This position provides strategic leadership and direction for the Office of Civil Rights and Investigations, which is responsible for ensuring the university?s compliance with civil rights and retaliation laws and policies related to its programs and activities, including education and employment. They oversee leadership, coordination and monitoring across all campuses and extension centers regarding compliance with federal law, state law and university policies prohibiting retaliation and discrimination, including harassment, based on legally protected statuses such as religion, age, sex, race, color, national origin, military or veteran status and disability. In addition to supervising and upholding all processes connected to the university's handling of reports and complaints of protected status discrimination, including harassment and retaliation, they also collaborate closely with a broad range of university stakeholders to prevent, reduce and address all forms of discrimination, including harassment and retaliation.

This position plays a key role in developing talent and delegating responsibility within the office coordinating with other units on proactive compliance efforts and responding to reports and complaints of civil rights misconduct, including intake (supportive measures and emergency and interim responses), formal/informal resolution (investigation and adjudication) informal resolution and remediation (including oversight of disciplinary consequences and remedies). This position is responsible for providing or overseeing all training, educational and prevention programming addressing civil rights issues across campus, with a focus on consistency, accuracy and effectiveness. The position requires the ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality and discretion in all situations and circumstances.

Among other responsibilities, this position provides leadership, coordination and oversight of university?s Title IX, Title VI, Title VII and ADA compliance efforts by delivering community-wide programming in collaboration with other university stakeholders to respond appropriately to reports and complaints of, prevent, reduce and remediate discrimination, including harassment and retaliation, involving: