Senior Associate, Jewish Life and Learning at Tufts Hillel
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 how students experience Jewish ritual, learning, and community, and is intended for a Jewish professional with a few years of experience who is 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, and supports them in exploring identity, belonging, and purpose. Working with a collaborative staff team and student leaders, the Senior Associate envisions, delivers, and continually strengthens Jewish life and learning at Tufts. The position creates and curates religious and Jewish educational experiences; coordinates and evaluates Shabbat and festival programming; leads Jewish learning; and recruits, trains, and manages student leaders. The role also builds relationships across the student body, particularly with students not yet connected to Hillel.
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.
- Demonstrated ability to own and manage program areas from vision through execution while balancing multiple priorities and timelines.
- A 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.
- Comfort making decisions in ambiguous situations, owning outcomes, and following through.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage complexity and deliver consistently.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including thoughtful listening and clear communication.
- Collaborative mindset, valuing partnership and feedback and comfort working 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 creative approaches to Shabbat and Jewish festivals for students from diverse backgrounds and religious persuasions.
- Recruit students to partner in program planning and delivery.
- Organize and participate in High Holiday services and Passover seders, and create and lead programming around 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, drawing on 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, especially with students not yet connected to Hillel, and translate relationships into participation and leadership.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, pension plan, life insurance, Long Term Disability (LTD), Flexible Spending Plan, generous vacation and sick time, and parental leave.
- Ongoing supervision, feedback, and professional development to support growth as a Jewish educator and campus leader.
- Collaborative, mission-driven team invested in the employee’s success.
- Tufts University perks, including gym and library membership.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
