Policy Analyst

About the role

The Office of Academic Integrity & Student Conduct (OAISC) is a department within the Division of Student Affairs at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). OAISC handles matters concerning academic integrity and student conduct, enforcing policies such as the Jeanne Clery Act, Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), Title IX, and the UCI Academic Senate Policy on Academic Integrity.

Responsibilities

• Uses advanced operational concepts and objectives to resolve highly complex issues.
• Works on issues requiring an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
• Exercises judgment in identifying methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results.
• Develops and oversees the implementation of new programs and processes.
• Serves as the primary case manager for all sexual assault/sexual harassment contests and appeals, student conduct hearing board contests and appeals, and academic integrity appeals.
• Maintains all confidential conduct related files, conduct database (Advocate), website, and supporting documents as required by the University.
• Manages a variety of projects, both short- and long-term.
• Provides analytical support through academic integrity and student conduct records management and policy and data interpretation.
• Supervises the Project Policy Analyst 2 (Administrative Specialist) and their functions.

Requirements

• Understanding of legal issues and their implications in higher education, particularly as they apply to sexual assault, students with disabilities, students of concern/BIT teams, elements of due process, the 1st Amendment, and rights/responsibilities of students.
• Advanced knowledge of Title IX and the Clery Act and how they intersect with student conduct.
• Advanced knowledge of student conduct processes and procedures, including policy development and application of student conduct policies.
• Experience adjudicating complex, highly political, high-profile, and sensitive student conduct cases.
• Experience working on trauma-informed training and experience working with sexual harassment/violence cases.
• Advanced knowledge of common organizational- or research-specific and other computer application programs, including Advocate.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with all levels of staff (high-level administrators, campus counsel, policy, community partners/members, outside attorneys, faculty, students, and other staff members) and influence, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to write concise, logical, grammatically correct analytical reports, procedural documents, and memos.
• Ability to use discretion and maintain all confidentiality.
• Advanced project management skills.
• Experience using metrics, learning outcomes, assessment, and creating statistical reports.
• Thorough knowledge of organizational or initiative processes, protocols, and procedures.
• Ability to multi-task with demanding timeframes.
• Advanced knowledge of applicable policy analysis techniques.
• Advanced analytical/problem-solving skills.
• Ability to independently identify and analyze problems and issues, gather and analyze information and data, recommend alternative approaches or solutions, and evaluate results.
• Strong knowledge of and experience with advising and counseling techniques.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
• Minimum of 5-7 years experience with a BA/BS or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Preferred: Masters degree in Student Affairs/Higher Education or in a related area and at least 5 years post-graduate school student affairs experience or equivalent years of experience.

Skills

• Understanding of legal issues and their implications in higher education, particularly as they apply to sexual assault, students with disabilities, students of concern/BIT teams, elements of due process, the 1st Amendment, and rights/responsibilities of students.
• Advanced knowledge of Title IX and the Clery Act and how they intersect with student conduct.
• Advanced knowledge of student conduct processes and procedures, including policy development and application of student conduct policies.
• Experience adjudicating complex, highly political, high-profile, and sensitive student conduct cases.
• Experience working on trauma-informed training and experience working with sexual harassment/violence cases.
• Advanced knowledge of common organizational- or research-specific and other computer application programs, including Advocate.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with all levels of staff (high-level administrators, campus counsel, policy, community partners/members, outside attorneys, faculty, students, and other staff members) and influence, both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to write concise, logical, grammatically correct analytical reports, procedural documents, and memos.
• Ability to use discretion and maintain all confidentiality.
• Advanced project management skills.
• Experience using metrics, learning outcomes, assessment, and creating statistical reports.
• Thorough knowledge of organizational or initiative processes, protocols, and procedures.
• Ability to multi-task with demanding timeframes.
• Advanced knowledge of applicable policy analysis techniques.
• Advanced analytical/problem-solving skills.
• Ability to independently identify and analyze problems and issues, gather and analyze information and data, recommend alternative approaches or solutions, and evaluate results.
• Strong knowledge of and experience with advising and counseling techniques.