To enrich education through diversity, The College of New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The College has a strong commitment to achieving diversity among faculty and staff, and strongly encourages women and members of underrepresented groups to apply.

The Office of Inclusive Excellence is seeking candidates for the Assistant Vice President for Inclusive Excellence position. The Assistant Vice President for Inclusive Excellence is an institutional leader, serving to advance The College of New Jersey's vision to ensure a welcoming and inclusive environment, to deepen our ability to share and to engage with diverse perspectives, and to maximize the success and inclusion of all students, staff, alumni and faculty.

Reporting to the Vice President for Inclusive Excellence, and as a member of the Vice President's leadership team, the Assistant Vice President will be charged with bridging vision and strategy, and with developing and implementing capacity building, execution and leadership of critical institutional initiatives, policies and projects. Utilizing a deep understanding of DEI challenges and an ability to lead systemic change, the Assistant Vice President will collaborate with campus leaders, students, alumni, faculty, staff and external constituencies to embed equity and inclusion into all campus operations, facilitate cultural change and transformation of the student experience and will provide leadership in enhancing the institutional climate.

In addition, the Assistant Vice President will develop methods and infrastructure for data collection and communication around equity, diversity and inclusion efforts and foster community partnerships. A strategic and innovative leader, the successful candidate will have a track record of accomplishments in leading institutional initiatives, building programs, managing high performing teams, and promoting diversity in a complex organizational setting.

Primary Responsibilities:

Provides leadership, strategic direction and oversight, in partnership with the Inclusive Excellence Leadership Team, for fostering an inclusive, welcoming, and engaging working and learning environment.
Supervises the Director of Intercultural Affairs, the Project Coordinator for Inclusive Excellence, and the Diversity Graduate Assistants.
Develops signature programs and events that promote cultural awareness, intercultural engagement, cultural competency, and coalition building for all members of the campus community.
Promotes student success through general advocacy and a variety of academic support, diversity education, professional development, leadership and mentoring projects that provide opportunities for intentional engagement and interaction on issues of diversity, inclusion, and social justice perspectives.
Supports initiatives to improve retention, persistence, and completion for underrepresented or at- risk students.
Utilizes data to identify where the college can support students inside and outside the classroom, to ensure equity in student success.
The Assistant Vice President for Inclusive Excellence will perform other duties as assigned.

Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, sensibility, gendered identity, sexual orientation, religious, and ethnic backgrounds present in the campus and local community.
Knowledge of contemporary pedagogy, theory and practice on issues of diversity, equity, inclusion and multiculturalism in higher education.
Outstanding interpersonal and community relations skills and the ability to establish and maintain collaborative and effective working relationships with students, staff, faculty, alumni and administration.
Independent judgment to plan, prioritize, and organize a diversified workload with attention to detail.
Skill in examining and developing operations and procedures, formulating policy, and developing and implementing.
Excellent oral and written communication skills new strategies and procedures.

Required Education and Experience

• Master degree from an accredited institution, along with at least five years of relevant, successful, and progressive experience in a leadership position with responsibility for advancing diversity and inclusion programs and initiatives;

• At least three years of experience with professional staff development and supervision.
• Budget management experience.