ASSOCIATE VICE PRESIDENT - MINORITY AFFAIRS AND DIVERSITY
About the role
The Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity has an outstanding opportunity for an Associate Vice President for College Access to join their team. The AVP provides strategic leadership, administrative oversight, coordination, and the planning and designing of programs, services and initiatives that put students on the pathway to postsecondary education.
Key Responsibilities
Leadership/Administration (50%): Provide leadership and strategic direction for OMA&D College Access programs and community/partner engagement. Supervise lead staff in the following units/areas: Educational Talent Search, GEAR UP Achievers, GEAR UP RISE UP, Math Science Upward Bound, Multicultural Outreach & Recruitment, Upward Bound, and with the Vice President collaboratively supervise WA MESA.
Manage and provide oversight of the College Access budgets. Project manage grant submissions. Ensure compliance with state and federal grant and proviso regulations, reporting requirements, and performance objectives. Conduct short-term evaluations of College Access programs and activities cultivating a culture of continuous improvement. Represent OMA&D College Access programs to UW central administration and the university-at-large. Serve as the VP's point person to key external organizations and audiences.
Develop, oversee, and measure a comprehensive outreach and engagement strategy that will enhance OMA&D’s standing as a national leader in access for underrepresented and underserved populations in education. Establish a “convener strategy” to actively engage key stakeholders and elevate OMA&D’s state and national thought leadership role for addressing access in education. Assess existing partnerships and recommend ways to improve and strengthen relationships. Expand relationships with K-12 education leaders, community-based organizations, industry leaders, funders, and other key stakeholders.
Other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
Master’s degree in education, counseling, public policy, or related field and 8 years of relevant experience, which includes 3 years managing complex budgets and accountability systems.
Minimum of six years supervising and developing professional staff.
Demonstrated experience working effectively with and across diverse communities, including specific experience with American Indian; underrepresented minorities; first generation; low-income; undocumented; and students previously in foster care.
Deep understanding of and commitment to addressing the barriers students face in accessing higher education. Demonstrated experience managing programs.
Resourceful problem-solver who can navigate a large, decentralized institution. This includes interpreting policies, managing complex issues, and finding effective solutions.
Successful experience writing and managing federal grants.
Prior senior level experience.
Deep understanding of power structures and institutional systems that foster systemic inequities.
Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively and tactfully with all constituencies across the University and levels of the university administration.
Preferred Qualifications
Terminal degree.
Experience with TRiO and GEAR UP grants.
Research, data analysis/analytics experience.
Experience working closely with senior-level administrators.
Experience working at a large highly decentralized research university.
Compensation, Benefits And Position Details
Pay Range: Minimum: $150,000.00 annual Pay Range Maximum: $170,400.00 annual
Benefits: Other Compensation: For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/
Shift: First Shift (United States of America)
Temporary or Regular: This is a regular position
FTE (Full-Time Equivalent): 100.00%
Union/Bargaining Unit: Not Applicable