Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Stanford Law School
- Employer
- Stanford University
- Location
- School of Law, Stanford, California, United States
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
- Advise and counsel law students and student affinity groups regarding issues related to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). Provide coaching and mentoring to students, and senior staff. Work collaboratively with other law school units, programs, and centers to improve effectiveness of services for all students.
- Manage processes, projects, programs and training to improve the overall student services and administrative functions of the law school related to DEI to promote the schoolâs effort to build and maintain an environment that is inclusive, pluralistic, and diverse.
- Identify, clarify, and resolve complex issues within SLS and which could have university-wide impact. Use advanced professional knowledge requiring broad discretion and judgment, serve as the ombudsman/advisor to SLS students.
- Provide strategic direction for and advance DEI initiatives in furtherance of the Law Schoolâs values and priorities, ensuring the continued development of an inclusive, student-focused culture.
- Develop vision, scope, key program deliverables/outcomes; analyze, measure effectiveness and oversee programs and tools for delivery of DEI student programs.
- Review exceptions to university, program, or SLS policies and procedures, settle grievances. Make recommendations that may impact the schoolâs academic programs.
- Advise the dean and faculty on programmatic and policy development on DEI issues and proactively engage with constituents to ensure students feel safe and supported.
- Lead school-wide DEI initiatives; develop long range planning, policy, and programmatic development, plan and facilitate programs to support the integration of diverse students into the law school community and facilitate dialogue on topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and serve as a catalyst for change. Collaborate with the Office of Student Affairs and other departments.
- Represent Law School programs and initiatives at senior level meetings, conferences, and to both internal and external constituents.
- Prepare and monitor budget.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Strong leadership and strategic management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively.
- Demonstrated experience managing people.
- Understanding of underlying technological needs and requirements.
- User knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
- Knowledgeable about the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education. Significant experience working with individuals of different races, ethnicities, and backgrounds.
- At least five (5) years of experience in counseling, student services, or administration in higher education, with a strong preference for experience in a law school, setting.
- Ability to establish credibility and effective working relationships across a complex, diverse, and hierarchical institution.
- Understanding of and experience with adult learning methods and developing training.
- Experience developing programs and systems within an education or other bureaucratic institution.
- Ability to prepare clear, concise, sensitively written materials for a wide range of readers.
- Demonstrated ability to analyze the needs of individual students and groups of students, and to be knowledgeable about the range of University resources available to students is required.
- Excellent judgment and discretion.
- Schedule: Full-time
- Job Code: 7507
- Employee Status: Regular
- Grade: K
- Department URL: http://www.law.stanford.edu/
- Requisition ID: 87172
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