IACT Coordinator at Maryland Hillel

The role

The IACT Coordinator connects University of Maryland students to Israel and Jewish life through immersive travel and educational opportunities. This person will oversee recruitment, planning, and implementation for programs like Birthright Israel and Onward Israel.

What you will do

• Build authentic, ongoing relationships with a wide range of Jewish students.
• Maintain a visible, approachable presence on campus.
• Develop relationships with fraternity and sorority members and student leaders.
• Identify students' interests and connect them with relevant Jewish experiences.
• Lead the recruitment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of Israel trips.
• Coordinate participant outreach, applications, interviews, and logistics.
• Create and implement Israel-centered programs throughout the academic year.
• Develop a year-round engagement and recruitment plan.
• Track engagement, recruitment pipelines, and participation data.
• Staff Shabbat dinners and other Hillel-wide experiences.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 0-2 years of professional work experience
• Demonstrated passion for Jewish student engagement, Israel, and creating meaningful experiences for college students.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with students from diverse backgrounds.
• Proactive, outgoing, and entrepreneurial approach to engagement.
• Experience in student engagement, Jewish communal work, Israel programming, experiential education, travel programs, campus life, or a related field.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfort working independently while collaborating with a team.
• Flexibility to work evenings, weekends, holidays, and travel-related hours.
• Commitment to Maryland Hillel's pluralistic approach.

Nice to have

• Experience with Birthright Israel, Onward Israel, Alternative Spring Break, Greek life engagement, or other immersive student travel programs

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Generous vacation and sick time
• Opportunities for professional development, mentoring, skill-building, and career growth
• Paid travel to relevant conferences, professional development gatherings, and program locations, including Israel
• Collaboration with a national network of IACT professionals and Hillel colleagues
• Unlimited coffee and froyo

About the company

Maryland Hillel serves a vibrant and diverse Jewish community at the University of Maryland, home to approximately 6,000 Jewish students. It is affiliated with Hillel International.