Associate Director For Equity And Inclusion

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Associate Director for Equity and Inclusion
Duties: Under general direction, the Associate Director for Equity and Inclusion (ADEI) provides leadership to the university community in the area of equal opportunity, compliance, and affirmative action. Works in close collaboration with many offices across the university including, Student Affairs, Multicultural Affairs, Academic Affairs, Campus Safety, Athletics and the Office of the General Counsel to oversee compliance efforts with regard to the university’s discrimination and harassment policies. Responsible for campus education as well as enforcement of policies through complaint resolution, investigations, findings and recommended corrective actions or sanctions. is responsible for ensuring university compliance with Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, as well as other laws and rules relation to sexual misconduct on campus (e.g., Violence Against Women Act, Clery Act, NYS Enough is Enough) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Prepares and disseminates educational materials, including brochures, posters, and web-based materials that inform members of the campus community of their Title IX and EEO rights and responsibilities, to the campus community; Coordinates training for students, faculty, staff and administrators about their rights and grievance procedures; coordinates in-service training to all employees concerning university’s discrimination and harassment policies. receives and processes, in a timely manner, inquiries from students, faculty, staff, and administrators regarding rights and responsibilities concerning harassing behavior or other discriminatory behavior in violation of university policies including Title IX and EEO regulations; Refers inquiries to other resources that are not appropriate for investigations (e.g. Student Affairs, Human Resources); Receives and processes, in a timely manner, complaints from students, faculty, staff, and administrators regarding rights and responsibilities concerning harassing or discriminatory behavior in violation of university policies; Receives and processes, in a timely manner, complaints from third parties who report suspicion or harassing behavior or other discriminatory behavior in violation of university policies; Notifies complainants of receipts of the complaint; Notifies respondents that complaint has been made; Notifies supervisor(s) of respondent that complaint has been made; Investigates alleged incidents of discrimination and/or harassment; Interviews complainants, respondents, and material witnesses; obtains and review documents and other relevant materials from complainant and/or respondent; Issues findings of fact and recommendations for disposition of complaints and notifies all parties regarding disposition; Notifies complainants of his or her right to pursue remedies outside of the university grievance process; follows-up with parties regarding implementation of recommendations contained in disposition; seeks assistance from parties’ supervisors or advisors, if necessary to implement recommendation; Monitors compliance of all requirements and timelines in the complaint/grievance procedure trains staff responsible for implementing grievance procedures; Coordinates and monitors Title IX and EEO efforts of other delegates and University offices that receive and/or investigate complaints, including but not limited to Human Resources, Student Affairs, Campus Safety, and Athletics; Organizes and maintains grievance files, disposition reports and other compiled records regarding complaints of sexual harassment and other discriminatory practices, including annual descriptive reports of numbers and nature of filed complaints and disposition of complaints; Remains knowledgeable of current state and federal laws and regulation and trends in the field of education related to harassment and other discriminatory practices that violate Title IX and EEO regulations; Monitors the university’s harassment policy and procedures to ensure compliance with state and federal law and regulations; serves as a liaison officer to state and federal government compliance or investigation officers; Maintains confidentiality of information (including but not limited to: student and employee personal information, student grades, etc.), both during and after their employment with the university. Any question regarding the confidentiality of material, should be referred to the supervisor. Any violation shall subject the employee to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment. Performs other duties as assigned.

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