Senior Director of Affirmative Action and Equity Compliance/Title IX Coordinator

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Senior Director of Affirmative Action and Equity Compliance/Title IX Coordinator
The candidate will serve as the university Affirmative Action Officer and supervise the Affirmative Action and Equity Compliance function. This responsibility includes maintaining the university affirmative action plan, all related compliance functions, internal investigations, constituent relations, policy development, oversight of search/recruitment procedures and compliance training. Serve as the Title IX Coordinator and oversee the initial and ongoing training of Title IX/Affirmative Action investigators, meet with and communicate regularly with investigators to ensure prompt, fair and impartial resolution of complaints. Apply interim measures and due process as appropriate. Supervise the faculty and staff collective bargaining and labor relations function including negotiation processes, grievances, and contract administration. Exercise expert judgment and communication in technically and politically complex and sensitive matters/cases involving one or a number of the following factors: respondents who are ladder rank faculty, senior level administrators, athletic coaches, egregious and potential criminal conduct, concurrent law enforcement investigation, and concurrent or likely litigation. Negotiate resolution agreements and practice appropriate conflict resolution procedures with respect to personnel issues, cases, litigation and informal/formal complaints as they arise. Oversee administration of the university faculty/staff grievance procedure and discipline appeal/hearing processes for all categories of university employees. Supervise the administration of policies, procedures and reasonable accommodations pertaining to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA.) Make recommendations for appropriate discipline, sanctions and programmatic responses in accordance with established policies and procedures. Participate in litigation processes as appropriate e.g. consultations with litigation defense teams and deposition of court testimony. Make high level contacts of a sensitive nature, internally and externally, requiring discretion and diplomacy in order to negotiate with or persuade officials to adopt the proposed solution. Prepare reports and analyses for members of Administration on the University’s nondiscrimination and enforcement programs. Coordinate the University’s compliance efforts for all required government reports, audits and information requests. Bachelor’s Degree is essential. Must have 5+ years of professional experience in the areas of Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action and Title IX compliance. Experience handling discrimination and harassment investigations and complaint resolution is essential. Should preferably have experience in higher education or similar nonprofit setting. J.D., Master’s or Advanced degree in human resources, higher education administration or related discipline is a plus. Should preferably have experience interpreting federal and state laws and regulations pertaining to Equal Employment Opportunity, Affirmative Action, Title IX and ADA.

Priority Review Date: 05/28/2018.

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