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Farmingdale State College · 7 hours ago

Executive Director for Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer

Farmingdale, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

7+ years exp

Farmingdale State College (FSC) is committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment that promotes respect, belonging, and academic excellence. The Executive Director for Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer provides strategic leadership to advance diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging across all areas of the College, serving as the President's senior advisor on these matters.

Higher Education

Growth Opportunities

No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead the development, implementation, and assessment of the College's diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging plan

Provide leadership and oversight to the Title IX Officer and Compliance Investigator, who also serves as the Title VI and VII Coordinator, ensuring consistent and compliant handling of all civil rights, discrimination, and harassment matters

Develop and deliver training programs on diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and compliance topics, including Title VI, VII and IX, civil rights and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Create and help manage relevant programs within the realm of inclusiveness

Chair the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Council and manage related programming and budgets

Administer the Campus Climate Survey and develop actionable recommendations to enhance inclusion and belonging

Oversee investigations and resolutions related to discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and bias complaints in collaboration with Human Resources and other offices

Seek external collaborations and support including relevant grant opportunities, federal, state, regional, corporate and private

Serve as the campus ADA Coordinator and prepare required compliance reports

Represent FSC within the SUNY system-wide network of Chief Diversity Officers and maintain awareness of best practices in higher education

Qualification

DiversityInclusion leadershipCivil rights lawsTraining program developmentData-driven decision makingCollaboration across departmentsCommunity engagementGrant writing experienceHigher education experience

Required

A minimum of a Master's degree

At least seven years of progressive responsibility in a leadership role related to diversity, equity, inclusion, higher education, and/or human resources

Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws and regulations related to affirmative action, civil rights and equal opportunity

Experience working with metrics, data, and reports to inform decision-making

Proven ability to work collaboratively across departments and divisions within a large organization

Demonstrated leadership in the creation and delivery of organization-wide training programs