Director of CARE

Job Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight for the Office for CARE, including supervision of Associate Director for CARE and indirect supervision of student staff.
• Design and implement programs that support identity development, belonging, and engagement for all students, especially historically underrepresented and marginalized student populations.
• Indirectly advise identity-based student organizations and support student leadership development.
• Develop, implement, and assess, in collaboration with campus partners, a scaffolded, institution-wide approach to dialogue across difference that integrates curricular and co-curricular learning.
• Facilitate and train, in collaboration with campus partners, students, faculty, and staff in constructive dialogue and discourse practices.
• Serve as a campus leader in designing educational experiences focused on identity, power, equity, and communication across difference.
• Collect, analyze, and synthesize qualitative and quantitative data related to student experience, sense of belonging, and campus climate.
• Partner in the development and implementation of campus climate assessments and related reporting.
• Identify trends and emerging concerns and provide regular briefings and recommendations to the Vice President and campus leadership.
• Serve as a campus resource and advisor to faculty, staff, and leadership on issues related to belonging, equity, and inclusion.
• Collaborate with Academic Affairs, Campus Life, Human Resources, and other campus partners to integrate inclusive practices across the student, faculty, and staff experience.
• Contribute to institutional initiatives, policies, and practices that promote an inclusive campus environment.
• Design and deliver workshops, trainings, and professional development opportunities for students, faculty, and staff on topics related to identity, dialogue, and inclusive community.
• Support the development of faculty and staff capacity to engage students and each other across difference and foster inclusive learning environments.
• Facilitate campus-wide responses to incidents of bias or community concern, with a focus on education and healing.
• Develop and maintain assessment practices to evaluate the effectiveness of programs and initiatives.
• Prepare regular reports to senior leadership on outcomes, trends, and recommendations.
• Use data to inform decision-making and continuously improve programs and strategies.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in intercultural engagement work in higher education.
• Experience facilitating dialogue or leading educational initiatives focused on identity and difference.
• Experience supervising professional and/or student staff.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to prepare and deliver presentations to a wide range of audiences.
• Strong organizational skills and exceptional interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to effectively consult with stakeholders within and outside the college.
• Ability to effectively manage projects.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Ability to effectively manage time constraints and deadlines.
• Ability to work some weekends and evenings.

Skills

• Education Requirements: Master’s degree required, doctorate preferred.

Pay and Benefits

Starting range is dependent upon individual qualifications and experience but expected to be in the range of $84,000 to $120,000. Benefits information is located at: www.lakeforest.edu/offices-and-departments/human-resources/employee-benefits.