Springboard Innovation Fellow
University of Chicago Hillel
Role Overview
Make your mark on Jewish student life by joining University of Chicago Hillel as the Springboard Fellow. You will build connections with students, plan and execute engaging events and programs around campus, and help inspire students to make a commitment to Jewish life. University of Chicago students are very focused on academics making them a thought filled group. Many students participate in co-curricular activities which are very important to their time outside of class though sports play a very small part. Developing relationships and connections with other students through Jewish life on campus is what we at Hillel are here to do.
You will bring your love of Judaism to infuse the connections you will make around campus with students of multiple backgrounds. Through these connections you will support students in creating micro communities based on common interest and connection to Jewish Life as an important member of our team. You'll wake up each day (or at least most) and be genuinely excited and enthusiastic about creating an inviting place that inspires students to explore, experience, and create vibrant Jewish lives. This is so much more than your average 9-to-5.
About The Springboard Fellowship
The Springboard Fellowship is a paid, two-year fellowship that brings recent college grads with raw talent, passion, and skills needed to reimagine and redesign Jewish student life to college campuses across North America.
Trained in Relationship-Based Engagement, Human-Centered Design and other entrepreneurial frameworks, you will be exposed to the most successful initiatives from across the Hillel movement. Fellows will work with students to imagine, create, and refine experiences for Jewish life that dramatically impact student engagement, efficiently and strategically apply and scale successful initiatives from across the movement, and give birth to cutting-edge ideas that have the potential to transform how Hillel and creates inclusive spaces for #AllKindsOfJewish.
We’re looking for people who embrace challenges, take risks, fail, and learn from the past, while maintaining their passion and sense of humor. Extensive Jewish education is not necessary — just an interest in creating a vibrant Jewish community, a commitment to learning, and the desire to make a difference in the lives of students.
What You’ll Do
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WHAT YOU’LL DO:
Communicate with 10-15 individual students checking in or inviting them to experiences. Meet with staff to coordinate meaningful engagement with events at Hillel and on campus. Support senior staff in the execution of annual signature events including; Mega Shabbat, Latke Hamentash Debate, Nice Jewish Ball, and Hyde Park Deli. Support leaders in creating weekly programs targeted to specific populations, (athletes, Greek, multicultural, etc.).
Who You Are
~You’re A Springboard Fellow ~
What You’ll Bring to the Job
What You’ll Receive
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 more than 550 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.