Executive Director at Hillel College

Executive Director at Hillel at Ithaca College

Ithaca, New York, United States

Hillel at Ithaca College seeks a vibrant and multi-talented leader to inspire Jewish students on campus as the Executive Director. You will be excellent for this role if you use your strong interpersonal skills to create and nurture relationships with students, develop partnerships, and create new opportunities for Hillel at Ithaca College. As the Executive Director, you’ll create a vision for the organization, connect, empower, and motivate our diverse Jewish population;

develop and implement contemporary, student-focused programming; manage finances and fundraise - all to advance the mission of our Hillel in inspiring Jewish students to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life.

The Executive Director reports to the Board of Directors.

Hillel at Ithaca College is experiencing a renaissance, with a high percentage of its over 1000 Jewish students on campus engaged. This movement is cultivated through a vibrant and progressive student leadership cadre, invested board, donors and community members, and a top college environment. You’ll find the Hillel staff engaging students, enjoying the amazing outdoor options in the Finger Lakes region, creating art and film, or giving back to the local community.

The “Ithaca Farmers Market” has been ranked as one of the best farmers markets in the country. Ithaca has been ranked as a top college town, one of the best green cities, and one of the most secure places to live. The beauty of the Finger Lakes region and the breadth of cultural offerings draw many people to this progressive community.

“Ithaca is Gorges!”

• Develop, articulate, and promote a dynamic and innovative vision to propel Ithaca College Hillel into the future in partnership with key stakeholders, including students, Board of Directors, alumni, parents, staff, the local Jewish community, Hillel International, and Ithaca College faculty and staff.
• Work with the Board to set reasonable goals and make decisions about resource allocation and priorities.
• Articulate measures of success and evaluate outcomes and impact.
• Communicate regularly and effectively with all stakeholders.

• Create programmatic opportunities that shape an educational, cultural, religious and social environment that will allow the members of Ithaca College’s diverse Jewish community to reach a greater understanding and fuller expression of their own Jewish identity.
• Educate groups formally and informally about Jewish religious observance, ritual practice, culture, history, and communities and serve as a role model for full, rich Jewish identification.
• Counsel students individually within a Jewish context and refer as needed.
• Create educational vision and strategy for Hillel.

• Serve as an inspiring Jewish role model and a strong leader for students; cultivate meaningful relationships with students and ensure all Jewish students feel welcome.
• Ensure the student engagement strategy is dynamic, includes a multiplicity of Jewish backgrounds and interests, and successful in meeting its goals.
• Recognize and adapt to the changing needs of Jewish college students, Jewish identity development, and campus climate.
• Ensure Hillel is a safe space for students, addressing antisemitism and anti-Israel activities on campus.

• Develop and nurture productive relationships with individuals and organizations that can financially support the mission of Hillel.
• Create a development plan to engage all stakeholders, manage development initiatives and organize student and board members’ participation in development.
• Work in tandem, when appropriate, with the Ithaca College development office to support both offices’ goals.
• Create an annual budget in collaboration with the board’s Executive Committee.
• Provide fiscal oversight to the organization as well as regular reporting to the Board of Directors and Hillel International.

• Listen actively to students and other Ithaca College community members to identify strengths and leadership…