Remote SUNY Senior Advisor

Summary

Join Hillel International as a Senior Advisor for SUNY campuses, focusing on Purchase, Stonybrook, FIT, and others. The ideal candidate will understand today's campus climate, engage students, faculty, administrators, and local stakeholders in shaping advocacy, and leverage relationship-building expertise to ensure students feel supported and connected to resources.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years experience in college campus work, Jewish community, or community relations
• Knowledge of Jewish history and culture, the characteristics of antisemitism, and Zionism and anti-Zionism
• Passion for fighting antisemitism and anti-Zionism and American values of democracy
• Experience with Student and Faculty governments and policy
• Ability to prioritize diplomacy and work in collaboration toward solutions
• Social media prowess
• Ability to think critically, embrace data, and develop solutions to problems
• An organized and detail-oriented approach to work
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a proven record of building productive working relationships

Responsibilities

• Build meaningful relationships with university administration, key university staff and faculty that yield productive and trust-based partnerships
• Work as a resource and a thought partner for Jewish faculty at SUNY campuses in response to campus climate issues - both responding to specific incidents and developing longer-term strategies
• Work with Jewish and non-Jewish student leaders on campus to address the campus climate and ensure inclusion of all students
• Support appropriate community involvement on campus that is relevant and beneficial to the lived experience of Jewish students and faculty through building meaningful relationships with other community groups and individuals with shared values
• Convene local community groups, individuals, and policymakers about strategies for preventing antisemitism on campus
• Collaborate and manage Jewish and non-Jewish community organizations on community-wide initiatives
• Regularly monitor, track, and report on antisemitism both on social media and throughout campus
• Write op-eds, letters, newsletters, action alerts, press releases, social media, and statements related to campus culture initiatives on behalf of Hillel
• Partner with antisemitism focused teams within Hillel International, JCRC, AJC, ADL, and others
• Build authentic one-on-one relationships with students by meeting them where they live, work, and study
• Craft a robust strategy for engaging students, developing a pipeline of experiences and numerous entry points from a student’s first days on campus through graduation

Benefits

• Competitive salary in the nonprofit marketplace ($90,000 - $110,000)
• Exceptional professional development, mentoring, and skill-building opportunities
• A comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plans, life insurance, Long Term Disability (LTD), Flexible Spending Plan, generous vacation/sick time, and parental leave