Who We Are:

At Gonzaga we don’t just state our mission. We live it every day as a Catholic, Jesuit, and humanistic University. It is the reason we exist and the foundation for our purpose: educating students for lives of leadership and service. From students to faculty and staff members, everyone here knows what we stand for – and they know how valuable our mission is to the success of our institution.

Our competitive benefit packages are part of Gonzaga’s commitment to care for the whole person. Packages include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, retirement, tuition benefits, and other University-provided benefits.

We also provide numerous resources which help bring balance to the complexities of work and personal life through our work/life and wellness programs.

Our diverse selection of benefits is part of Gonzaga’s commitment to care for and meet the needs of our employees and their families. The University provides full-time employees in their first year: a PPO Medical plan administered by Premera Blue Cross, employer-paid dental programs through Delta Dental, vision coverage through VSP, employer-paid Life Insurance, and optional employee-paid Life Insurance through Lincoln Financial, TIAA 403(b) Retirement plan including free onsite financial planning and advising, Employee Assistance Program through Supportlinc, Zagfit Wellness program with access to GU’s onsite fitness center and Spokane Transit Authority (STA) bus passes. Additionally, full-time (40 hours per week) staff employees accrue 4 hours of sick time per pay period (pro-rated for less than 40 hours/week), vacation time starting at 5 hours per pay period (pro-rated for less than 40 hours/week) and 17 paid holidays. Additional benefits such as Long Term Disability and Tuition Waivers are available after the first year of employment.

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Position Title:

Associate Chief Diversity Officer

Posting Number:

S1683P

Department:

Office of Inclusive Excellence

Work Schedule:

Exempt: Standard office hours are Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Incumbent may work non-standard hours as needed.

Employment Status:

Regular

Hours per Week:

40

Months per Year:

12

Job Purpose:

Serve Gonzaga University and the Office of Diversity Equity and Inclusion as an innovative, collaborative, and dynamic leader committed to promoting and advancing the Gonzaga University Mission Statement. Supports the Chief Diversity Officer on matters of strategic importance, and shares information with the Chief Diversity Officer on key DEI projects and initiatives taking place across the University.

Under the direction of the Chief Diversity Officer, the Associate Chief Diversity Officer co-leads the university’s commitment to provide culturally diverse, inclusive, and welcoming environments for the university’s workforce, student body, learning spaces, programs, services and partnerships. The Associate Chief Diversity Officer is responsible for implementing the university’s vision, strategic goals and objectives that integrate the educational value of a diverse and inclusive learning environment through collaborative engagement with faculty, staff and students.

The primary areas of accountability include assessment, advocacy and education through research, programming, and student and workforce development. The Associate Chief Diversity Officer serves as a leading advisor and subject matter expert to university management, staff, faculty and students in the areas of diversity, inclusion, and equity. The incumbent manages key diversity related staff departments to provide services and programming to students, faculty and staff.

Essential Function Category Title:

Administrative Leadership and Management

% of time for section:

30

Function Details:

• Provide strategic and administrative leadership on matters related to the functional areas of responsibility to meet the needs of the University and academic endeavors.
• Support the development, implementation, assessment, and evolution of the University’s Strategic Diversity Plan, working collaboratively with faculty, staff, students, administrators, and other divisions to aligned strategic goals and plans.
• Provides leadership for functional operations with focus on creation, implementation and evaluation of plans, policies, and procedures, and their alignment with university-wide policies and strategies.
• Represents ODEI on University committees, and at university functions, as requested by the CDO.
• Promote continuous assessment and benchmarking of operational and planning efforts.
• Ensure adequate and timely communication regarding ODEI planning and processes.
• Represent Gonzaga University on community boards and organizations at the request of the CDO.

Essential Function Category Title:

Inclusive Excellence Planning and Programming

% of time for section:

40

Function Details:

• Collaborates with the CDO to provide vision, leadership, coordination, and strategic planning for diversity and inclusive excellence throughout the University.
• Provides administrative management of diversity & equity vision & strategic plan implementation.
• Pursues the integration of diversity initiatives in all strategic programming, collaborating with partners to ensure all inclusion and equity work is aligned with University policies.
• Oversees and supports employee-led resource and affinity groups
• Supports student resources, programs, and affinity groups
• Encourages high morale and the delivery of quality, customer-focused information and services by employing a leadership style that motivates employees to accomplish established goals and objectives in a collegial, self-motivating manner
• Facilitates a work environment that encourages knowledge of, respect for, and development of skills to engage with those of other cultures or backgrounds

Essential Function Category Title:

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Educational Programs

% of time for section:

30

Function Details:

• Coordinates with CDO to provide leadership and coordination for institutional educational and assessment initiatives including inclusive excellence, equity scorecard, and campus climate studies and evaluates diversity goals by developing metrics/scorecards and tracking progress.
• Ensures the development and delivery of key diversity training programs and opportunities and provides training and development to educate faculty, staff, and students on how to recognize, accommodate, and appreciate individual difference.
• Implements university-wide opportunities to promote cultural understanding, competency, and a climate of equity and inclusion. Training may include online tools, in-person workshops, ad-hoc presentations, and other programming. Training and related programming may initiate out of the areas directly supervised by the CDO and can be in collaboration with University partners such as Center for Teaching & Advising, Human Resources, academic programs, etc.
• Remains competent and current through self-directed professional reading, developing professional contacts with colleagues, attending professional development courses, and attending training and/or courses as required.

Other Functions:

• Pursue initiatives and/or special projects at the CDO and/or President’s discretion.

University Work Values:

Promoting Excellence in Academic Endeavors and Professional Practice

• Fostering intellectual depth, competence, reflection, and creativity in pursuing exemplary, rather than satisfactory, outcomes

Sharing Responsibility for Mission Identity and Leadership

• Making a personal commitment to learn about Gonzaga’s mission, discovering ways to contribute individually and collaboratively to our distinctive learning and research community

Affirming a Commitment to Human Dignity

• Engaging one another with profound respect, professionalism, and cura personalis while supporting one another’s continued learning, development, and maximizing of potential

Advancing a Culture of Inclusiveness

• Developing cultural fluencies and global awarenesses, and practicing habits that enable us to value, recruit, and support community members from historically underrepresented backgrounds

Caring for Our Common Home and Integral Ecology

• Growing ecological awareness of and respect for the interconnectedness of human and non-human life, and the need to develop and practice habits that are mutually beneficial to all life

Cultivating Individual and Community Accountability

• Demonstrating mutual commitment to our shared project by holding ourselves and others responsible for actions, expecting appropriate behavior, and aligning activities with ethical and professional standards

Degree Required:

Terminal Degree

Certifications and/or Licensures required:

n/a

Knowledge Required:

Expert in field

Years Experience Required:

5-7.99 years

Minimum Qualifications:

• Demonstrated leadership and experience in advancing equity, diversity and inclusion within a complex organization.
• Demonstrated understanding of the elements and dynamics of organizational change.
• Demonstrated success in developing educational programming with and for diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to research, identify and implement best practices of equity, diversity and inclusion.
• Experience implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and initiatives
• Must have strong understanding of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, the 1991 Civil Rights Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Affirmative Action, Equal Employment Opportunity, and other applicable laws.
• Experience interacting with and incorporating the voices of students and student groups, particularly students of color, and other marginalized student groups, including students with disabilities.

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience leading or participating in significant organizational change.
• Experience with equity and inclusion planning in higher education.
• Three (3) years teaching experience at the collegiate level.
• Experience with intercultural issues, International Education, Study Abroad.
• Demonstrated ability to cross organizational and cultural boundaries with ease, adapting language and style to context.
• Demonstrated knowledge of training, organizational development, conflict resolution methods.
• Demonstrated knowledge of issues of social justice, diversity, and inclusive excellence as fundamental aspects of academic excellence is preferred.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with individual and groups across campus and in the community,
• Strong written and communications skills.

Physical / Environmental Qualifications:

• Ability to be mobile around campus and travel as required for University business.
• Wrist and hand movement related to computer work
• Remain in a stationary position up to two hours at a time.

Open Date:

 

03/11/2022

Open Until Filled:

Yes

Application Review Begins On:

05/02/2022

Salary/Wage

Minimum Salary $103,275

 

Salary Midpoint $121,500

 

Maximum Salary $139,725

 

EEO Statement:

Gonzaga University is a Jesuit, Catholic, humanistic institution, and is therefore interested in candidates who will contribute to its distinctive mission. Gonzaga University is a committed EEO/AA employer and diversity candidates are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their disability status and/or protected veteran status.

Clery Statement:

Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics

The safety of all members of the campus community is of vital concern to Gonzaga University. Information regarding crime prevention advice, the law enforcement authority of Campus Security, policies concerning the reporting of any crimes which occurred on the campus (and other specified locations), other security and safety-related policies, as well as the crime statistics for the most recent 3-year period may be found in the Campus Safety and Security Guide and Annual Fire Safety Report. The Gonzaga-In-Florence Safety & Security Guide is also available.

A copy of the report can be found online at www.Gonzaga.edu/Clery. A paper copy of the Campus Safety & Security Guide and Annual Fire Safety Report or the Gonzaga-In-Florence Safety & Security Guide may be obtained by contacting the Student Development Office on main campus, College Hall 120. The Florence Guide may also be obtained on the Florence campus in room 105.