SVP, Jewish and Israel Education

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Hillel International is seeking a bold, strategic, and accomplished Rabbinic presence and Jewish educator to serve as our next SVP of Jewish and Israel Education and Experience
. In this role, you will shape Hillel’s movement-wide vision and programmatic plan for Jewish learning, Torah, Israel education, Shabbat, Jewish community, and Jewish peoplehood.

You will lead the Center for Jewish and Israel Education and the Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Experience, coordinating their overlapping but distinct streams and serving as a thought partner, master Educator, and source of Jewish wisdom that shapes our broader work. You will partner across Hillel International and the Hillel movement and with other leading Jewish and Israel educational organizations to bring Jewish educational vision, content, and expertise, and unique Hillel Torah, to students, professionals, and stakeholders, through Hillel convenings, thought leadership channels, and milestone events in the Hillel field.

In addition, you will bring unique and compelling Torah and spiritual presence and depth that enhances and informs Hillel’s professional and lay leadership activities and decision-making. This position is fully remote for eligible candidates based in the U.S.

Strategic Leadership

• Lead and manage Hillel’s movement-wide strategy for Jewish education, ensuring that Jewish ideas and educational purpose are present in Hillel’s strategy, programs, culture, engagement, and vision
• Develop and communicate ideas that resonate with campus professionals, inspire new approaches to Jewish learning and practice, and deepen Hillels’ capacity to encounter Torah and build meaningful Jewish lives.
• Translate educational vision into new programs, models, and ways for students and professionals to relate to Jewish learning, Torah, Israel, Shabbat, Jewish community, and Jewish peoplehood.
• Identify and support opportunities to deploy and elevate the voices of Hillel professionals across the Hillel field, and key leadership within the Schusterman International Center.
• Serve as a visible public voice of Torah and Jewish learning through teaching, writing, speaking, and participation in the conversations that matter most to Hillel and the broader Jewish community.
• At the direction of and in partnership with Hillel International's CEO, COO, and senior leadership team, represent Hillel International at sector convenings, strategic meetings, and public gatherings, and in relationships with current and prospective partners.
• Provide strategic leadership to the Center for Jewish and Israel Education and the Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Experience, creating greater coordination and collaboration while understanding and strengthening their distinct areas of expertise.
• Assess the existing Jewish educational portfolio with clarity and discernment, determining which programs should be sustained, strengthened, expanded, redesigned, or concluded.
• Develop and deploy new internal and partnered rabbinic and educational resources to advance Hillel’s educational presence and thought leadership across the Hillel movement and throughout the Jewish world.
• Drive meaningful progress on priority areas including Shabbat, cohort-based learning, and Israel education, while building and scaling programs that introduce new ideas.
• Own complex budgets, establish clear priorities, allocate people and resources thoughtfully, and ensure that investments align with organizational strategy and measurable outcomes.
• Partner with senior fundraising professionals on vision development, donor engagement, proposals, stewardship, and reporting, and build trusted relationships with funders…