[Hiring] Associate Vice President, Jewish Security Strategy & Campus Safety @Hillel International

Role Description

Hillel International seeks an Associate Vice President, Jewish Security Strategy and Campus Safety to lead a high-impact, movement-wide portfolio focused on strengthening safety, security, preparedness, and crisis response across the Hillel movement. Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Campus Solutions, this leader will oversee the strategy, systems, partnerships, and implementation necessary to help Hillels create safe, welcoming, and resilient environments for Jewish students and campus communities.

The AVP will bring strong executive judgment, operational discipline, and the ability to work in a complex, fast-moving environment. This leader must be able to translate security expertise into practical guidance for campus Hillels, partner effectively with university leaders and law enforcement, and ensure that safety and security are integrated into Hillel’s broader work supporting Jewish students.

This position is fully remote and open to eligible candidates in the United States. Travel Expectations: This role requires travel approximately once per month (10-20%, depending on the time of year).

Qualifications

• Significant senior-level experience in safety, security, emergency management, law enforcement, military, campus safety, Jewish communal security, nonprofit security, or a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement safety, security, emergency preparedness, or risk management strategies across complex, multi-site systems.
• Experience navigating high-stakes incidents, urgent threats, reputational risk, and crisis situations with sound judgment, speed, discretion, and coordination.
• Strong understanding of campus dynamics, Jewish communal life, antisemitism, protest activity, targeted harassment, and threats facing Jewish students and institutions.
• Ability to build trust with campus professionals, executives, boards, funders, university leaders, law enforcement, communal partners, and internal teams.
• Excellent communication skills, with experience developing training, protocols, standards, and systems to track readiness, measure progress, and communicate impact.
• Bachelor’s degree required. Advanced degree or relevant certifications preferred.

Requirements

• Willingness to travel domestically once a month; occasional international travel may be required.

Benefits

• Competitive salary in the nonprofit marketplace. The salary range for this role is $145,000 to $165,000.
• This position is fully remote and open to eligible candidates in the United States.
• A comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance, retirement plan, Life, AD&D, and Long-Term Disability insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, generous vacation and sick time, and parental leave.
• The opportunity to shape a critical national strategy at a defining moment for Jewish students and Jewish campus life.