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Assistant Director, Office of Multicultural Student Success

Employer
DePaul University
Location
Chicago, IL
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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

Job Details

The Highlights: The Assistant Director position serves as an essential role within the leadership and organizational structure of the Office of Multicultural Student Success. The role advances the office's mission of supporting the retention, success, and engagement of underrepresented students. The position also ensures the execution of OMSS programs and initiatives that promote equity, inclusion, and belonging. 
 

What You'll Do:

  • Supervision: this role will provide direct supervision and managerial support to two full-time professional staff members and leadership support to a team of graduate-level paraprofessionals.
  • Caseload: this role will be responsible for the oversight of a caseload comprised of retention, persistence and progress toward timely graduation initiatives. Participants including but not limited to: Undocumented Students, First-generation, High-financial need, and Students of Color. The Assistant Director will serve as an internal care specialist for OMSS participant programs and serve as a member of a coordinated institutional response team. The Assistant Director will also assist with the management of escalated cases and is considered a crisis responder by nature of their position responsibilities. 
  • Assessment and Program Management: this role will be responsible for the development, facilitation and assessment of Donor-Funded Scholars programs as well as provide managerial oversight to OMSS Transition Programs. The Assistant Director will be responsible for developing quarterly scholar academic performance and engagement reports as requested by members of the Advancement and Donors Relations Team. 
  • Budget and Operations Management: this role will have shared responsibility in the oversight of the following OMSS department cost-centers: OMSS department budget, Scholarship programmatic funds, Emergency Support funds. This position is also responsible for the oversight of direct reports purchasing and reconciliation compliance. This role will assist with OMSS department operations and establish customer service standards. 
  • Position responsible for supervision of two full-time staff. Oversight and decision-making in regards to employee performance, training, and day-to-day operations.
  • Shared responsibility of department annual budget $18,000.
     
What You'll Need:
  • Bachelor's degree required. 
  • Master's degree; higher education/student affairs administration preferred.
  • 3-5 years of student success and retention initiatives experience. 
  • Advising and Supervision Skills: provide leadership and support to direct reports; advise historically underrepresented student populations. 
  • Advocacy and Crisis Management Skills: provide advocacy and crisis support to students and staff on a routine basis.
  • Program evaluation, assessment, and research skills: ability to assess programs and initiatives to determine impact; research best practices. 
  • Data evaluation and organization: ability to interpret data; make data-informed decisions; organize data across internal systems. 
  • Student development theory: understanding of student development theories and high impact practices. 
  • Resource Management, Stewardship and Sustainability: Demonstrate effective stewardship/use of resources (i.e., financial, human, material).
  • Evening and weekend hours required on occassion.
  The anticipated hiring range for this position is $50,174.00 - $65,000.00 per year.  The salary range provided in this posting reflects what we reasonably expect to pay for this position. Actual compensation offered or earned is dependent on experience, education and other factors including departmental budget.


Perks:

  • Working for a stable and well-known University that values diversity and inclusion.
  • Top choice medical, dental, and vision benefits.
  • Retirement plan matching contribution of 10%.
  • Tuition waivers for employees and dependents.
  • Generous paid time off, sick time, holidays, floating holidays, and more!
  • Full-Time Benefits
For consideration, please include a resume and cover letter.

Diversity and Inclusion Statement:
Guided by an ethic of Vincentian personalism and professionalism, DePaul compassionately upholds the dignity of all members of its diverse, multi-faith, and inclusive community. We seek to hire collaborative, open-minded, and dedicated professionals who are committed to advancing our university mission to making education accessible to all, with special attention to including underserved and underrepresented communities. Successful candidates thrive in an environment where ideas and perspectives representing a wide variety of cultures, backgrounds and experiences are welcome and supported.

Required Background Check:

Employment at DePaul University is contingent on passing a background check. Only final candidates who are extended an offer of employment will undergo a background check.


Mandated Reporting of Child Abuse & Neglect:

Upon accepting an offer of employment with the university, you will also be required to sign an Acknowledgement of Mandated Reporter Status at the time of hire. A mandated reporter is required to make a report to the Illinois DCFS Hotline whenever there is reasonable cause to believe that a child known to them in their professional or official capacity may be abused or neglected. For more information, please visit the following pages:

Illinois Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS)  
Illinois Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act  


DePaul University is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information or any other legally protected status, in accordance with applicable federal, state and local EEO laws.

Organization

Working at DePaul University

Enrolling more than 23,000 students, DePaul is the ninth-largest private and largest Catholic university in the country. It offers over 200 graduate and undergraduate degree programs through nine colleges and schools. Nearly one third of DePaul’s students are of color—the most diverse of any private university in Illinois—and about 30 percent of each year’s freshmen class intend to be the first in their families to earn a college degree. DePaul’s success extends beyond recruitment—it is among the nation’s top 100 universities in awarding degrees to students of color.

Educating Chicago’s business leaders, lawyers, judges, teachers, artists and public servants for more than a century, DePaul enjoys an excellent academic reputation. It has earned impressive rankings from U.S. News & World Report for its business and law programs as well as distinctions for diversity and community service. A host of higher education guides have recognized DePaul for everything from its economic value and happy students to its hot and trendy campus and great town-gown relations.

DePaul prides itself on the strength of its academic programs, especially the programs in entrepreneurship, real estate, and the part-time MBA; computer science, network assurance and digital media; psychology and philosophy; music and theater; health and intellectual property law; and adult learning initiatives. Despite its size, the university is committed to providing students with personal attention; the student/faculty ratio is just 16:1. Professors who teach graduate students also teach undergraduates in small-group settings.

DePaul’s goal, expressed in the VISION twenty12 strategic plan, is to become one of the finest urban, Catholic universities in the United States. It is focused on creating nationally recognized, rigorous programs of study; preparing women and men to be at the forefront of their chosen fields as ethical and socially engaged leaders; and further strengthening its financial and operational foundations.

DePaul was founded in 1898 by the Congregation of the Mission (or Vincentian) religious community, which follows the teachings of 17th century French priest St. Vincent de Paul. Established to provide a high quality education to immigrants and others who were denied access to college, DePaul continues to embrace this mission today, recruiting and graduating significant numbers of students from disadvantaged and underrepresented groups.

Location

Located in Chicago, Illinois, DePaul has two primary campuses and four suburban locations. The Loop Campus is in the heart of the downtown business and cultural district and is home to four of DePaul’s colleges, a theater, a residence hall and most administrative functions. It is separated by a 20-minute trip on Chicago’s “el” train from the Lincoln Park Campus, close to Lake Michigan and Wrigley Field. Considered one of the nation’s most beautiful urban campuses, Lincoln Park is home to five colleges, the main library, numerous residence halls, a student center and the Ray Meyer Fitness and Recreation Center, open to employees and students.

Both campuses are located in thriving business and residential districts that are well served by public transportation, providing a full array of housing choices for employees. Chicago boasts six professional sports teams and some of the best theater, music and art venues in the nation. As an international business hub and conference center, Chicago enables employees to build strong professional networks and remain on the leading edge of their fields.

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