Campus Impact Advisor

Role Overview

North Carolina Hillel is looking for a passionate and creative professional to serve as its inaugural Campus Impact Advisor. This role will focus on supporting antisemitism response and prevention on campus and work alongside a cohort of other Campus Impact professionals doing this important work on campuses across North America . Working closely with Hillel International, campus Hillel staff and students, community stakeholders, and university partners, each Campus Impact Advisor will build and sustain long-term relationships and political and media strategies to shift the climate on campus. The ideal candidate will deeply understand today’s campus climate and have a passion for engaging student and campus communities in shaping and advancing advocacy. They will leverage their relationship-building expertise to work across campus and the local Jewish community to ensure Hillels and the students they serve feel supported, connected to resources, and able to navigate even the most complex of antisemetic incidents on campus today.

The Campus Impact Advisor will report directly to NC Hillel’s Executive Director, and will receive training, support, and guidance through the Campus Impact Advisor program from the Associate Vice President Campus Antisemitism Solutions at Hillel International.  As part of a cohort of other Campus Impact Advisors, this role will join a cadre of professionals working together in the fight against antisemitism on college campuses across North America.

What You’ll Do

• Convene faculty, staff, and students around issues of antisemitism and anti-Zionism who can make recommendations to administration and build support networks.
• Work as a resource for Jewish students and faculty in response to campus climate issues both managing incident reporting/tracking/outcomes, and developing longer-term strategies. This may include taking a role in leading advocacy work or helping facilitate legal and/or PR resources. 
• Work with Jewish and non-Jewish student leaders on campus to address the campus climate and ensure inclusion of all students. This also entails training and supporting civically minded students on getting involved in student leadership with greek life, student government, or key campus organizations..
• 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.
• Speak with 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.
• Build meaningful relationships with key university staff and faculty that yield productive partnerships.
• Connect with students who are interested in advocacy and empower them as leaders; plan advocacy events in support of Jewish students on campus.
• 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 North Carolina Hillel.
• Partner internally with antisemitism focused teams within Hillel International such as Campus Climate Initiative, Israel Action and Addressing Antisemitism and Communications teams.

What You’ll Bring to the Job

• Bachelor's degree and 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 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.

What You’ll Receive

• Competitive salary in the nonprofit marketplace. The salary range for this role is $90,000-$100,000 commensurate with experience.
• 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.
• Independent and hands-on work in an exciting environment.
• A network of terrific colleagues from across the global Hillel movement.
• Travel opportunities, both domestically and internationally, multiple times per year

About North Carolina Hillel

North Carolina Hillel serves students across the University of North Carolina System with staff strategically located across the state. Jewish students of all backgrounds come to NC Hillel to make friends in a warm, accepting environment and to explore what being Jewish means to them. For some students, it’s the first time they have a Jewish role model. For others, it’s the first time they’re exploring their Judaism on their own terms. Hillel @ NC State, NC Hillel Link (a consortium of campuses with smaller Jewish populations), and UNC Chapel Hill Hillel allow us to serve our students dynamically from the coast to the mountains.

We empower and inspire students to pursue their own Jewish journeys by creating strong communities and transformative experiences.

We aspire to cultivate within students a commitment to these core values:

• Kehillah – Community: building relationships with Jews at home, in Israel, and around the world
• Hachnasat Orchim – Hospitality: welcoming people from diverse backgrounds and creating a warm, pluralistic environment
• Limmud – Learning: a lifelong pursuit of deeper understanding and Jewish learning
• Ruchaniut – Spirituality: investigating religious questions and seeking personal growth and moral fulfillment
• Tzedek – Justice: striving for a more just and righteous world

The Triangle, which includes Chapel Hill, Raleigh and Durham, is one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the South, and routinely ranks at or near the top of “quality of life” lists. The vibrant Chapel Hill/Durham Jewish community includes seven congregations, a Jewish Community Center and The Sandra E. Lerner Jewish Community Day School (Pre-K -5th grade). Moreover, the Jewish Federations located in Chapel Hill-Durham, Raleigh-Cary, Greensboro, and Charlotte work together to form a strong connection across the state.

North Carolina Hillel 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.