Engagement Associate (Spring Semester Contract)

Kennesaw Hillel at Hillels of Georgia

Role Overview

Make your mark on Jewish student life by joining Hillel at Kennesaw State University as the Engagement Associate. You will build one on one relationships with students, plan and execute engaging events and programs around campus, and help inspire students to make a commitment to Jewish life. KSU is the fastest growing university in the State of Georgia, and our Hillel is a reflection of that.

You will work closely with the Campus Director to support student programming and engagement, thereby ensuring the success of our growing program. You should be excited about working collaboratively to support, empower, and inspire college students. You are looking to take the first/next steps in your career in the Jewish nonprofit/education world and are enthusiastic about getting to know our students and helping us grow our program. You'll wake up each day (or at least most) and be genuinely excited and motivated about creating an inviting place that inspires students to explore, experience, and develop vibrant Jewish lives.

This role is contracted for the Spring Semester and can either be Full Time or Part Time depending on the candidate.

What You’ll Do

• Engage with Students: Meet students across campus, building authentic relationships and connecting them to friends, community, and meaningful experiences.
• Recruit for Immersive Programs: Support recruitment for cohort learning and immersive experiences like Birthright and alternative breaks and Onward.
• Program Support: Help students take ownership of projects and create opportunities for growth and turn their program ideas into reality. Be in the building to support student leaders during their programming times (this will include some nights and weekends).
• Social Media: Help craft and implement social media strategy for Hillel at KSU to improve online engagement and meet students where they are. Work with students to create a social media calendar, create and manage content, and craft newsletters.
• Empower Emerging Leaders: Identify and mentor student leaders, providing guidance and opportunities for involvement and growth within the community.

On a day to day basis you will

• Meet with students for coffee to get to know them better and engage them
• Be present for Hillel programs and Shabbat dinners to support the student leaders running the event
• Create social media posts to share what Kennesaw Hillel has been up to 
• Support the Campus Director in guiding the student leaders in coming up with new engagement ideas

What You’ve Accomplished

• 0-2 years of professional work experience
• Bachelor's degree
• This is an in-person role location in Kennesaw, GA; remote work is not available for this position
• Competency or a willingness to learn working with Canva, Constant Contact, Instagram, and HEaRT (Salesforce).

What You’ll Bring to the Job

• You’re A Relationship-Builder: You thrive on meeting new people, understanding their interests, and forging meaningful connections.
• You’re A Collaborative Team Player: You enjoy working collaboratively with a team to solve problems and explore new initiatives.
• You’re A Recent College Grad: Whatever your degree, you are excited about Jewish life on campus and have experience as a participant and maybe even as an educator in a Jewish educational setting.
• Willingness to admit what you don’t know, and excitement to learn in those areas.
• Creative problem-solving.
• Excitement to continue developing your own relationship to Judaism.

What You’ll Receive

• The Full Time salary range for this role is $40,000-46,000
• Part time salary to be determined based on experience and available hours
• FOR FULL TIME ONLY: 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 and university schwag

About Hillel at KSU and Hillels of Georgia

Hillel at KSU is an affiliate of Hillels of Georgia, a state-wide Hillel system that serves as an umbrella organization, partnering with college campuses to provide thousands of Jewish students with their Jewish home away from home. Our mission is to create vibrant Jewish life on every campus in Georgia. We do so by providing meaningful Jewish experiences to thousands of students on campuses across Georgia. Hillels of Georgia was founded in 2003 to engage and empower Jewish students to create vibrant and dynamic Jewish life on campuses across the state. Hillels of Georgia is a proud member of Hillel International and beneficiary of the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta.

Hillels of Georgia 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.