Springboard Fellow (U of G)

Our employer is a Jewish non-profit working on campuses. They are looking for an individual for a paid, two-year fellowship that brings recent college grads with raw talent, passion, and skills needed to reimagine and redesign Jewish student life to college campuses across North America.

Trained in Relationship-Based Engagement, Human-Centred Design and other entrepreneurial frameworks, you will be exposed to the most successful initiatives from across their movement. A fellow will work with students to imagine, create, and refine experiences for Jewish life that dramatically impact student engagement, efficiently and strategically apply and scale successful initiatives from across the movement, and give birth to cutting-edge ideas that have the potential to transform how the Organization creates inclusive spaces for #AllKindsOfJewish. They are looking for someone who embraces challenges, takes risks, fails, and learns from the past, while maintaining their passion and sense of humour. Extensive Jewish education is not necessary — just an interest in creating a vibrant Jewish community, a commitment to learning, and the desire to make a difference in the lives of students.

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Goals:

Short term

• Deepen Student Engagement by investing in building relationships with the student community: Conduct 150 1:1 meetings annually with Jewish students (with emphasis on first-years), engage in conversations during events and create drop-in opportunities for informal communication.
• Programming: Provide logistical and programmatic support for tabling, including weekly bagel lunch and about 2-3 additional events per week. Work in collaboration with student leaders, using both educational/cultural perspectives and engagement strategies in planning events.
• Social media: work in collaboration with the Ontario team and students' leadership to strengthen our Social Media engagement.

Long term

• Cultivate positive vibes: Grow a culture of enthusiasm, collaboration, and shared purpose across our student leadership community. Mainly among about 30 student leaders and with other groups' leadership like Aepi, SSI, SWU, Chabad (30 students) and an additional core audience.

What you'll do:

• Meet up with students to build meaningful relationships across different cohorts and campus groups, learning about their interests and connecting them to opportunities that enrich their university experience.
• Mentor and support board members as they plan and execute impactful programs and events.
• Provide logistical guidance and hands-on support, equipping students with the tools and confidence to successfully lead initiatives.
• Actively promote programs, engage new students, and recruit participants into vibrant Jewish campus life.
• Lead and facilitate a variety of programs and events, including Shabbat dinners, social gatherings, Jewish learning experiences, and cohort-based initiatives.

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• You’re A Relationship-Builder: You thrive on meeting new people, understanding their interests, and forging meaningful connections.
• You’re A Collaborative Team Player: You enjoy working collaboratively with a team to solve problems and explore new initiatives.
• You’re A Passionate Learner: You love learning and continuously building up your Jewish knowledge.
  
• You’re An Innovative Educator: You believe in infusing education into captivating experiences that stimulate the imagination.
  
• You’re A Facilitator: You thrive in creating spaces for students to converse, share ideas, and explore and develop their own ideas on relevant issues.
  
• You’re A Recent College Grad: Whatever your degree, you are excited about Jewish life on campus and have experience as a participant and maybe even as an educator in a Jewish educational setting.
  
• You’re A Creative Thinker: You are constantly reimagining the ordinary, seeking ways to repurpose and improve things.
  
• You’re A Bold Visionary: Think big and creatively, viewing everything as a possibility and embracing a risk-taking, entrepreneurial spirit.

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