IACT Engagement Coordinator

CU Boulder Hillel

Role Overview

CU Boulder Hillel is seeking a passionate and motivated IACT Engagement Coordinator to enrich the lives of students and shape Jewish life on campus. The IACT Engagement Coordinator will possess contagious Jewish passion, entrepreneurial energy, strong leadership, and competitive networking skills. They will work together with the Hillel staff to innovate and develop strategies that will provide opportunities for students to build their Jewish network, connect to Israel and Judaism in meaningful ways, and positively impact each student's Jewish Journey.

The IACT Engagement Coordinator is a student-facing role that will work with a team to recruit, staff, and lead our Birthright Israel program. This role is responsible for the pre- and post-trip student experience, creating a complete and holistic experience that connects students to each other, CU Boulder Hillel, and their own Jewish journey. The IACT Engagement Coordinator will focus efforts in several communities, with a particular emphasis on the Greek Life student community, building relationships with their leadership, engaging students, and creating relevant and exciting Hillel programming to serve their needs.

What You’ll Do

• Actively strengthen Jewish life at CU Boulder by recruiting students for Birthright Israel, Hillel programming, and other immersive Israel travel experiences each year
• Be the primary staff for Birthright Israel trips each season
• Manage teams of Birthright, Greek life, and engagement interns to reach a large and diverse Jewish student population
• In collaboration with students and colleagues, develop ongoing engagement opportunities and programs for interested Birthright participants and alumni
• Build relationships with a broad range of students through meaningful conversations, connecting them with Jewish life on campus and relevant opportunities
• Develop, implement, and iterate a robust on-campus outreach strategy to find unengaged micro-communities of students, connecting them to the CU Boulder Hillel community and opportunities
• Participate in weekly supervision meetings with the Assistant Director, as well as weekly staff meetings, and frequent team check-ins and strategy sessions
• Admin - data, reporting, program & facility related tasks
• Complete administrative and building-related tasks necessary to support the success of the overall Hillel program and operation.

On a day to day basis you will

• Creating Birthright recruitment strategy, including reaching out to prospective participants, tabling, and social media 
• Having “coffee chats” with a student interested in getting involved in an Israel travel experience, identifying their interests and following up with a connection to a student leader for further information
• Spending time on campus recruiting/tabling in public spaces 
• Meeting with colleagues to discuss Birthright Israel recruitment and follow-up strategy
• Dedicating time to track your interactions in the database and send follow-up or check-in emails to students
• Supporting a student event in the evening where you meet two students who have not yet been on Birthright Israel and invite them to have coffee next week

What You’ll Bring to the Job

• 1-3 years of professional work experience and a bachelor’s degree
• Confidence initiating and running programs, and comfortable asking questions
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Positive attitude
• Ability to collaborate across teams of students and colleagues 
• An excitement, competitive drive, and willingness not to slow down until you have reached your recruitment goal
• Contagious passion for Birthright, and an enthusiasm to continue developing your own relationship to Judaism and Israel
• Previous experience traveling in Israel

What You’ll Receive

• Competitive salary in the nonprofit marketplace, $50,000-53,000 in year one.
• A comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plan, Life, AD&D and Long Term Disability (LTD) insurances, Flexible Spending accounts, generous vacation/sick time, and parental leave
• High-level professional development, mentoring, and skill building opportunities
• A network of terrific colleagues from across the Hillel movement
• Travel regionally and abroad, particularly to Israel

About CU Boulder 

CU Boulder has an active Jewish campus community, both literally and figuratively. With more than 3,000 Jewish undergraduate students, CU Boulder Hillel is home to one of the largest and fastest-growing Jewish student populations in the country. The City of Boulder sits at the base of the Rocky Mountains, just minutes away from Denver, and is a great place to live as an early-career Jewish professional. Outside of campus you have access to hiking, skiing/snowboarding, beautiful landscapes, and plenty of shopping, dining, and nightlife. The community provides many opportunities to grow your network with an active young professional scene and countless ways to meet new people.

CU Boulder Hillel is affiliated with Hillel International. Hillel International enriches the lives of Jewish students so they may enrich the Jewish people and the world, and envisions a world where every student is inspired to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning and Israel.