Senior Deputy Director of Equal Rights and Title IX

The Senior Deputy Director of Title IX / Deputy Title IX Coordinator reports to the Executive Director of Equal Rights and Title IX / Title IX Coordinator. The Senior Deputy Director supports the Executive Director in leading, managing, and monitoring the University’s compliance with Equal Rights and Title IX. An essential function of this position is to ensure that the University executive administration is aware of and fully supports compliance with applicable and associated federal regulations and that executives reflect that support for compliance within their divisions.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Enforces the university’s Sexual Misconduct Policy as it relates to Title IX. The Senior Deputy Director supports the Executive Director and coordinates the University’s compliance with Title IX and serves as the deputy administrator for cases alleging Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Sexual Exploitation, Stalking, Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Intimidation, False Reporting, Retaliation.
• Provides ongoing consultation with University stakeholders regarding Equal Rights and Title IX requirements, compliance and grievance resolution.
• Provides resource referrals to students and staff involved in investigations.
• Cultivates relationships and collaborates with a variety of campus partners to ensure Equal Rights and Title IX policies are communicated to all constituencies.
• Remains knowledgeable of federal and state law and regulations, and trends within higher education related to harassment and other discriminatory practices. Identifies and integrates best practices into knowledge base and practice.
• Develops, delivers and oversees educational programs for students, faculty, and staff including disseminating educational materials and conducting outreach and training.
• Organizes and maintains all training and complaint records.
• Develops and implements a case management database to organize, manage, and track Equal Rights and Title IX incidents.
• Coordinates Equal Rights and Title IX efforts with other institution offices that receive complaints.
• Gathers evidence and investigates incidents and complaints reported as Equal Rights and Title IX violations filed with the Office Equal Rights and Title IX. Advises impacted parties and respondents of their rights.
• Coordinates interim measures and accommodations with departments throughout the University.
• Ensures a fair, timely, and well-documented investigative process. Maintains accurate and thorough records and notes of investigatory process.
• Creates comprehensive written investigate reports that clearly identify the issues investigated, identify all relevant university policy, and summarize all relevant evidence.
• Creates partnerships among the diverse stakeholders of the University. Works with many internal and external stakeholders including: Office of Legal Affairs, Finance, LUPD, Human Resources, Athletics, Campus Safety units, Student Affairs, Internal Audit, Risk Management, the various offices within Ethics & Compliance, Construction and Facilities Maintenance, Student Government and the Strategic Analysis Team. This includes establishing a clear meeting schedule to coordinate feedback and tasks needed.
• Evaluates and determines merit/no merit of complaint claims.
• Summarizes case findings in preparation for distribution.
• Serves as liaison, in coordination with the Senior Vice President for Ethics & Compliance, with the U.S. Department of Education regarding Title IX matters.
• Tracks, trends, reports, and addresses systemic problems relating to complaints.
• Serves as deputy team lead for the Title IX Compliance Committee (TICC) and convenes this working group on a regular basis.
• Serves as deputy team lead for the Data Assurance Working Group (DAWG) and convenes this working group monthly.
• Proposes, communicates, executes, and measures success of mitigation measures to identified compliance deficiencies.
• Minimizes risks that the institution incurs by accurately recording and reporting on areas of institution-wide compliance, meetings and decisions made related to data entry, policies and procedures, and training initiatives, such as: develops, generates, and disseminates critical weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual compliance reports. Maintains thorough knowledge of requirements, staff performance, issues-tracking, and level of success for meeting goals.
• Establishes Equal Rights and Title IX compliance programs at any additional and/or satellite campuses.
• Serves as a key member of the Equal Rights and Title IX team participating in collaborative and respectful discussion to identify strategic solutions to strengthen the institution and minimize risk.
• Hires, supervises, and trains the Equal Rights and T