneurial approach to engagement, including willingness to initiate conversations, show up consistently, and build trust.
• Experience in student engagement, Jewish communal work, Israel programming, experiential education, travel programs, campus life, or a related field.
• Strong organizational and project management skills, including ability to manage multiple programs, deadlines, logistics, and relationships simultaneously.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and ability to connect with students in formal and informal settings.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with a team.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and travel-related hours, particularly around student programming and trip cycles.
• Commitment to Maryland Hillel’s pluralistic approach and to engaging students with a range of Jewish backgrounds, interests, and perspectives.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Birthright Israel, Onward Israel, Alternative Spring Break, Greek life engagement, or other immersive student travel programs.

Responsibilities

• Build authentic, ongoing relationships with Jewish students across a range of backgrounds and levels of engagement.
• Maintain a visible, approachable presence in campus spaces and student communities.
• Develop relationships with fraternity and sorority members, chapter leaders, student organization leaders, and other influential peer networks.
• Identify students’ interests, identities, questions, and motivations and connect them with relevant Jewish experiences, Israel opportunities, and Hillel programs.
• Help students pursue continued involvement, leadership, and community after participating in trips or programs.
• Collaborate with Maryland Hillel colleagues to integrate Israel engagement into the broader student engagement strategy.
• Staff Shabbat dinners, holiday celebrations, and other Hillel-wide experiences.
• Lead recruitment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of Birthright Israel, Onward Israel, Alternative Spring Break, and other Israel-related initiatives.
• Develop and execute year-round recruitment strategies using relationship-building, peer outreach, targeted engagement, and personal follow-up.
• Support prospective participants through applications, interviews or eligibility processes, pre-trip education, logistical preparation, participation, and post-trip follow-up.
• Work with Israel program partners, campus colleagues, student leaders, alumni, and other stakeholders to deliver meaningful experiences.
• Create Israel-centered programs during the academic year covering Israel, Israeli society, Jewish peoplehood, identity, culture, and contemporary issues.
• Connect students to Israel engagement opportunities beyond travel, including educational programs, speakers, cultural events, fellowships, internships, and leadership opportunities.
• Help students process and reflect on Israel experiences through curiosity, thoughtful dialogue, and deeper learning.
• Develop a comprehensive year-round engagement and recruitment plan with goals, timelines, and strategies for reaching students across campus.
• Track engagement, recruitment pipelines, applications, participation, and post-program involvement; use feedback and data to evaluate and improve programs.
• Collaborate on communications, marketing, social media, and outreach that highlight Israel travel and Jewish engagement.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance and generous vacation and sick time.
• Opportunities for professional development, mentoring, skill-building, and career growth.
• Paid travel to relevant conferences, professional development gatherings, and program locations, including Israel, as applicable to the role.
• Opportunity to collaborate with a national network of IACT professionals and Hillel colleagues.
• Unlimited coffee and froyo.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level