SVP, Jewish and Israel Education

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in District of Columbia, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Spearhead Hillel's overarching strategy for Jewish education across the movement.

• Formulate and share innovative concepts that motivate new methodologies for Jewish learning and practice.

• Convert educational aspirations into tangible programs and models related to Jewish learning, Torah, Israel, Shabbat, Jewish community, and Jewish peoplehood.

• Amplify the voices of Hillel professionals throughout the Hillel network.

• Act as a public spokesperson for Torah and Jewish learning through teaching, writing, and public speaking.

• Represent Hillel International at sector gatherings, strategic discussions, public events, and in partner collaborations.

• Provide strategic guidance to the Center for Jewish and Israel Education and the Meyerhoff Center for Jewish Experience.

• Evaluate, sustain, enhance, expand, redesign, or phase out programs within the Jewish educational framework.

• Create both internal and collaborative rabbinic and educational resources.

• Propel initiatives focused on Shabbat, cohort-based learning, and Israel education.

• Manage complex budgets, establish priorities, allocate resources, and align investments with organizational strategies and measurable outcomes.

• Collaborate with senior fundraising professionals on vision formulation, donor engagement, proposal writing, stewardship, and reporting.

• Design and exemplify Jewish and Israel educational programs and experiences.

• Report to the COO regarding programmatic and operational duties and to the CEO for senior spiritual and educational insights.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven Jewish educator and executive with a comprehensive educational vision and the executive capability to lead senior professionals, complex programs, budgets, and drive organizational change.

• Proficient in teaching Torah in an engaging manner, with the ability to write and speak clearly while translating complex Jewish concepts for a wide and diverse audience.

• Experience in developing programs and transforming ideas into initiatives that can be tested, assessed, enhanced, and scaled.

• Competence in effective communication and the ability to foster partnerships across teams and functions.

• Capacity to cultivate trust with funders, educational institutions, thought partners, and external stakeholders.

• Skill in establishing measurable objectives, assessing progress, learning from evidence and the field, and adjusting strategies to attain significant outcomes.

• A minimum of 10–15 years of progressively responsible professional experience, including significant roles in senior leadership.

• Proven ability to teach Torah, communicate effectively to diverse audiences, and contribute valuable thought leadership to Jewish communal dialogues.

• Track record of success as both a Jewish educator and an organizational or executive leader.

• Experience in leading, developing, and nurturing talented teams, including senior professionals and established leaders.

• Substantial experience in designing, launching, assessing, and expanding educational programs.

• Experience in managing significant budgets, prioritizing resources, and aligning allocations with organizational strategies.

• Experience collaborating with senior fundraising professionals and building trusted relationships with funders and philanthropic stakeholders.

• Experience within Hillel or another complex, distributed Jewish communal, educational, or mission-driven organization is advantageous.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote for eligible candidates residing in the U.S.

• Comprehensive benefits package.

• Health insurance.

• Retirement plan.

• Life insurance.

• AD&D insurance.

• Long-Term Disability (LTD) insurance.

• Flexible Spending accounts.

• Generous vacation/sick time.

• Parental leave.