Executive Director for Student Support & Advocacy

Job ID:
Location: Main Campus - UCR
Schedule: 8AM - 5PM
Category: Student Affairs and Advising
Salary: $123,000 - $211,800
Full/Part Time: Full-time(100%)
Organization: Health Wellbeing and Safety
Department: Denise Woods
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled

Position Information:
**Applicants are required to submit a resume and cover letter for full consideration. Please note that candidates may be asked to participate in an open forum or vision seminar as a part of the recruitment process. **

Reporting directly to the Vice Chancellor for Health, Well-being, and Safety (HWS), the Executive Director for Student Advocacy and Support will provide strategic leadership for the HWS organization. This role holds responsibility for overseeing the financial operations and human resource management of key units within the Health, Well-being & Safety organization, including the Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC), Basic Needs, and Campus Advocacy, Resources, and Education (CARE). In addition to these operational duties, the Executive Director will advocate for and advance the strategic vision of HWS, fostering collaboration within the organization, across the campus, and with external community partners. The role will contribute to the integration of well-being, advocacy, retention, and success strategies throughout the student experience, ensuring these elements are embedded in all aspects of student support services. As a key leader, the Executive Director will serve as a trusted strategic partner, guiding the development and execution of HWS's operational and growth strategies. The individual in this role will focus on driving operational efficiencies, enhancing processes, and ensuring team alignment with the HWS Collective Impact Model. The Executive Director will be a dynamic and empowering leader, advocating for the division's strategic goals while cultivating strong relationships and securing support for HWS initiatives both within the organization, across the campus, and external community. The ideal candidate will possess a collaborative, solution-oriented leadership style, characterized by a commitment to ethical practices, diversity, and inclusion. The Executive Director should demonstrate the ability to inspire teams, mentor emerging leaders, and drive innovative solutions that enhance the impact and effectiveness of student advocacy and support services. A positive attitude, high energy, and a commitment to integrity, openness, and kindness will be essential to success in this role.

The full salary range for the Executive Director for Student Support & Advocacy is $123,000 - $241,400 annually. However, the expected pay rate for this position is up to $211,800 annually. We base salary offers on a variety of considerations, such as education, licensure and certifications, experience, and other business and organizational needs.

Applicants must have current work authorization when accepting a UCR staff position. Currently, we are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa for staff.

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.



Requirements:
Requirements

Educational Requirements

Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.

Required

Masters, Doctorate, or Terminal degree from an accredited institution of higher education and progressive administrative responsibility.

Preferred

Experience Requirements

8 - 13 years of related experience.

Required

Previous supervisory/managerial experience.

Preferred

Special Conditions
Special

Exercise the utmost discretion in managing sensitive information learned in the course of performing their duties. Sensitive information includes but is not limited to employee and student records, health and patient records, financial data, strategic plans, proprietary information, and any other sensitive or non-public information learned during the course and scope of employment. Understands that sensitive information should be shared on a limited basis and actively takes steps to limit access to sensitive information to individuals who have legitimate business need to know. Ensure that sensitive information is properly safeguarded. Follow all organizational policies and laws on data protection and privacy. This includes secure handling of physical and digital records and proper usage of IT systems to prevent data leaks. The unauthorized or improper disclosure of confidential work-related information obtained from any source on any work-related matter is a violation of these expectations.

Required

Minimum Requirements

Excellent ability to establish metrics for department and employee goals.

Excellent project management skills, including the capability of managing capital projects.

Excellent skills to work collaboratively and act persuasively in sensitive situations; skills in conflict management techniques.

Thorough knowledge of financial analysis and reporting techniques; human resources and risk management planning; accounting and payroll.

Excellent interpersonal skills to effectively lead, motivate and influence others and to develop and maintain high standards of customer service.

Very strong ability to quickly evaluate complex issues and identify multiple options for resolution.

Demonstrated effectiveness and sensitivity to a multicultural environment and a commitment to campus-wide educational equity and retention efforts

Demonstrated effective leadership in planning, implementing, evaluating, and advocating for a wide range of student-oriented programs with a student-centered approach.

Preferred Qualifications

Thorough knowledge of common organization-specific and other computer application programs.

Evidence of successful partnerships with the broader community.

Demonstrated understanding of the challenges facing HSI and AANAPISI campuses and higher education today, and the ability to address them in a large comprehensive university with positive outcomes.

Demonstrated record of supporting student success strategies that foster a holistic student-centered learning environment, increase retention and graduation rates, and address issues of access, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Demonstrated success in strategic planning that fosters collaborative work with thoughts leaders and other stakeholders to identify the priorities of the University and develop strategies and tactics for achieving them.


Additional Information:
Additional Information In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities' air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history, and culture. UCR gives every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.

UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.

• UC Riverside is proud to be ranked No. 12 among all U.S. universities, according to Money Magazine's 2020 rankings, and among the top 1 percent of universities worldwide, according to the 2019-20 Center for World University rankings.
  


• UC Riverside is the top university in the United States for social mobility. - U.S. News 2020
  


• UCR is a member of the University Innovation Alliance, the leading national coalition of public research universities committed to improving student success for low-income, first-generation, and students of color.
  


• Among top-tier universities, UC Riverside ranks No. 2 in financial aid. - Business Insider 2019
  


• Ranked No. 2 in the world for research, UCR's Department of Entomology maintains one of the largest collections of insect specimens the nation. - Center for World University Rankings
  


• UCR's distinguished faculty boasts 2 Nobel Laureates, and 13 members of the National Academies of Science and Medicine.

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

For information about our generous employee benefits package, visit: Employee Benefits Overview

Job Description Details:
Job Description Details

General Information
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Generic Scope
Oversees through subordinate managers a large department or multiple smaller units, OR manages a highly specialized technical function/team. Has significant responsibility to achieve broadly stated goals through subordinate managers. Determines objectives, directs programs, develops strategies and policies, manages human, financial, and physical resources, and functions with a high degree of autonomy. Proactively assesses risk to establish systems and procedures to protect organizational assets. Determines strategies for a program with organization-wide impact.

Custom Scope
Responsible for managing the administrative services and/or general operations of a school, OR college OR large, multiple or interdisciplinary department(s) within a college, or large or multiple non-academic department(s). Establishes operational objectives and work plans, and delegates assignments to subordinate managers. Responsible for managing, preparing, administering, and directing resources. Reviews and approves recommendations for functional programs. Monitors division and department adherence to approved budget. Involved in developing, modifying and executing organizational policies that affect immediate operation(s) and may also have organization-wide effect. Erroneous decisions or failure to achieve goals results in additional costs and personnel, and serious delays in overall schedules.

Department Custom Scope
Reporting directly to the Vice Chancellor for Health, Well-being, and Safety (HWS), the Executive Director for Student Advocacy and Support will provide strategic leadership for the HWS organization. This role holds responsibility for overseeing the financial operations and human resource management of key units within the Health, Well-being & Safety organization, including the Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC), Basic Needs, and Campus Advocacy, Resources, and Education (CARE). In addition to these operational duties, the Executive Director will advocate for and advance the strategic vision of HWS, fostering collaboration within the organization, across the campus, and with external community partners. The role will contribute to the integration of well-being, advocacy, retention, and success strategies throughout the student experience, ensuring these elements are embedded in all aspects of student support services.

As a key leader, the Executive Director will serve as a trusted strategic partner, guiding the development and execution of HWS's operational and growth strategies. The individual in this role will focus on driving operational efficiencies, enhancing processes, and ensuring team alignment with the HWS Collective Impact Model. The Executive Director will be a dynamic and empowering leader, advocating for the divisions strategic goals while cultivating strong relationships and securing support for HWS initiatives both within the organization, across the campus, and external community.

The ideal candidate will possess a collaborative, solution-oriented leadership style, characterized by a commitment to ethical practices, diversity, and inclusion. The Executive Director should demonstrate the ability to inspire teams, mentor emerging leaders, and drive innovative solutions that enhance the impact and effectiveness of student advocacy and support services. A positive attitude, high energy, and a commitment to integrity, openness, and kindness will be essential to success in this role.


Key Responsibilities:
Key Responsibilities DescriptionPercent Time

Manages, plans and administers administrative operations and/or general operations of a school, OR college, OR a large interdisciplinary department within a school OR a large or multiple-department, non-academic unit.

• 10%
  
  
• May interact with higher-level management on matters concerning several functional areas, and/or customers.
• 5%
  
  
• Other duties as assigned.
• 5%
  
  
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