Grinspoon Hillel at Cornell seeks a vibrant and multi-talented leader to create a meaningful Jewish community on campus as the inaugural Director of Innovation & Engagement. You’ll be a critical driver of the Grinspoon Hillel engagement team, specifically by focusing on engaging unengaged students through the Hillel House on North, overseeing student Peer Engagement Interns, and implementing Grinspoon Hillel’s engagement strategy.

As part of its engagement strategy, Grinspoon Hillel has acquired a North Campus facility, located adjacent to Greek Life and underclassman living areas. The home includes two floors of programming space, a Kosher kitchen, numerous rooms with flexible usage, a deck, and a backyard. This position, unique in the Hillel movement, is an opportunity to dream big and envision both the design and execution to create a home for Jewish life in a gorgeous house located on one of Ithaca’s famous gorges as a new space to engage the 2,500 Jewish students at Cornell. This “home” will serve as a hub of connection, programming, and relationships and will be core to our engagement efforts to weave campus and communities together.

This role is all about creating a warm, welcoming, and lively Jewish space for students to connect, celebrate, learn, and relax. As the Director of Innovation and Engagement, you’ll bring the house to life with meaningful and fun programming—everything from holiday celebrations and classes to challah bakes, study sessions, and late-night hangouts by the fire pit. You’ll build strong relationships with students, support day-to-day operations of the space, and plan a calendar full of exciting events. If you're passionate about building community and love seeing your ideas come to life, this role is for you.