Systemwide Senior Director for Civil Rights

Chancellor's Office Statement

Join our team at the California State University, Office of the Chancellor, and make a difference in providing access to higher education. We are currently seeking experienced candidates for the position of Systemwide Senior Director for Civil Rights. The CSU Chancellor's Office, located on the waterfront adjacent to the Aquarium of the Pacific in downtown Long Beach, is the headquarters for the nation's largest and most diverse system of higher education. The CSU Chancellor's Office offers a premium benefit package that includes outstanding vacation, health, and dental plans; a fee waiver education program; membership in the California Public Employees Retirement System (PERS); and 15 paid holidays a year.

Salary

The anticipated salary hiring range is up to $15,000 per month, commensurate with qualifications and experience.

The salary range for this classification is $9,625 to $30,896 per month.

Classification

Administrator IV

Position Information

The California State University, Office of the Chancellor, is seeking a Systemwide Senior Director for Civil Rights to ensure consistent policy interpretation and implementation of all Title IX and other civil rights (Title VI/Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation (DHR)) programming and services across the CSU community.  The Systemwide Senior Director for Civil Rights uses outstanding relationship-building and communication skills through a lens of care and compliance to provide oversight, advice, support and direction, subject matter expertise, and guidance to an assigned roster of CSU campuses. The Systemwide Senior Director for Civil Rights serves as a subject-matter expert on programming and services required by Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, VAWA the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), CA Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA), and all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, as well as institutional policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

Under the general direction of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights Programming and Services, the Systemwide Senior Director for Civil Rights will perform duties as outlined below:

Campus Oversight and Support

-Provide case consultation, oversight and policy guidance to campus Civil Rights (Title IX and DHR) personnel. Participate in case management meetings to ensure that case services are timely, appropriate, impartial, and in compliance with the CSU Policy.

-Schedule regular individual check-ins with assigned campuses and establish appropriate cadence of meetings (some in-person, on campus) with each assigned campus using a fluid, needs-based analysis.

-At the direction of the Associate Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights Programming and Services, assist with responding to complaints (including overseeing investigations) made against campus presidents, Title IX Coordinators/DHR Administrators and other high-level administrators or otherwise made to the Chancellor or Board of Trustees.

-Collaborate with Chancellor’s Office personnel to conduct regularly scheduled campus compliance reviews.

-Monitor data management practices for assigned campuses (with support from the Systemwide Data specialist).

-Oversee campus Title IX Coordinators’ compliance with CSU complaint process including intake, the provision of supportive measures, investigations, preparation for live hearings and other resolution processes.

-Collaborate with assigned campuses in the recruitment, onboarding, and performance reviews of campus Title IX Coordinators/DHR Administrators.  Assist campuses during staffing transition in Civil Rights offices.

-In collaboration with the Systemwide Director of Prevention and Education and the Office of General Counsel, deliver presentations, training, and resource materials related to Civil Rights programming and services to campus Civil Rights personnel, external consultants (e.g., hearing officers and investigators) and other constituencies (including systemwide affinity and administrator groups).

-Effectively utilize combination of remote technology and in-person visits to build meaningful relationships.

-Provide timely updates to the Associate Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights Programming and Services on all significant matters, exercising good judgment as to what level of detail is necessary to be communicated and when.

-Recommend new practices as appropriate to assigned campuses and facilitate highlighting new and innovative practices for the benefit of other campuses in the system. 

Chancellor’s Office and Systemwide Duties

-Serve as a subject-matter expert to other Systemwide Civil Rights Direct