Associate Director, Black Inclusion, Success and Strategic Initiatives

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Position Summary:

Reporting to the Director, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, the Associate Director is the lead on McGill’s efforts to address and combat anti-Black racism, notably through measures set out in McGill’s Action Plan to Address Anti-Black Racism (AP-ABR) The incumbent proactively collaborates with the Associate Provost, (Academic Policies and Faculty Affairs), and Directors across McGill to ensure that the AP-ABR is implemented in a manner that abides by its commitments in terms of content, timeline, and stakeholder consultation and representation. 

Although the AP-ABR is instituted for the period 2020-2025, the incumbent works to embed measures connected with this Action Plan so that anti-racism efforts become part of the fabric of McGill’s policies and processes. As such, the work connected with this position will endure well past the lifetime of the AP-ABR.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Principal lead with all academic and administrative leaders across McGill (including Faculty deans and chairs of departments) on all initiatives tied to the AP-ABR. In particular, advises and collaborates with all leaders to develop Faculty/unit-specific plans, strategies and protocols that challenge anti-Black racism. 

• Leads the establishment of interchange agreements and partnerships with higher education institutions that have strong Black and African-descendant populations such as the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and institutions within the Caribbean.

• Institutes a program with Black faculty to support their flourishing and growth at McGill as scholars, researchers, leaders, and teachers.

• Leads the ABR Working Group, composed of staff across McGill working on anti-racism initiatives.

• Provides guidance and expertise across the University on work that advances the AP-ABR by providing advice and expertise to units as they seek to boost representation of diverse groups and maintain a climate for working, learning and/or delivery services 

• Oversees the ongoing review of McGill University’s efforts and success with respect to realizing on the commitments set out in the AP-ABR through analysis of qualitative and quantitative information, with an eye to correcting and improving practices where targeted outcomes are not fully realized 

• Oversees the financial management related to AP-ABR.  This involves planning the budget for several projects, monitoring expenses and ensuring financial management in compliance with university polices and processes. 

• Develops and implement communications plans for different projects and initiatives related to the AP=ABR (in collaboration with Communications and External Relations Office). 

• Ensures appropriate stakeholder engagement/consultation both within McGill and with Black communities in Montréal and Québec.

• Acts as the McGill lead and representative for the Universities Studying Slavery (USS) consortium

• Liaises and consults with government offices responsible for institutional anti-racism initiatives at the federal, provincial, and municipal levels. 

•  Creates and directs content on McGill websites related to the McGill’s Action Plan to Address Anti-Black Racism; recommend and establish mechanisms and processes to inform internal and external stakeholders regularly on relevant activities to build awareness and engage participation 

• Oversees initiatives that keep the community informed and ensure robust accountability for action taken to enhance the representation and