Duke University:

Duke University was created in 1924 through an indenture of trust by James Buchanan Duke. Today, Duke is regarded as one of America’s leading research universities. Located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke is positioned in the heart of the Research Triangle, which is ranked annually as one of the best places in the country to work and live. Duke has more than 15,000 students who study and conduct research in its 10 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools. With about 40,000 employees, Duke is the third largest private employer in North Carolina, and it now has international programs in more than 150 countries.

Occupational Summary

The Assistant Director, Student Engagement (AD) is an integral part of the Jewish Life at Duke (JLD) team, and helps the organization strive to meet its mission to empower Jewish students to learn and grow intellectually and spiritually, to inspire and nurture personal paths to Jewish identity, and to cultivate community and friendship.

The AD engages in JLD’s one-on-one engagement strategy, uses Hillel International best practices and student engagement data to help JLD improve the overall organization’s outreach strategy, plans and executes programming (educational, social, cultural, etc.), coaches students in developing and executing programming, leads student-facing marketing/communications efforts, and strengthens the overall support that JLD offers to undergraduate, graduate, and professional students at Duke.

Responsibilities

Student Engagement & Programming: 50%

• Meet one-on-one with undergraduate and graduate/professional students re: their Jewish journeys and engagement at Duke. Time allocation should be 75% undergraduate student engagement, 25% graduate student engagement. Set student engagement goals accordingly.
• Oversee logistics of large-scale, student-collaborative programming such as the JFAM (Jewish First-Year Advisory Mentorship) program and the B’nai Mitzvah, including managing budgets.
• Serve as the staff advisor to the Jewish Student Union (JSU) student group.
• Develop leadership initiatives for leaders of JLD-affiliated student groups; work with other JLD staff advisors on such initiatives.
• Supervise JLD student interns, including hiring, training, mentorship, project assignments, and evaluation.
• Develop collaborative programming with other Identity and Cultural centers and build relationships by meeting regularly with ADs of those centers.
• Meet regularly with the student leaders of the Jewish Business Association, Jewish Law Student Association, and Jewish leaders within the Graduate and Professional Student Government to assess needs and support graduate and professional Jewish students. Administer JLD’s funding support to these student groups.

Assessment and Strategy: 25%

• Serve as JLD’s team lead for Hillel International best practices for student engagement; gather and implement these best practices; educate JLD team members and student leaders and coach them to implement these best practices in programming and engagement.
• Serve as JLD’s student engagement database super-user: ensure data integrity and accuracy, attend Hillel International trainings related to database improvements, run regular reports, coach JLD staff and student users on the database features.
• Use student engagement data to inform JLD’s weekly engagement strategy and student outreach objectives.
• In collaboration with Campus Rabbi, develop goals and evaluative measures to assess and improve student outreach.

Communication: 15%

• Oversee and execute the weekly student email newsletters, texting program, and social media calendar. Coach and guide student interns to create content for review and posting.
• Collaborate with other Identity and Cultural Centers to be sure that, where appropriate, JLD content is included in their weekly communications, and that their content is included in JLD’s weekly communications.
• Annually, oversee and execute JLD’s welcome efforts to first-year students.
• Along with JLD’s team, communicate with incoming students and families to assist with their transition to Duke, including giving tours of the Freeman Center for Jewish Life and meeting with prospective students and families.
• Serve as digital communicator for JLD. Serve as responsible staff person/web editor for the JLD website, proactively maintaining accuracy and accessibility. Attend Student Affairs and Duke Communicators meetings, collaborate with fellow communicators, create and execute communication strategy.

Other Duties and Responsibilities: 10%

• Serve as JLD mentor (not supervisor) to Springboard Fellow and Israel Fellow.
• Perform other duties as assigned, including but not limited to administrative projects and team assignments.
• Attend and represent Jewish Life at Duke at appropriate department, division, university, and Hillel meetings, committees, and programs.

Other (10%)

• Attend and represent Jewish Life at Duke at appropriate department, division, university, and Hillel meetings, committees, and programs.
• Replenish student snacks in front-desk / café area as needed.
• Assist with and attend key ritual/holiday events, including Shabbat services and Friday night dinners weekly during the academic year, High Holidays, and Passover, so as best to engage with students. Help with set-up, sign-in, and logistics for these and other events as needed.
• Develop a deep understanding of Hillel International mission, vision, and guidelines, so as to use Hillel best practices to inform your work.

Required Qualifications

Education/Training

Work requires analytical, communications, and organizational skills generally acquired through completion of a bachelor’s degree program.

Experience

Work generally requires two years’ experience in personnel, college or university administration, or a related field to acquire skills necessary to provide program management, advising and general administrative support.

Skills

Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills are essential. Demonstrated effectiveness in working with and coaching students and student organizations. Must possess a depth of knowledge about Jewish people, history, culture, and identity. Fluency with office productivity platforms, social media platforms, Box, MailChimp, and web tools. Having served as staff on a student Birthright Israel trip is not required, but is preferred.

Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Minimum Qualifications

Education

Work requires analytical, communications and organizational skills generally acquired through completion of a bachelor's degree program.

Experience

Work generally requires two years experience in personnel, college or OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE university administration, or a related field to acquire skills necessary to provide program management, advising and general administrative support.

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

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