IACT Coordinator for Israel & Jewish Student Life at Towson University

IACT Coordinator for Israel & Jewish Student Life

Towson University Hillel

Role Overview

Make your mark on Jewish student life by joining Towson University Hillel as the IACT Coordinator. IACT Campus Program - IACT (Inspired, Active, Committed, Transformed) is an initiative that builds on the success of Taglit–Birthright Israel by providing support and inspiration to students before and after their trip.

The IACT Coordinator will be responsible for recruiting students to participate in Birthright Israel trips each Winter and Summer and recruiting for other Israel immersion programs such as Onward Israel and Masa. The IACT Coordinator will work with students prior to their departure and upon their return from their Israel experiences, developing one-on-one relationships to engage students in Jewish life on campus, helping them to find ways to be involved as leaders and participants Jewish and Israel programming and groups. The IACT Coordinator will be excited to engage students in Israel and Jewish conversations and will have a passion for utilizing Jewish identity and connection to Israel as a framework for shaping meaning, value, and purpose in the lives of emerging adults with the hope that students obtain an enduring connection to Israel.

The IACT Coordinator for Israel & Jewish Student Life will possess contagious Jewish passion, entrepreneurial energy, strong leadership, and networking skills.  They, along with the rest of the Hillel staff, will innovate, grow, and experiment with models of Jewish experience, community, prayer, and service that will influence the future of American Judaism. 

What You’ll Do

• Build 180 personal relationships with students who are not already involved in Jewish life by meeting them where they live, work and/or study, utilizing creative methods to reach and interest them.
• Manage and expand Towson Hillel’s Birthright Israel program including recruitment, interviews, pre-trip orientations, and improving the trip experience.
• Develop relationships with Jewish students from different groups on campus (Greek life, majors, etc.) and non-affiliated Jewish students to help them register for upcoming Birthright Israel Trips and engage more deeply with Hillel.
• Transforming campus Jewish life, with the Taglit-Birthright Israel alumni as a core group through which others are engaged and brought into Jewish activities.
• Recruit for and facilitate the Kol Yisrael Fellowship, a 10-week deep dive into Israel, its history, politics, and relationship with world Jewry.
• Coordinate periodic Hillel-wide events, such as campus-based holiday meals and celebrations.
• Maintain records of events and attendance for measurement and ongoing evaluation, website, weekly emails, and social media.
• Support and oversee student-initiated programs related to Israel and Jewish Life; attend programs when appropriate as a member of the Hillel staff team (including evenings, weekends, Jewish holidays).
• Support student leaders in their Jewish growth through one-on-one meetings and group trainings to cultivate a caring and actively inclusive Jewish community.

On a Day to Day Basis, You Will

• Coffee 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 or further information.
• Spend time on campus with Hillel Interns, recruiting in public spaces.
• Meeting with colleagues to discuss Onward Israel and Birthright Israel recruitment and follow-up strategy.
• Dedicated time to note 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’ve Accomplished

• Bachelor’s degree (required)
• 0-3 years professional work experience (preferred)

What You’ll Bring to the Job

• A focus on relationship building. You are constantly meeting new people, interested in learning about them and their passions.
• Prior travel experience in Israel and a familiarity with Israel and Judaism.
• The ability to work flexible hours needed to complete job requirements, including some nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Confidence initiating and running programs alone and as part of a team.
• Excellent follow-through on projects and the ability to multitask.
• Strong entrepreneurial spirit. Things may not always go according to plan, and you must be willing to take risks and learn your wins as well as your losses.
• Excitement to continue developing your own relationship to Israel and Judaism.
• Energy, a sense of humor, flexibility and maturity

What You’ll Receive

• Competitive salary in the nonprofit marketplace. The salary range for this role is $41,000 - $45,000
• 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.
• Great professional development, mentoring, and skill building opportunities
• Plenty of Hillel swag.

About Towson Hillel

Towson University is the fastest growing university in Maryland, and our Jewish population of ~2,000 Jewish students (~10% of the student population) reflects that growth. We are well-situated within the greater Jewish community of Baltimore, which is tight-knit, well-resourced, and very welcoming. Our suburban campus is located eight miles north of Baltimore, and about an hour drive from Washington, DC.

About The Associated

Towson Hillel is proud to be an agency of The Associated: Jewish Federation of Baltimore along with 26 other agencies.  We harness the strength of our agencies to form ONE network. The Associated and its network of agencies work collaboratively to make a critical difference in the lives of Jews in Baltimore, in Israel and around the world while positively improving the larger community in which we live and work. Visit us at https://associated.org/ to learn more.