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Associate Director, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Division - Office for Access and Equity ...

Employer: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Location: Champaign, IL

Administrative Jobs: Institutional & Business Affairs, Diversity & Inclusion, Student Affairs, Career Services
Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Office for Access and Equity

Associate Director, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Division - Office for Access and Equity

The Associate Director of EEO will coordinate the day-to-day operations of a team of EEO investigators and a casemanager. They will act as a first responder to items of urgency and managing workflow to ensure timely respones.

The University of Illinois is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. For more information, visit http://go.illinois.edu/EEO.

Statement of Duties

Supervision/Ensuring Compliance

Oversee and ensure investigations of reports and complaints of sexual misconduct and discrimination are independently reviewed to be adequate, reliable, timely, consistent, confidential and impartial.
Oversee claims filed with external civil rights enforcement agencies which involve allegations of discrimination on the basis of all applicable Federal and State Civil Rights laws in the area of employment, education and public accommodations on the Urbana-Champaign campus.
Oversee the preparation of position statements and verified responses and function as the primary campus representative during fact-finding proceedings before external agencies that enforce Federal and State laws.
Oversee the informal process of the sexual misconduct and non-discrimination procedures.
Supervise and lead a team of EEO investigators and a case manager in the EEO division of the Office for Access and Equity.
Ensure ongoing compliance by collecting and analyzing data, writing comprehensive reports for administration and ensuring complete records of investigations.
Stay abreast of Federal and State laws and regulations concerning equal employment opportunity and university employment policies and procedures for all faculty, staff and academic professional employees.
Provides advice and guidance to faculty and staff on issues of discrimination and harassment.

Committees/Trainings/Outreach

Conduct trainings and workshops around EEO topics.
Maintain collaborative relationships between Illinois campus and external entities addressing issues on equal opportunity.
Serves on various committees and performs other duties as assign

Position Requirements and Qualifications

Required Education: Juris Doctor degree

Required Experience:

3 years of relevant professional experience and demonstrated success in handling conflicts in human relations.
Demonstrated experience in conducting investigations and serving as a neutral-fact finder.

Preferred Experience

Prior experience working in higher education with faculty, staff and students.
3 years of supervisory experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: Ability to design, develop, and present effective training and educational programs to a variety of audiences on EEO topics; skill in monitoring the preparation of comprehensive investigative reports and interpreting and applying policies and procedures; ability to organize and conduct effective investigations, prepare concise and cogent written analyses of complaints and mediate and resolve conflicts when appropriate; strong organizational, planning, analytical and problem solving skills; ability to work independently and with sound judgment; ability to make good, consistent and fair decisions (based on fact and data); ability to work with colleges and academic units across campus; sense of urgency in approaching responsibilities; demonstrated ability to manage high volume and time-sensitive workload and to meet demanding deadlines; demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing; excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work in a collaborative and diverse-environment; strong commitment to diversity, affirmative action and equal employment opportunity; demonstrated knowledge of and ability to interpret and apply federal, state, and local laws and regulations related to equal employment, affirmative action, and individuals’ civil rights, employment, affirmative action and individuals’ civil rights; awareness of the necessity to maintain confidential and neutralitity.

There are two full-time (100%), twelve month non-tenure track academic professional positions available. Salary is competitive and commensurate with qualifications. The proposed start date is as soon as possible after the closing date. Interviews may occur before the closing date; however, all applications received by the closing date will receive full consideration.

To Apply
To ensure full consideration, application materials must be received by December 2, 2019. Please complete your candidate profile at http://jobs.illinois.edu and upload a letter of application, resume and the names, address, phone numbers and email addresses of three professional references. For more information regarding application procedures, contact Heidi Johnson at 217-333-0885 or johnso19@illinois.edu.

The University of Illinois conducts criminal background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer.

College Name or Administrative Unit:Office of the Chancellor Category:2-Administrative Title:Associate Director, Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Division - Office for Access and Equity (123397) Open Date:11/11/2019 Organization Name:Office for Access and Equity

Organization

Since its founding in 1867, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has earned a reputation as a world-class leader in research, teaching, and public engagement.

Faculty

A talented and highly respected faculty is the University's most significant resource. Many are recognized for exceptional scholarship with memberships in such organizations as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Engineering.

Our faculty have been awarded Nobel Prizes, Pulitzer Prizes, and the Fields Medal in Mathematics.The success of our faculty is matched by that of our alumni: 11 are Nobel laureates and another 18 have won Pulitzer Prizes.

Academic Resources

Academic resources on campus are among the finest in the world. The University Library is one of the largest public university collections in the world with 11 million volumes in its 37 unit libraries. Annually, 53,000,000 people visit its online catalog. Students have access to thousands of computer terminals in classrooms, residence halls, and campus libraries for use in classroom instruction, study, and research.

Research

Students and scholars find the University an ideal place to conduct research. The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology is a model for interdisciplinary research, where eighteen research groups from sixteen University departments work within and across three broadly defined themes: biological intelligence, human-computer intelligent interaction, and molecular and electronic nanostructures. The University is also home to the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA).

Undergraduate Education

The University has a fundamental commitment to undergraduate education. Nearly 28,000 undergraduate students are enrolled in nine undergraduate divisions, which together offer some 4,000 courses in more than 150 fields of study.

Undergraduate admission is highly selective. In the 2001 freshman class, students in the middle 50% had ACT scores between 25 and 30 and ranked between the 83rd and 96th percentiles of their high school graduating classes.

The University enrolls over 9,000 graduate and professional students in more than 100 disciplines. It is among the top five universities in number of earned doctorates awarded annually in the United States.

Also integral to the University's mission is a commitment to public engagement. Each year about 65,000 Illinois residents participate in scores of conferences, institutes, courses, and workshops presented statewide. Research and class projects take students and professors off campus to share expertise and technical support with Illinois farmers, manufacturing firms, and businesses. In a typical year, student volunteers log more than 60,000 volunteer hours.

The Arts

A major center for the arts, the campus attracts dozens of nationally and internationally renowned artists each year to its widely acclaimed Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. The University also supports two major museums: the Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion; and the Spurlock Museum, a museum of world history and culture.

Other major facilities include the multipurpose Assembly Hall (16,500 seats); Memorial Stadium (70,000 seats), site of Big Ten Conference football games; and the Intramural-Physical Education Building, one of the largest recreational facilities of its kind on a university campus.

Inclusive Illinois, one campus, many voices

Inclusive Illinois is the University’s commitment to cultivating a community at Illinois where everyone is welcomed, celebrated, and respected. Illinois is about how we value difference to make a difference. http://www.inclusiveillinois.illinois.edu/

As evidence of the University’s commitment to enhance the working, living, and learning environment for faculty, staff, and students, the University will encourage a standard of conduct and behavior that is consistent with the values of inclusivity. In an environment of inclusivity, there is no place for acts of hatred, intolerance, insensitivity, bigotry, threats of violence, harassment or discrimination.

Inclusive Illinois, one campus, many voices

Inclusive Illinois is the University’s commitment to cultivating a community at Illinois where everyone is welcomed, celebrated, and respected. Through education, engagement, and excellence, each voice creates the Inclusive Illinois Experience.

How can we appreciate difference to make a difference?

Illinois is the place where we embrace difference. We embrace it because we value it. We value it because we know that we have so much to learn from each other in our living, learning, and working environment.

Illinois is the place where we recognize the power of possibility and where great potential is realized. Inclusive Illinois is the vision of that place: a vision made real by leadership and commitment.

Illinois is the place where consensus is forged by discourse and where everyone’s contributions are recognized: significant contributions that elevate us because they are informed and enhanced by race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation and gender identity, age, physical ability, religion, class, and national origin. We are enriched by these perspectives, and we are united by the very discourse that brings these views together.

It is a process. It is transformative. And we celebrate the remarkable changes we set in motion here … taking an important step … crossing boundaries … starting with our own.

It all starts with each of us: with our willingness to embark on the journey in the search for answers, and with our openness and acceptance of the answers we find. Illinois is the place where it all comes together.

Learn more about how Inclusive Illinois promotes diversity here.

Commitment to Equal Opportunity

The commitment of the University to the most fundamental principles of academic freedom, equality of opportunity, and human dignity requires that decisions involving students and employees be based on individual merit and be free from invidious discrimination in all its forms, whether or not specifically prohibited by law. Among the forms of invidious discrimination prohibited by the University policy but not law is discrimination, including harassment, on the basis of sexual orientation. Complaints of invidious discrimination in violation of University policy are to be resolved within existing University procedures. The policy of the University of Illinois is to comply with all federal and state nondiscrimination, equal opportunity, and affirmative action laws, orders, and regulations. The University will not engage in discrimination or harassment against any person because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, disability, unfavorable discharge from the military, or status as a disabled veteran or a veteran of the Vietnam era. This nondiscrimination policy applies to admissions, employment, and access to and treatment in University programs and activities

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