Director of Equal Opportunity Investigations/Deputy Title IX Coordinator

Oregon State
University

Department: Equal Opportunity&Access (UPR)

Appointment Type: Professional
Faculty

Job Location: Corvallis

Recommended Full-Time Salary Range: $86,688-$151,764

Job
Summary:
The Office of Equal Opportunity and Access is seeking a Director of Equal Opportunity Investigations/Deputy Title IX
Coordinator. This is a full-time (1.00 FTE), 12-month, professional faculty position.

Oregon State University (OSU) is
committed through continuous improvement to be a collaborative, inclusive, and caring environment that enables success for all people. OSU
strives for equity and equal opportunity in everything that we do, and shares common, fundamental values grounded in justice, civility, and
respect while looking to our diversity as a source of enrichment and strength.

The Office of Equal Opportunity and Access (EOA) is
committed to success for the entire university community through equity, fairness, and understanding. The Director of Equal Opportunity
Investigations and Deputy Title IX Coordinator provides the strategic vision, leadership, and management of the university’s equal
opportunity unit within EOA. The position works collaboratively with others in the office to advance inclusion in our increasingly diverse
community by ensuring university compliance with relevant federal and state anti-discrimination laws as well as to develop strategic
objectives and advance institutional goals related to equity, inclusion, and diversity. As a unit leader and Deputy Title IX Coordinator,
the Director also works collaboratively with other leaders across units and at the direction of the Executive Director to advance
priorities.

Why OSU?
Working for Oregon State University is so much more than a job!

Oregon State
University is a dynamic community of dreamers, doers, problem-solvers and change-makers. We dont wait for challenges to present themselves –
we seek them out and take them on. We welcome students, faculty and staff from every background and perspective into a community where
everyone feels seen and heard. We have deep-rooted mindfulness for the natural world and all who depend on it, and together, we apply
knowledge, tools and skills to build a better future for all.

FACTS:

Top 1.4% university in the world
More research funding than all public universities in Oregon combined
1 of 3 land, sea, space and sun grant universities in the U.S.
2 campuses, 11 colleges, 12 experiment stations, and Extension programs in all 36 counties
7 cultural resource centers that offer
education, celebration and belonging for everyone
100+ undergraduate degree programs, 80+ graduate degrees plus hundreds of minor
options and certificates
35k+ students including more than 2.3k international students and 10k students of color
217k+ alumni
worldwide
For more interesting facts about OSU visit: https://oregonstate.edu/about

Locations:

Oregon
State has a statewide presence with campuses in Corvallis and Bend, the OSU Portland Center and the Hatfield Marine Science Center on the
Pacific Coast in Newport.

Oregon States beautiful, historic and state-of-the-art main campus is located in one of Americas best
college towns. Corvallis is located close to the Pacific Ocean, the Cascade mountains and Oregon wine country. Nestled in the heart of the
Willamette Valley, this beautiful city offers miles of mountain biking and hiking trails, a river perfect for boating or kayaking and an
eclectic downtown featuring local cuisine, popular events and performances.

Total Rewards Package:

Oregon
State University offers a comprehensive benefits
package with benefits eligible positions that is designed to meet the needs of employees and their families including:
Medical, Dental, Vision and Basic Life. OSU pays 95% of premiums for you and your eligible dependents.
Free confidential mental health
and emotional support services, and counseling resources.
Retirement savings paid by the university.
A generous paid leave package,
including holidays, vacation and sick leave.
Tuition reduction benefits for you or your qualifying dependents at OSU or the additional
six Oregon Public Universities.
Robust Work Life programs including Dual Career assistance resources, flexible work arrangements, a
Family Resource Center, Affinity Groups and an Employee Assistance Program.

Future and current OSU employees can use the Benefits Calculator to learn more about
the full value of the benefits provided at OSU.

Key Responsibilities
75% – LEAD WORK / SUPERVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIESProvides direct supervision for three Equity Associates, one Intake & Assessment Associate, and one Case
Coordinator.

The Director has the following broad lead work/supervisory responsibilities:

• Provides leadership and management
  to equal opportunity and equity functions within the equal opportunity unit, including strategic vision, administrative function, and
  personnel management.
• Develops and implements collaborative strategies to ensure the effective integration of the work of equal
  opportunity with all aspects of equity, inclusion, and diversity.
• Provides direction to the work of staff engaged in equal
  opportunity functions, including planning, assigning, and reviewing work, and evaluating performance.
• Interviews and hires staff;
  identifies training needs and recommends appropriate training; resolves problems and grievances; initiatives disciplinary actions; and
  rewards employees.
• In collaboration with the Executive Director, works collaboratively with other employees across units to advance
  the departments priorities.

Process Collaboration

• Provides leadership within EOA, across campus, and with the broader
  community to ensure effective collaboration and thoroughly vetted institutional procedures for intaking and resolving complaints and
  conducting investigations.
• Internally, leads the equal opportunity unit through processes to define and revise consistent complaint
  and investigatory practices.
• Externally, brings together equal opportunity staff, campus partners at OSU, and local experts
  external to OSU to define, revise, and collaborate on complaint and investigatory processes that effectively ensure OSU compliance with
  applicable legal requirements and core campus values. In support of that effort, participate or arrange for participation on campus-wide
  committees.

Complaints & Investigations

• Provides direct supervision including leadership, guidance, and case management
  over investigatory responsibilities for complaints related to Title IX / sexual misconduct, protected status discrimination / discriminatory
  harassment, Equal Pay Act, retaliation, bullying, and consensual relationship policy violations.
• Provides oversight and guidance to
  complaint and conflict resolution work by equity associates that includes offering even-handed assistance to address difficult and complex
  issues, facilitating difficult conversations, designing and implementing interventions, providing strategies for informal conflict
  resolution, as well as conducting formal investigations and issuing written findings and/or determinations.
• Responsible for the
  project management of complaints in order to ensure timely response, resolution, and closure for campus constituents.
• Collaborates
  with the Office of the General Counsel, the Office of Human Resources, the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards, and other
  units in the resolution of civil rights and tort claims.
• Meets with academic and administrative departments, employees, students,
  volunteers, vendors, and community members to discuss and resolve concerns relating to access to programs and services, equal opportunity,
  discrimination, sexual harassment, bullying, and retaliation.

10% – EDUCATION AND TRAINING

• Develops
  opportunities for individuals and communities to build skills to interact effectively across difference, enhancing university capacity for
  conflict resolution and restorative justice, and creating and sustaining environments that are equitable and inclusive.
• Partners
  with other offices, as needed, to design and conduct educational training sessions on broader topics of equity, inclusion, and diversity in
  how they relate to equal opportunity obligations.

15% – SERVICE AND OTHER ACTIVITIES

• Provides service to
  the university and surrounding community, including participation on university committees and in campus/community activities related to
  diversity, equity, equal opportunity, and affirmative action.
• Additional responsibilities as assigned, including opportunities for
  growth and professional development in other areas of interest related to equity, inclusion, and diversity.

What You Will
Need
Masters degree or a Juris Doctorate and a minimum of 3 years experience conducting relevant investigations;
or a Bachelors degree and a minimum of 5 years experience conducting relevant investigations.
Relevant investigation experience includes civil rights, discrimination, harassment, sexual misconduct, Title IX, student conduct,
grievance, human resources, workplace, criminal justice, child abuse, or similar investigations.

The successful candidate will also
have the following required knowledge, skills, and experience:

• Understanding of the principles and practices of equal opportunity,
  equity, inclusion, and diversity (from education, personal/professional development, and/or work experience);
• Demonstrated
  knowledge and understanding of federal anti-discrimination laws, regulations, and processes, particularly as related to Title IX and the
  Violence Against Women Act;
• Ability to ensure fair, objective, and impartial investigations and resolutions, with due process;
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively with difficult issues in complex environments;
• Commitment to
  advancing diversity and creating inclusive environments;
• Demonstrated ability to use sound judgment in professional
  environments;
• Ability to develop and cultivate relationships with campus and community partners to work effectively, both
  independently and collaboratively, across multiple aspects of difference;
• Demonstrated understanding of and ability to work
  effectively with people who have experienced forms of bias, harassment, and/or violence based on their identity, and in particular sexual
  harassment/assault;
• Demonstrated supervisory or team building ability;
• Demonstrated ability to use strong analytical,
  critical thinking, and synthesis skills;
• Demonstrated strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to write
  cogent investigatory reports/summaries, the ability to carefully review and edit documents, and the ability to present content in an manner
  that is understandable and accessible to stakeholders;
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook),
  as well as database systems and case management software (such as Maxient).

This position is designated as a critical or
security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to be position
qualified as per University Standard: 05-010 et seq. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions.

What We Would Like
You to Have

• Multilingual and/or multicultural in languages/cultures that are increasingly represented at OSU, such as
  Spanish/Latin-American, Mandarin Chinese, Vietnamese, Arabic, and Deaf culture/American Sign Language;
• Education, training, or
  experience that enhances the collective effectiveness of the office;
• Demonstrated ability to design and present
  educational/training sessions;
• Proficiency in Maxient (case management database software);
• Extensive experience
  investigating and resolving discrimination complaints;
• Extensive experience writing investigatory reports;
• Advanced
  supervisory experience;
• Previous work in higher education.

Working Conditions / Work Schedule

Special
Instructions to Applicants
When applying you will be required to attach the following electronic documents:

1) A Resume;
and

2) A Cover Letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position.

You will also be
required to submit the names of at least three professional references, their e-mail addresses and telephone numbers as part of the
application process.

Starting salary within the salary range will be commensurate with skills, education, and experience.

The
anticipated starting salary will be $$95,000 – $115,000.
For additional information please contact:
Equal Opportunity
Equal.opportunity@oregonstate.edu
541-737-3556

OSU commits to inclusive
excellence by advancing equity and diversity in all that we do. We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer, and particularly
encourage applications from members of historically underrepresented racial/ethnic groups, women, individuals with disabilities, veterans,
LGBTQ community members, and others who demonstrate the ability to help us achieve our vision of a diverse and inclusive
community.

OSU will conduct a review of the National Sex Offender Public website prior to hire.

This position is designated as
a critical or security-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a criminal history check and be determined to
be position qualified as per University Standard 05-010. Incumbents are required to self-report convictions. Offers of employment are
contingent upon meeting all minimum qualifications including the criminal history check requirement.

To apply, please visit: https://jobs.oregonstate.edu/postings/140070

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