Executive Assistant to the Executive Director (Rabbi/CEO)

Hillel at Dartmouth College

Role Overview

The Executive Assistant (EA) serves as a strategic, administrative, and relational partner to the Executive Director, who also functions as Hillel at Dartmouth’s rabbi and senior Jewish educator. This role supports a leader whose responsibilities span major donor engagement, Jewish teaching, worship, pastoral counseling, community leadership, and organizational management. 

The EA ensures that the Executive Director’s time, relationships, and priorities are managed with exceptional professionalism, discretion, and sensitivity, enabling the ED to focus on advancing Hillel’s mission, nurturing students, and cultivating philanthropic support.

This is a full‑time, exempt position (approximately 40 hours per week), with occasional evening or weekend hours for events.

What You’ll Do

Executive Support & Strategic Coordination

• Manage a complex, dynamic calendar that balances donor meetings, teaching commitments, pastoral counseling sessions, student engagement, and organizational leadership.
• Prepare the ED for meetings, classes, donor conversations, board meetings, and community events.
• Help prioritize commitments and protect time for teaching, student care, and strategic initiatives.
• Coordinate communication across the staff team to ensure follow-through on key initiatives.

Donor Relations & Advancement Support

• Prepare donor briefing, research profiles, and follow‑up communications to support the ED’s major‑gift portfolio.
• Maintain donor records and stewardship plans in collaboration with the development team.
• Draft polished correspondence, acknowledgments, and proposals that reflect the ED’s voice and the organization’s values.
• Process and deposit incoming gifts, ensuring accurate record-keeping and timely acknowledgment.
• Serve as a warm and professional liaison to donors when the ED is traveling or unavailable

Support for Rabbinic, Educational, and Pastoral Responsibilities

• Protect time for teaching, preparation, curriculum development, and Jewish learning initiatives.
• Scheduling pastoral counseling sessions with students with sensitivity  and confidentiality
• Coordinate logistics for classes, holiday programming, lifecycle events, and educational offerings.
• Maintain confidential pastoral records with care and discretion.

Travel & Logistics Management

• Coordinate all aspects of travel for donor visits, conferences, and community events.
• Prepare travel itineraries and briefing materials
• Adjust plans as needed to accommodate schedule changes or delays
• Ensure smooth transitions between travel and on-campus responsibilities

Office & Operational Leadership

• Maintain systems for scheduling, communication, and document management.
• Oversee student, alumni, and donor databases, ensuring information is accurate, up-to-date, and compliant with privacy standards.
• Manage relationships with vendors and service providers to ensure smooth operations and timely delivery of services.
• Manage payroll administration, including submitting payroll, entering new employees into the system, and ensuring accurate and timely processing.
• Serve as a first point of contact for students, donors, board members, and community partners seeking the ED’s time.
• Manage sensitive information with discretion.
• Support board meetings by preparing materials and tracking action items.

Project & Initiative Management

• Track progress on key initiatives related to fundraising, student engagement, and Jewish learning.
• Conduct research and prepare summaries to support decision-making.
• Coordinate special projects such as donor events, educational programs, and holiday celebrations.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes and improve organizational efficiency.

What You’ll Bring to the Job

• Pastoral Sensitivity: Understands the emotional and spiritual dimensions of the ED’s work with students.
• Strategic Judgment: Anticipates needs and helps the ED balance donor, educational, and pastoral priorities.
• Relationship Stewardship: Builds trust with donors, students, and stakeholders through warmth and reliability.
• Operational Excellence: Creates systems that enhance efficiency and reduce friction.
• Mission Alignment: Demonstrates commitment to Jewish life, student well‑being, and Hillel’s values.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in business, communications, nonprofit management, higher education, Jewish communal service, or a related field; equivalent combination of relevant experience and education will be considered.
• 3-5 years of experience supporting a senior executive, ideally in a university, nonprofit, or faith‑based environment.
• Exceptional organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced setting.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft polished and sensitive correspondence.
• High emotional intelligence, warmth, and professionalism when interacting with students, donors, and community members.
• Comfort working in a Jewish educational and pastoral environment; familiarity with Jewish life and culture is strongly preferred.
• Strong proficiency with office productivity tools, CRM systems, and digital communication platforms.
• Ability to travel occasionally to support events or donor engagements.

What You’ll Receive

• Salary range: $60,000–65,000 annually, commensurate with experience and qualifications.
• A competitive benefits package, including health insurance, paid time off, and retirement contributions.
• Access to professional development, mentoring, and skill building opportunities 
• Open workspace in a hospitable and comfortable setting
• Opportunity to work alongside a talented team of professionals who enjoy their work

About Hillel at Dartmouth

Hillel at Dartmouth is a vibrant, student‑centered hub that enriches the lives of Jewish students of all backgrounds through warm community, rich Jewish learning, and a deep connection to Jewish life, culture, and Israel.

Through student‑led initiatives and staff mentorship, Hillel at Dartmouth helps students shape their own Jewish journeys and create welcoming spaces for friends of all backgrounds.

Today, Hillel at Dartmouth regularly connects with nearly all of Dartmouth’s approximately 400 Jewish undergraduates, many of its 200 Jewish graduate students, and a diverse group of non‑Jewish students who join for meals, programs, and community.

The Roth Center for Jewish Life is located in the heart of the campus. The Roth Center offers the stunning Alperin/Kirsch Sanctuary, an open space that hosts dining, meetings, and religious services; the impressive Koreman Library; the fully functional Rauch Kitchen and stocked snack pantry; offices and classrooms; and two student lounges (Lappin and Rosen). The Upper Valley Jewish Community, a regional synagogue, is also housed in the Roth Center.

Hillel at Dartmouth 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.

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Title of role: Program Manager, Member Services Content & Communications
Location: Remote but if in NY/ Boston (2 days in office)
Approved Salary Range: $95,000-$115,000

About the Role:

The Program Manager, Content & Communications plays a critical role in enabling a luxury customer experience by developing clear, engaging, and effective content for both member services agents and members. This role is responsible for training content creation, agent-facing knowledge resources, and member-facing help content.

This role partners closely with MS Training, MS Operations, and MS Operations Excellence teams to ensure content is accurate, timely, scalable, and aligned with both operational needs and luxury brand standards.

Key Responsibilities:

• Training & Agent Enablement

  • Design, develop, and maintain training materials for customer service agents, including onboarding, refresher training, process updates, and learning modules.
  • Develop refresher modules and tips/tricks series to keep tenured agents sharp and engaged
  • Translate complex policies, systems, and workflows into clear, actionable training content that supports agent confidence and performance.
  • Partner with Training and Operations leaders to identify content gaps and continuously improve learning effectiveness and agent readiness.
  • Move beyond text-heavy desks and create engaging content using videos, interactive modules, infographics, and gamified learning that caters to diverse learning styles

  Agent-Facing Knowledge & Help Content

  • Own and maintain agent-facing knowledge base articles, job aids, and standard operating procedures ensuring ease of navigation, accuracy, and optimization
  • Collaborate with cross-functional partners to create content related to policy updates, tool enhancements, and operational changes.
  • Ensure agent-facing content is structured, standardized, and optimized for AI-powered tools to enable accurate, consistent, and context-aware support at scale while maintaining a high-quality agent & member experience.

  Member-Facing Service Content

  • Create and update member-facing content, including Help Center articles, FAQs, policy explanations, and transactional messaging to reduce friction and promote self-service
  • Ensure all member-facing content reflects the luxury brand voice while clearly setting expectations and helping reduce inbound contacts.
  • Ensure member-facing content is structured, standardized, and optimized for AI-powered tools to enable accurate, consistent, and context-aware support at scale while maintaining a high-quality member experience.

  Agent Facing Communication

  • Support internal communications and engagement initiatives within the Member Service organization, including change communications, operational updates, and recognition content.
  • Curate Flash Alerts and Reminders to ensure agents are aware of recent changes, outages, or policy shifts.

  Content Governance & Optimization

  • Establish content standards, templates, and best practices across training, agent-facing, and member-facing materials.
  • Track content performance and engagement metrics (e.g., article usage, training completion, contact drivers) and use insights to iterate and improve effectiveness.
  • Manage content calendars, updates, and version control to ensure consistency across channels and audiences.

Experience and Background Needed:

• • Strong writing and editing skills with the ability to adapt tone for agents, internal stakeholders, and luxury consumers.
  • Experience in creating training materials, knowledge base content, or internal communications in a customer service or e-commerce environment.
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
  • Comfort working in a fast-paced, evolving environment with multiple priorities.
  • Proficiency with content creation tools (e.g., Gemini, LM Notebook, Canva, Loom, Camtasia, or Articulate) to build visually compelling content and training.

• Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in communications, marketing, education, organizational development or related field required

  Years of experience

  • 3-5 years’ experience in content creation, communications, knowledge management, training, curriculum design

  Technical skills

  • Knowledge management platforms
  • Experience leveraging AI tools to support content creation, editing, summarization, and optimization while maintaining quality, accuracy, and brand voice.
  • Experience optimizing content for AI-driven search and automation
  • Ability to use data to inform content gaps and performance

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employee(s) assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employee(s) assigned to this job. Rue Gilt Groupe reserves the right at any time, with or without notice, to alter or change job responsibilities, reassign or transfer job position or assign additional job responsibilities within your general skill set or capabilities. Rue Gilt Groupe is proud to be an Equal Opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

What We Offer:

Rue Gilt Groupe is committed to providing Associates with equal pay for equal work and carefully considers a wide range of compensation factors, including but not limited to, prior experience, education, certification(s), license(s), skills and expertise, location, internal equity, and other factors that are job related and consistent with business need. Our goal is to support, reward and compensate the entire individual. Depending on role eligibility, your offer may also include bonus/commission, stock options, 401(k) participation, paid time off, medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance. Therefore, final offer amounts may vary from the amount stated.

We Encourage You to Apply:

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Work Authorization
Rue Gilt Groupe requires all applicants to be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship now or in the future. Rue Gilt Groupe is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.