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Oregon State University (OSU) Engagement Associate

Oregon Hillel

Role Overview

Make your mark on Jewish student life by joining Oregon Hillel as the Oregon State University Engagement Associate. You will build one-on-one relationships with students at OSU, put on awesome events around campus, and help inspire students to make a commitment to Jewish life. At OSU, Jewish life is built through authentic relationships, close-knit community, and a strong sense of belonging—giving you the opportunity to help Jewish students find their people, their voice, and their place on campus.At the heart of this role is the mission to build meaningful relationships that draw Jewish students into community and help them see Jewish life as relevant, joyful, and essential to their college experience. You will meet students where they are—academically, socially, and personally—while cultivating leadership and creating pathways for engagement that reflect the diverse identities and interests of OSU students. As the OSU Engagement Associate, you are integral to Oregon Hillel’s success at OSU, serving as a trusted connector and catalyst who ensures Jewish student life in Corvallis is warm, inclusive, and growing. You’ll wake up each day (or at least most) genuinely excited to create an inviting environment that inspires students to explore, experience, and create vibrant Jewish lives. This is so much more than your average 9-to-5.

What You’ll Do

• Actively contribute to shaping Oregon Hillel by engaging 200-300 students per year
• Collaborate with students, our student board, and colleagues to develop programs and manage existing programs
• Meet with students from different cohorts and demographics on campus to engage them, identify interests, and connect them to meaningful opportunities
• Meet with students to help connect them with leadership roles within Hillel
• Create and implement a strategic plan to build one-on-one relationships with 180 students currently not engaged in Jewish life
• Plan and facilitate weekly student board meetings
• Recruit and supervise student board members who engage their peers in Jewish life on campus

What You’ll Bring to the Job

• 1 -3 years of professional work experience
• Bachelor’s degree
• Strong entrepreneurial spirit—you are comfortable adapting, taking initiative, and learning from both successes and challenges
• Confidence initiating and running programs, and comfort asking questions
• Ability to collaborate across teams both inside and outside of Hillel
• Belief that our work isn’t done until every Jewish student is connected to Jewish life
• Willingness to admit what you don’t know, and excitement to learn in those areas
• Creative problem-solving
• Excitement to continue developing your own relationship to Judaism

What You’ll Receive

• Competitive salary in the nonprofit marketplace. The salary range for this role is $50,000 - $55,000
• A comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plan, Life, AD&D and Long Term Disability (LTD) insurances, Flexible Spending accounts, generous vacation/sick time, and parental leave.
• Great professional development, mentoring, and skill building opportunities
• Travel regionally and abroad, particularly to Israel
• This role is supervised by the Director of Engagement

About Oregon Hillel and Corvallis, OR

Located in the heart of the Pacific Northwest, Oregon Hillel is the center of Jewish student life at the University of Oregon and Oregon State University, with our Hillel House based in Eugene. Oregon Hillel is a student-centric organization that is focused on building relationships with students in an open and accepting diverse environment. Through the use of campus and off-campus locations, we create a culture of equality, transparency, and respect that empowers students to incubate and actualize their ideas and interests, expand and diversify their social networks, access valuable opportunities for professional growth and build the Jewish community that is relevant and exciting to their personal development.

Corvallis is truly a wonderful place to live:

• Corvallis is a vibrant college town consistently ranked among the best places to live in the Pacific Northwest. Corvallis has a big-city feel with small-town charm and a population of 69,000.
• Corvallis is home to the Oregon State Beavers, and one of the country’s top rated college towns. The State of Oregon’s largest university, OSU has more than 400 student clubs and organizations, NCAA Division I athletics, and extensive research, leadership, and career experiences, OSU offers something for everyone.
• Nestled in the Willamette Valley, Corvallis is within easy driving distance of Portland, the Oregon coast, and the Cascade Mountains, making it an ideal place for those who value both community connection and outdoor adventure.

Oregon 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.

About Hillel International

In 1923, Rabbi Benjamin Frankel started Hillel with humble means, a noble mission and a breathtaking vision: to convey Jewish civilization to a new generation. Today, Hillel International continues to enrich the lives of Jewish students and is the largest Jewish campus organization in the world at nearly 1,000 colleges and universities across North America and around the world. As Hillel evolves as an organization, the mission remains steadfast: to create lasting connections with every Jewish student that foster an enduring commitment to Jewish life, learning, and Israel and train them to become the next Jewish leaders.

Hillel is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an accepting and inclusive environment for all.