Jewish Life Associate, DePaul

JUF Careers•Chicago, IL

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Metro Chicago Hillel (MCH) is seeking a dynamic, energetic, self-starting, and creative Jewish Life Associate to join their team at DePaul University. This role focuses on building one-on-one relationships with students, planning and executing engaging events and programs on campus, and inspiring students to commit to Jewish life, learning, and Israel. The associate will mentor student leaders, collaborate with MCH staff, and build relationships on campus to support Jewish students. The ideal candidate will have strong interpersonal and communication skills, an entrepreneurial approach, and be a natural community organizer who thrives in a fast-paced environment. This is a meaningful opportunity to join a dedicated staff committed to building a welcoming and vibrant community.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
Past experience traveling or studying in Israel.
Experience working effectively both independently and collaboratively.
Proven success managing multiple projects simultaneously.
Passion for Jewish community, Judaism and Israel, and an excitement for future trips to Israel and for the opportunity to continue developing your own relationship to Judaism.
Knowledge of Jewish community, culture, heritage, and traditions.
An entrepreneurial spirit, willingness to take risks and the self-awareness to learn from efforts that don’t work out as planned.
A dynamic personality, outstanding interpersonal skills, excellent communication skills, and a sense of playfulness.
Initiative and organizational skills.
Strong written and verbal skills, effective at communicating with a variety of stakeholders including students, parents, alumnae/i, and university partners.

Responsibilities

Strategically engage and maintain meaningful relationships with a wide variety of students, including responding to student needs and concerns, supporting leadership development and coaching students in on-campus coalition-building with other student organizations.
Utilize student engagement data to direct outreach and recruitment efforts and to identify trends and opportunities.
Develop new programming and opportunities for students guided by their feedback and responding to their needs and interests.
Work as Hillel’s representative at DePaul to strengthen Jewish life and Hillel’s visibility on an urban campus, including by collaborating with DePaul administrators, staff and faculty.
Partner with colleagues to help students explore their relationship to Israel and to coach students in responding to antizionist and antisemitic incidents on campus, so that they may advocate for a safer, more positive experience for Jewish students.
Maintain social media presence for DePaul Hillel, develop a personal-professional Instagram presence to connect with students, and closely monitor social media activity related to DePaul’s campus community.
Collaborate with other Hillel staff to help shape and develop the mission of Metro Chicago Hillel.
Recruit for, promote, and staff immersive trips for students, including Taglit-Birthright Israel.
Work in and around the Lincoln Park campus to be available to students.