Director, Equity & Access

Company Description

About Adtalem Global Education

Adtalem Global Education is a national leader in post-secondary education and leading provider of professional talent to the healthcare industry. Adtalem educates and empowers students with the knowledge and skills to become leaders in their communities and make a lasting impact on public health, well-being and beyond. Through equitable access to education, environments that nurture student success, and a focus on expanding and diversifying the talent pipeline in healthcare, Adtalem is building a brighter future for communities and the world.

Adtalem was named one of America’s Most Responsible Companies in 2021 and 2023 by Newsweek and Statista, and one of America’s Best Employers for Diversity in 2021 and 2022 by Forbes and Statista. Adtalem’s family of institutions has more than 300,000 alumni and 10,000 employees. Adtalem is the parent organization of American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Chamberlain University, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and Walden University.

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Job Description

The Director of Equity and Access is responsible for leading Adtalem Global Education's ("ATGE") efforts in providing an open, diverse and inclusive learning and working environment by overseeing compliance with Title IX, Clery Act, VAWA, ADA, Section 504, Title IX and other federal and state anti-discrimination laws, regulations and requirements.

Responsibilities

• Maintains an expansive and current understanding of all federal and state anti-discrimination laws, regulations and requirements applicable in higher education.

• Leads strategic planning and implementation of anti-discrimination compliance programs impacting students across all institutions.

• Develops, delivers and oversees Title IX and ADA/504 compliance programs, including web and technical accessibility, for all ATGE institutions and supervises Title IX and ADA/504 Coordinators.

• Develops standardized incident management practices, including complaint reporting, intake, investigation, and resolution protocols for allegations of discrimination and harassment involving students, to help ensure compliance with federal and state anti-discrimination regulations.

• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, including institution senior leaders and campus administrators, to effectively implement and maintain anti-discrimination compliance initiatives.

• Oversees all discrimination and harassment prevention training for students. Responsible for overseeing education programs for students and colleagues, including state-mandated sexual harassment prevention training for supervisors and other trainings mandated by the state and/or federal government.

• Monitors and disseminates updates on regulatory trends and best practices in higher education related to harassment and other discriminatory practices that violate applicable anti-discrimination laws.

• Works closely with Regulatory Affairs, Global Communications, Global Security, Human Resources and other ATGE verticals to ensure successful implementation of applicable regulatory requirements.

• Monitors internal trends and reports areas of risk to the Vice President and Senior Associate General Counsel and institution stakeholders.

• Supports the due diligence function for federal, state and provincial laws and regulations in merger and acquisition activity.

• Completes other duties as assigned.

• Position required to travel 30% of time.

• This position is a designated Campus Security Authority.

• Performs other duties as assigned

• Complies with all policies and standards

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Qualifications

• Juris Doctor Degree 
• 5 years’ experience with a broad range of anti-discrimination regulations, with a proven track record of driving the successful development and implementation of organization-wide compliance programs.
• Prior experience working with Title IX, ADA and Section 504. 
• Prior supervisory experience. 
• Must demonstrate the ability to establish and develop positive relationships with senior leaders across ATGE and its institutions. As such, must possess superior communication skills (both written and oral), professionalism, diplomacy, and "active" listening skills.
• Ability to balance a multitude of priorities in a quickly changing environment.
• Strong commitment to enhancing equity and access within post-secondary educa