Associate Director of Equal Opportunity & Deputy Title IX Coordinator

Duties/Responsibilities

• Serves as AA/EEO Officer: Monitors compliance with AA/EEO laws, policies, regulations, and programs, and works with various campus constituencies to facilitate an understanding of how to apply these policies and programs to daily actions, behaviors, and decisions.
• Responsible for the investigation and resolution of student and employee Title VII and state discrimination, harassment, and hostile work environment complaints.
• Prepares detailed reports of investigations in a timely manner and makes recommendations on dispositions to the President or the President’s designee in accordance with the New Jersey State Policy Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace.
• Partner with the Department of People Operations and Employee Resources (POER) to monitor the College’s recruitment, selection, and employment policies, including review of search committee composition and applicant pool analysis.
• Serves as the Affirmative Action Representative on college-wide faculty committees related to the Tenure, Promotion, Career Development, Faculty Scholarship Fund, Sabbaticals processes, and Professional Staff Promotion.
• Oversees college-wide distribution of the New Jersey Policy Prohibiting Discrimination in the Workplace on an annual basis in compliance with New Jersey state regulations and statutory mandates.
• Serves as the College's AA/EEO liaison to state and federal agencies. Attends statewide bimonthly AA/EEO Officers’ Meetings. Responsible for federal and state reporting requirements and related statistical analysis.
• Oversees implementation and monitoring of the College’s Workforce Development Plan in partnership with the New Jersey Civil Service Commission. Reviews workforce analyses and statistical reports regarding recruitment, hiring, and other employment actions to monitor AA/EEO compliance.
• Serves as the Deputy Title IX Coordinator, including:
• Serves as a Title IX Investigator on an as-needed basis.
• Preside over the Title IX hearing process on an as-needed basis as the Hearing Chair, including review of investigative reports, analyzing witness statements, and making recommendations on dispositions, including recommending sanctions as appropriate.
• Effectively manages the duties of the Title IX Coordinator in their absence.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in higher education, law, human resources, public administration, or a closely related field; or a Juris Doctor (J.D.) from an accredited institution.
• Five years of experience conducting workplace, AA/EEO, Title IX, employee relations, or related compliance investigations. A Ph.D. or an Ed.D. degree may be substituted for two years of the required experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of AA/EEO or civil rights laws and regulations is required.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct impartial, well-organized, and trauma-informed investigations independently and with sound judgment.
• Experience in discrimination, harassment, or sexual misconduct matters in a higher education environment is preferred.
• Experience in and awareness of the sensitivity required when interacting with and addressing the needs of a diverse community on sensitive topics.