Engagement & GradHillel Manager at MIT Hillel

Role Overview

Make your mark on Jewish student life by joining MIT Hillel as Engagement & Grad Hillel Manager. You will build one‑on‑one relationships with primarily graduate students, plan and execute engaging events and programs around campus, and help inspire these graduate students to make a commitment to Jewish life. You will manage our overall student engagement data to guide our campus‑wide engagement strategy for undergraduate and graduate students.

MIT’s dynamic and supportive team won a Great Place To Work award. Our longstanding Executive Director and staff will nurture your growth and development as a professional. Our students are not afraid to challenge generally accepted ideas; any stereotype of the typical MIT student will not hold up to scrutiny. One can, however, generalize that MIT students are high energy, entrepreneurial, and bright.

You’ll build community by way of intentional conversations and creative experiences, and you will think and act strategically, both independently and as part of a team. You will serve as a Jewish young adult role model for our graduate students, and they will be drawn to your approachable, dynamic, and engaging personality and outstanding interpersonal skills. Your talent for active listening will empower others to create their own connections to Jewish life that are meaningful to them.

You'll wake up each day (or at least most) and be genuinely excited and enthusiastic about creating an inviting place that inspires students to explore, experience, and create vibrant Jewish lives. This is so much more than your average 9‑to‑5.

• Design and implement an engagement plan, for yourself and the Hillel program team, to strategically build relationships with students.
• Actively contribute to shaping MIT Hillel by engaging a combined 180‑200 undergraduate and graduate students, with an emphasis on the graduate student population.
• Work with specific student affinity groups – such as, first‑year grad students, graduate dorm living groups, academic departments – to engage them by identifying their interests and connecting them to opportunities.
• Manage and/or staff Immersive Experiences.

• Develop one‑on‑one relationships with Jewish students not currently connected to Jewish life on campus by meeting them where they study and/or live, utilizing creative methods to engage and interest them.
• Oversee all our student engagement data, including quarterly reviews towards team goals. Lead weekly engagement team meetings to keep us focused and communicating on our engagement work.
• Assist Grad Hillel board student leaders in the creation and implementation of programs and initiatives; identify and develop additional student leaders; strategize on the best form of graduate student leadership models.
• Staff major programs, Shabbats, and holidays as a member of the MIT Hillel staff team, including project managing one of our large scale community‑wide holiday programs.
• Work closely with, and perhaps direct, our Springboard Fellow, who will be implementing engagement strategies for our undergraduate population.
• Gather and input engagement data into our database program on a regular basis.
• Collaborate with other university departments and community organizations that support the broader MIT Hillel community.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

• You’re A Relationship‑Builder:
  You thrive on meeting new people, understanding their interests, and forging meaningful connections.
• You’re A Collaborative Team Player:
  You enjoy working collaboratively with a team to solve problems and explore new initiatives.
• You’re A Facilitator:
  You thrive in creating spaces for students to converse, share ideas, and explore and develop their own ideas and programs.
• You’re an Analytical Thinker:
  You understand data and how it drives measurable outcomes towards team goals.
• You’re A Creative Thinker:
  You are constantly reimagining the ordinary, seeking ways to repurpose and improve things.
• You’re A Bold Visionary:
  Think big and creatively, viewing everything as a possibility and embracing a risk‑taking, entrepreneurial spirit.
• You’re A Passionate Learner:
  You love learning and…