SVP, Jewish and Israel Education

The role

You will shape the movement-wide vision and programmatic plan for Jewish learning, Torah, Israel education, Shabbat, Jewish community, and Jewish peoplehood. You will lead the Center for Jewish and Israel Education and the Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Experience. You will also serve as a public voice of Torah and Jewish learning through teaching, writing, and speaking.

What you will do

• Lead and manage Hillel’s movement-wide strategy for Jewish education
• Translate educational vision into new programs and models
• Serve as a visible public voice of Torah and Jewish learning
• Represent Hillel International at sector convenings and public gatherings
• Provide strategic leadership to the Center for Jewish and Israel Education and the Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Experience
• Assess the existing Jewish educational portfolio
• Develop and deploy new internal and partnered rabbinic and educational resources
• Own complex budgets and allocate resources
• Partner with senior fundraising professionals on donor engagement and stewardship

Required qualifications

• At least 10 - 15 years of progressively responsible professional experience, including significant service in senior leadership roles
• Demonstrated ability to teach Torah, write and speak for broad audiences
• Record of success as both a Jewish educator and an organizational or executive leader
• Demonstrated experience leading, developing, and supporting talented teams
• Significant experience designing, launching, evaluating, and growing educational programs
• Experience managing substantial budgets, setting priorities, and allocating resources
• Experience partnering with senior fundraising professionals and cultivating relationships with funders

Nice to have

• Experience within Hillel or another complex, distributed Jewish communal, educational, or mission-driven organization

Benefits

• health insurance
• retirement plan
• Life, AD&D, and Long-Term Disability (LTD) insurance
• Flexible Spending accounts
• generous vacation/sick time
• parental leave

About the company

Hillel International is the largest Jewish campus organization in the world at nearly 1,000 colleges and universities. Its mission is to create lasting connections with every Jewish student to foster commitment to Jewish life, learning, and Israel.