Assistant Director at Hillel at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

The role

The Assistant Director implements Hillel's mission through staff mentorship and management. This person manages information flow, coordinates programs, and supports the Executive Director in achieving annual goals.

What you will do

• Manage information flow within the organization
• Collaborate with senior staff to develop Hillel's vision for engagement, wellness, programming, and education
• Train new and current staff members and develop training curriculum
• Support the Executive Director in implementing annual goals and long term vision
• Participate in engagement and programmatic work
• Direct, coordinate, mentor, and support the growth of programming staff
• Expand Hillel's reach through partnerships, relationship building, and sponsorships
• Lead weekly staff meetings and meet one-on-one with staff
• Supervise the Israel Fellow and Administrative Interns
• Oversee the program budget and pursue grant opportunities

Required qualifications

• 5 or more years of relevant professional work experience
• Bachelor's degree
• Experience and proven success in supervising professional staff and/or facilitating leadership development for young adults
• Comfort in managing teams as well as working independently and collaboratively
• Accomplished organizational skills related to strategic planning, program oversight, and time management
• Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to effectively communicate with a variety of stakeholders
• Commitment to pluralism
• Comfort with your own relationship to Judaism
• Fluency of Jewish knowledge and tradition
• Willingness to work some evenings, weekends, and holidays

Nice to have

• Master's Degree

Benefits

• 22 days of paid time off
• 11 sick days
• 8 paid federal holidays
• up to 13 paid Jewish holidays
• 6 weeks paid parental leave
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan
• 403(b) plan
• Additional health and wellness benefits
• Financial benefits
• Professional training
• Tuition reimbursement

About the company

Illini Hillel strengthens the Jewish identity of 3,500 Jewish students at the University of Illinois. It creates a mix of social and meaningful Jewish programming and engagement.