Assistant Director at Northeastern University Hillel Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Assistant Director

Northeastern University Hillel

Role Overview

Join Northeastern Hillel as the Assistant Director and provide meaningful leadership that shapes Jewish life for this generation of students. In this role, you will co-create a vibrant Jewish community through strong leadership, program development, and people management. Overseeing a program staff, together you will support Jewish students to connect to Jewish life, learning, leadership, and Israel.

Northeastern’s Jewish students are thoughtful, curious, and eager for opportunities to build friendships, deepen their identities, and grow spiritually and professionally. Northeastern University is a global leader in higher education, emphasizing experiential and international learning, and Northeastern Hillel aligns closely with this culture of innovation and excellence.

You will join a strong leadership team and help bring our vision to life by supervising a team of three to four program professionals, mentoring student leaders, and shaping a thoughtful engagement strategy. As a central architect of Jewish student life, you will create experiences that foster connection, leadership, and belonging. This role is integral to the success of Northeastern Hillel and to Hillel’s broader mission of enriching student life and strengthening Jewish identity on campus.

What You’ll Do

• This is a full-time, on-campus position with some evenings and weekends required.
• In partnership with the Executive Director and Senior Leadership Team (SLT), craft and implement a strategic vision for programming, pluralistic Jewish education, spiritual life, and student engagement
• Develop and sustain a robust student leadership structure that supports programs, Shabbat and holiday celebrations, and meaningful Jewish experiences
• Supervise, mentor, and support the professional growth of the program team
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships across the university, including Student Affairs, Admissions, Student Health,
• Applying for, tracking, and reporting on grants

On a day to day basis you will

• Supervise the Student Life Team, including the Springboard Fellow, IACT Coordinator, Israel Engagement Coordinator, Rabbinic Intern, and work-study students
• Recruit, train, and mentor student leaders; advise student boards; and oversee student internship programs
• Oversee the program budget, including allocation of funds, expense tracking, and grant opportunities
• Staff Shabbat and holiday programming, supporting rituals, learning, and community-building
• Oversee Jewish Learning Fellowships and Israel education initiatives
• Engage prospective students and their families, sharing information about Jewish life at Northeastern
• Serve as a thought partner to the Executive Director, SLT,, and campus partners
• Lead weekly program team meetings and participate in leadership team meetings
• Manage staff hiring and onboarding for new program professionals
• Participate in ongoing Jewish learning and professional development
• Partner with the Executive Director and SLT on community response during campus crises, national events impacting Jewish students, and events related to Israel
• Support fundraising efforts in collaboration with the Development team, including donor relations, events, and student development initiatives
• Oversee and coordinate support for Hillel initiatives and community at Northeastern’s London, Oakland, and NYC campuses
• Manage engagement data collection in partnership with Hillel International

What You’ve Accomplished

• Four or more years of professional experience in Jewish life, experiential education, higher education, or a related field
• Experience working in a Jewish nonprofit organization preferred
• Bachelor’s degree required
• Demonstrated success in:
  • Hiring, supervising, and coaching staff
  • Advising and empowering college students
  • Building partnerships within educational and/or nonprofit settings
  • Developing, implementing and evaluating student programs
  • Managing multiple projects while maintaining high quality

What You’ll Bring to the Job

• Ability to connect individual passions and interests to Hillel’s mission
• Dedication to community and community building
• Comfort managing teams while also working independently and collaboratively
• An entrepreneurial mindset and comfort navigating ambiguity
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with diverse stakeholders, including students, parents, alumni, and university partners
• A commitment to Jewish pluralism and comfort serving as a role model for emerging Jewish adults
• Confidence in your Jewish knowledge and experiences, with the ability to inspire others on their Jewish journeys

What You’ll Receive

• Competitive nonprofit salary; range: $70,000- 90,000.
• Comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plan, life, AD&D, and long-term disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, discretionary time off, and parental leave
• Robust professional development, mentoring, and skill-building opportunities
• Opportunities for regional and international travel, including to Israel and London
• Plenty of Hillel swag

About Northeastern Hillel

Northeastern Hillel is a highly engaged campus community serving a dynamic and globally minded Jewish student population. Our students are deeply involved in leadership, learning, internships, and experiential opportunities, and they connect to Hillel as a vibrant hub for Jewish life—whether on campus, on co-op, studying in London, NYC, or Oakland, or returning from global experiences. With strong student participation and peer leadership, Northeastern Hillel is a place where innovation, impact, and student ownership thrive.

Life in Boston

Boston is a vibrant city with access to world-class universities, cultural institutions, and Jewish organizations. Walkable, intellectually vibrant, and filled with young professionals, Boston is an exceptional place to build both a career and a community.

Northeastern 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.

About Hillel International

In 1923, Rabbi Benjamin Frankel started Hillel with humble means, a noble mission and a breathtaking vision: to convey Jewish civilization to a new generation. Today, Hillel International continues to enrich the lives of Jewish students and is the largest Jewish campus organization in the world at nearly 1,000 colleges and universities across North America and around the world. As Hillel evolves as an organization, the mission remains steadfast: to create lasting connections with every Jewish student that foster an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning, and Israel and train them to become the next Jewish leaders.

Hillel is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an accepting and inclusive environment for all.