Engagement Associate at Tulane Hillel

The role

You will build one-on-one relationships with students and plan campus events. You will also help students bring their ideas to life and develop student leadership.

What you will do

• Cultivate and steward a portfolio of 300–400 students
• Identify and recruit students who would make great Hillel leaders
• Activate students to create 10+ student-led programs per semester
• Teach core strategies and skills to help students grow
• Provide in-person and logistical support for programs
• Handle weekly tasks such as student contact documentation, meeting facilitation, logistics, and data analysis
• Collaborate with colleagues and respond efficiently to tasks
• Represent Tulane Hillel with students, faculty, administration, and the wider community

Required qualifications

• 0–3 years of professional work experience
• Bachelor's degree
• Emotional intelligence to connect meaningfully with a broad range of students
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Drive, energy, innovative spirit, flexibility, humor, and working fluency with Jewish life (formal or informal)
• Willingness to embrace obstacles, learn quickly, and apply insights to improve outcomes
• Comfort admitting what you don't know, and excitement to learn in those areas

Nice to have

• A year or more of full-time, summer, or internship experience

Benefits

• health insurance
• retirement plan
• life/AD&D/LTD insurance
• FSAs
• generous vacation/sick time
• parental leave
• High-level professional development in organizational management, data analysis, and experiential education
• Mentoring and career coaching
• Domestic and international travel opportunities multiple times a year (if permitted)

Before you apply

• Ideally, candidates would be able to start work in New Orleans as soon as possible
• The role will remain open until we find the right people
• Anyone with a start date in early December will be invited to join us at the Hillel International Global Assembly later that month

About the company

Tulane Hillel is an action-oriented community that serves as a training ground for emerging leaders. It is affiliated with Hillel International, the largest Jewish campus organization in the world.