Duke Careers

Assistant Director, Student Engagement

Duke Careers

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Durham • North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $47,940 - $75,990 per year

Job Level

Entry Level

About the role

  • Meet one-on-one with undergraduate and graduate/professional students re: their Jewish journeys and engagement at Duke.
  • Set student engagement goals accordingly.
  • Coach and assist JLD’s Springboard Fellow with 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 various student groups, including Jewish Service Club and Jewtinos.
  • Liaise with graduate student groups including Jewish Business Association, Jewish Law Student Association, and Jewish Medical Student Association.
  • Assess needs and support graduate and professional Jewish students.
  • Administer JLD’s funding support to these student groups.
  • Develop leadership initiatives for leaders of JLD-affiliated student groups.
  • Supervise JLD student interns, including hiring, training, mentorship, project assignments, and evaluation.
  • Develop collaborative programming with other Identity and Cultural centers.
  • Meet regularly with the student leaders of the Jewish Business Association, Jewish Law.
  • Assist with and attend key ritual/holiday events, including Shabbat services and Friday night dinners weekly during the academic year.
  • Help with set-up, sign-in, and logistics for these and other events as needed.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Annually, oversee and execute JLD’s welcome efforts to first-year students.
  • Attend Student Affairs and Duke Communicators meetings, collaborate with fellow communicators, create and execute communication strategy.

Requirements

  • Minimum Education Work requires analytical, communications, and organizational skills generally acquired through completion of a bachelor’s degree program.
  • Minimum 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.
  • OR ANY OTHER EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE.
  • Strongly Preferred Experiences: At least one year working with students in a campus environment.
  • Knowledge about Jewish people, practices, history, culture, and identity.
  • Preferred Skills and Competencies Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
  • Fluency with office productivity platforms, social media platforms, Box, MailChimp, and web tools.
  • Having served as planner of or staff on a student educational / experiential trip abroad is not required, but is preferred.
Benefits
  • comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs
  • generous retirement benefits
  • wide array of family-friendly and cultural programs to eligible team members

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
program managementadvisingadministrative supportbudget managementevent logisticsstudent engagement strategyleadership developmentdata analysis
Soft skills
analytical skillscommunication skillsorganizational skillsinterpersonal skillsmentorshipcollaboration