The Hillel Professional Experience

Do you love to develop relationships, plan initiatives, and train leaders? If so, Hillel is the place for you to begin your career! The following positions are for young career professionals: (View current openings)

• Program Associate / Program Coordinator
• Engagement Associate / Engagement Coordinator
• Jewish Student Life Coordinator
• Development Associate

You’ll grow as a professional by participating in:

• Hillel Institute & New Professionals Institute
• Jewish learning

Do you have experience developing leaders, supervising staff, and developing strategy?  Hillel jobs are made for you – elevate your work through looking at our openings in the following positions:

• Assistant Director
• Associate Director
• Director of Jewish Student Life
• Program Director
• Development Director

You’ll grow as a professional by participating in:

• Hillel Institute & New Professionals Institute
• Jewish learning
• Weinberg ACCELERATE: Hillel’s Executive Training Program

Do you have a rich well of Jewish knowledge, an aptitude to build relationships with students, community organizing experience, and capacity to build a curriculum? Hillel’s educator positions allow our professionals to deeply touch students during the formative years of their Jewish journey, and include:

• Campus Rabbi
• Senior Jewish Educator

You’ll grow as a professional by participating in:

• Hillel Institute & New Professionals Institute
• Jewish learning
• Weinberg ACCELERATE: Hillel’s Executive Training Program

If you're a mid or senior level professional primed to lead, develop, and direct your own organization, an Executive role may be for you. Can you build community, strategically plan, manage staff, and fundraise? Our Campus Director positions and Executive Director openings give professionals the opportunity to create a Hillel that is driving force on campus and in student’s lives.

You’ll grow as a professional by participating in:

• Hillel Institute & New Directors Institute
• New Directors Coaching
• David M. Cohen Fellowship
• Jewish learning

Hillel Institute

Hillel professionals from around the world gather annually for a conference that brings together the best of Hillel’s engagement training, immersion experiences, and a professional staff conference. The conference is supplemented with a variety of trainings, including New Professionals Institute, New Directors Institute and a student training component. Hillel Institute is held annually during the first week of August.

New Directors Institute

New Hillel directors participate in an intensive orientation each summer. New Directors Institute takes place as part of Hillel Institute in St. Louis. 100% of New Directors Institute 2012 participants feel more confident about working with students after their training.

New Professionals Institute

New Hillel professionals participate in an intensive orientation each summer.  New Professionals Institute takes place as part of Hillel Institute in St. Louis.

New Director Coaching

New Hillel directors are matched with successful directors and other Hillel professionals to serve as coaches and mentors during their first year and a half in their new role. This program helps new directors achieve excellence and success by matching them with leaders in the field.

David M. Cohen Fellowship for Hillel Professionals

The David M. Cohen Fellowship provides mentorship and professional leadership development to Hillel directors with 3-plus years of field experience. Through the generosity of Abby and David Cohen, the David M. Cohen Fellowship guarantees that our highest-performing and highest-potential directors are supported with tools to strengthen and sharpen their skills, resulting in greater professional excellence and increased capacity for the Hillels they lead.

Jewish Learning Opportunities

Hillel values Jewish learning, not only for students, but for our professionals as well. Through our partnerships with Pardes Institute, Hartman Institute, and Brandeis Collegiate Institute in Los Angeles, we offer significant and meaningful Jewish experiences and study opportunities each summer and throughout the year.

Debra S. and Joseph S. Weinberg ACCELERATE: Hillel’s Executive Training Program

Leadership development is a key foundation to enhance the mission, vision, values, and goals of Hillel. Through a rich combination of leadership seminars, mentorship, and individualized learning, the Debra S. and Joseph S. Weinberg ACCELERATE Executive Training Program provides its participants with the tools to advance within Hillel.

ACCELERATE focuses on building future executive leadership from within, by identifying eight-twelve high potential Hillel professionals and, over a twelve month period, developing them to prepare to assume directorships and/or positions of Hillel senior leadership within two-three years. Participants work with an Executive Director who supports their participation in the program and are mentored by an experienced professional in the Jewish nonprofit community.

Weinberg ACCELERATE provides participants with:

• The opportunity to learn and develop key professional competencies
• Customized professional development plans grounded in the outcomes of a 360° performance feedback instrument
• A quality Jewish learning experience
• Two seminars which provide both leadership and professional development training
• Leadership exposure and networking opportunities
• Connection to a cohort of other top Hillel talent interested in assuming directorships