Senior Associate, Jewish Life and Learning at Tufts Hillel

Hillel International • Medford, MA

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About The Position

Tufts Hillel is seeking a Senior Associate, Jewish Life & Learning to lead core areas of Jewish life and learning on campus. The role shapes students’ experiences of Jewish ritual, learning, and community, and is intended for a Jewish professional with a few years of experience ready to take ownership of meaningful program areas. The Senior Associate serves as a primary Jewish resource for students, bringing Jewish wisdom to life in relevant, accessible, and compelling ways. Grounded in Hillel’s pluralistic values, the role engages students across backgrounds, levels of observance, and prior experience, helping them explore identity, belonging, and purpose.

Working with a collaborative staff team and student leaders, the Senior Associate envisions, executes, and strengthens Jewish life and learning at Tufts. The role creates and curates religious and Jewish educational experiences, coordinates Shabbat and festival programming, leads Jewish learning, and develops student leaders. It also builds relationships across the student body, particularly with students not yet connected to Hillel, and supports their participation and leadership.

The position offers a salary range of $60,000–$75,000, dependent on experience and education, along with a comprehensive benefits package, professional development, and Tufts University perks.

Requirements

• 2–5 years of relevant professional experience, including fellowships, campus-based roles, or other Jewish communal, educational, or leadership positions.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience building relationships and leading programs or initiatives in a Jewish, educational, or campus setting.
• Ability to own and manage program areas from vision through execution while balancing multiple priorities and timelines.
• Strong foundation of Jewish knowledge and ability to connect Jewish wisdom to students’ lived realities.
• Commitment to Jewish pluralism and comfort engaging students with a wide range of beliefs, practices, and identities.
• Ability to make decisions in ambiguous situations, own outcomes, and follow through.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; ability to manage complexity and deliver consistently.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including thoughtful listening and clear communication.
• Collaborative mindset, openness to partnership and feedback, and comfort operating as a peer within a professional staff team.
• Solution-oriented approach and motivation to continuously improve work.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate coursework or a master’s degree in Jewish education, Judaic studies, community organizing, social work, or a related field.
• Musical skills and ru’ach (spirit).

Responsibilities

• Create and curate high-quality experiences for religious and Jewish educational programs and initiatives, using design thinking and student insight to improve existing offerings and pilot new ideas.
• Coordinate, implement, attend, and evaluate Shabbat and Jewish festival programming and observances on campus.
• Develop inclusive and creative approaches to Shabbat and Jewish festivals for students from varied backgrounds and religious perspectives.
• Recruit students to partner in planning and delivering programs.
• Organize and participate in High Holiday services and Passover seders, and create and lead programming for Hanukah, Tu Bishvat, Purim, Yom ha-Atzma’ut, and Yom ha-Sho’ah.
• Plan and lead Jewish learning opportunities that build students’ confidence, literacy, and curiosity using diverse Jewish texts, traditions, and contemporary sources.
• Recruit, train, and manage a cohort of student leaders, including Shabbat Fellows or similar roles; set direction, maintain accountability, and ensure consistent delivery of high-quality experiences.
• Build and sustain relationships across the student body, with particular focus on engaging students not yet connected to Hillel and translating relationships into participation and leadership.

Benefits

• Competitive salary in the nonprofit marketplace; salary range of $60,000–$75,000, dependent on experience and education.
• Comprehensive benefits package including health insurance, pension plan, life insurance, Long Term Disability (LTD), Flexible Spending Plan, vacation and sick time, and parental leave.
• Ongoing supervision, feedback, and professional development.
• Collaborative, mission-driven team.
• Tufts University perks, including gym and library membership.

What This Job Offers

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