Assistant Vice President for Equity and Compliance
- Employer
- Teachers College, Columbia University
- Location
- New York, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not specified
- Date posted
- Nov 25, 2022
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- Position Type
- Executive, Other Executive
- Employment Level
- Executive
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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Assistant Vice President for Equity and Compliance
Job no: 510549
Position type: Staff
Location: New York
Categories: Executive/Director/Management, Other
Posting Summary:
The Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Community Affairs (ODCA) at Teachers College Columbia University is seeking an Assistant Vice President who will oversee equity institutional efforts to ensure compliance with non-discrimination and equal opportunity laws, regulations and policies.
Job Summary/Basic Function:
The Office of the Vice President for Diversity and Community Affairs (ODCA) leads Teachers College's initiatives concerning community, diversity, civility, equity, and anti-discrimination.
Reporting to the Vice President for Diversity and Community Affairs and Title IX Coordinator, this position is integral in the delivery of the College's Diversity Mission and under the oversight of the Vice President for Diversity and Community Affairs, the Assistant Vice President will oversee equity institutional efforts to ensure compliance with non-discrimination and equal opportunity laws, regulations and policies. The position supports the Vice President in diversity, community affairs and equity engagement via programming, equity and compliance initiatives, activities, trainings, academic and cultural guidance.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Leadership
- Provide oversight to the College's Office of Access and
Services for Individuals with Disabilities (OASID) including the
annual budget to ensure reasonable accommodations and access to
programs and activities for employees, students and visitors with
disabilities.
- Supervise the OASID Director in the management of full time,
part time, and temporary staff in the execution of the College's
reasonable accommodation process, including but not limited to,
review of medical documentation, assessment of appropriate
accommodations (such as sign language interpreters, note takers,
alternative text editing) and work with employees, students and/or
visitors to ensure reasonable accommodations including management
of full time, part time, and temporary staff
- Oversee OASID staff review medical documentation, assess
appropriate accommodations (including but not limited to sign
language interpreters, note takers, alternative text editing) and
work with employees, students and/or visitors to ensure reasonable
accommodations. OASID also provides guidance and support to
academic departments, Human Resources and administrative offices in
the development and implementation of effective accommodation and
access services and programs to assist faculty, staff, students and
visitors to the College.
- Supervise the Associate Director of Education and Outreach to
develop and conduct trainings, programs and educational
opportunities and materials related to discrimination, harassment
and gender-based misconduct and to promote diversity, equity and
inclusion.
- Support the Associate Director in the creation of methods of
program evaluation, assessment and record-keeping to track
progress.
Equity and Compliance - Oversee and manage complaint, investigation and resolution
processes regarding discrimination, harassment and gender-based
misconduct
- Serve as a member of the TC Title IX Team
- Determine non-discrimination and equal opportunity compliance
obligations and conduct assessments as needed
- Provide guidance on issues of affirmative action, equal
opportunity, non-discrimination and diversity.
- Serve as Section 504 Compliance Officer, responsible for
ensuring the College's compliance with disability laws and
regulations.
- Collaborate with ODCA Team and other campus partners to create
and promote a culture of equity, diversity, and inclusion for
persons with disabilities, particularly regarding TC's physical
plant and technology needs.
- Work with faculty and instructional staff to ensure inclusive
learning environments.
- Remain abreast of best practices across higher education
related to diversity, equity and inclusion
- In conjunction with the ODCA team, develop compliance outreach
materials for the TC community that meet the College's Diversity
Mission and compliance obligations
- Develop and implement ways to ensure that compliance programs
in Title IX, Sexual Harassment and ADA meet College compliance
goals and the educational needs of the community
- Proactively conduct outreach to various TC constituents to
organize educational trainings and workshops related to
discrimination, harassment, gender-based misconduct, implicit bias,
microaggressions, and other topics under diversity, equity and
inclusion.
- Work with the ODCA team and other TC departments to manage
student, staff and faculty educational presentations, workshops and
trainings.
- In conjunction with the ODCA team ensure ODCA-managed websites
are up-to-date with educational and training materials
Community Affairs - Develop and implement policies and procedures on
non-discrimination, equity, diversity and inclusion
issues.
- Create, conduct and supervise College-wide education and
training on non-discrimination, equity, diversity and inclusion
laws, regulations and institutional policies and provide guidance
to the TC community on these issues.
- Develop and implement diversity-related programming and
initiatives by ODCA and College community partners including panel
discussions, activities and projects designed to enhance diversity,
community building and improve civility at Teachers
College.
- Serve as advisor to the Student Conduct Committee, providing
training and guidance on applicable laws.
- Assist in the preparation of College agency responses to
charges and information requests; agreements; opinions and advisory
memoranda to outside counsel, EEOC, OCR and other federal, state or
local government agencies regarding discrimination, harassment and
gender-based misconduct complaints and/or other legal compliance
concerns.
- Assist in the development of College policies and procedures
applicable to faculty, staff and students.
- Remain abreast of federal, state and local compliance
requirements for higher education institutions in the areas of
discrimination and harassment
- Subject matter responsibility on various labor, employment,
investigatory and other related matters, including employment and
student-related disputes, working closely with College partners to
address faculty and staff, and student concerns.
Strategic Planning - Develop short-term and long-term strategic plans to enhance the
College's inclusive culture, specifically in strengthening
disability access and services.
- Other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications: - Master's degree with at least 10 years working in a higher
education setting.
- Excellent and effective communication skills including verbal,
written and listening.
- Strong organization, planning, analytic and problem-solving
abilities including successful multi-tasking, meeting time
sensitive deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to maintain a
high level of confidentiality.
- Experience working with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel,
PowerPoint) and G Suite as well as the ability to learn new
technology
- Legal experience, particularly related to equal employment and
student affairs.
- Demonstrated legal analysis, knowledge and the ability to
interpret federal, state and local non-discrimination laws and
regulations.
- Experience managing investigations regarding alleged
discrimination, harassment, gender-based misconduct and student
conduct code violations.
- Teaching and/or training experience with discrimination,
harassment and gender-based misconduct to faculty, staff and
students.
- Strong organization, planning, analytic and problem-solving
abilities including successful multi-tasking, meeting time
sensitive deadlines.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to maintain a
high level of confidentiality.
- Demonstrated superior judgment, use of discretion and ability
to remain neutral in crisis situations.
- Demonstrated success working with diverse constituencies
including students, staff and faculty.
- Demonstrated commitment to diversity and to serving the needs
of a diverse population with cultural competence and
sensitivity.
- Familiarity with on and off campus support and
reporting/adjudication options and NYC service providers
- Experience working with higher education and equity compliance
including but not limited to Title IX, Section 504, ADA, bias
intervention, anti-racism and racial and cultural
microaggressions
Preferred Qualifications: - JD degree
- Admission to NYS Bar
- Experience working in higher education with college or
university students, faculty, staff and senior College
administrators and leadership.
- Demonstrated skills in developing databases, tracking and
maintaining data and developing reports, including working
knowledge of tools for managing and presenting data.
- Experience working with legal counsel concerning investigations
and compliance.
Salary Range:
$168,000 - $201,000
To apply, please visit: https://employment.tc.columbia.edu/en-us/job/510549/assistant-vice-president-for-equity-and-compliance
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