Title IX Compliance Support Manager

 

Title IX Compliance Support Manager

South Orange County Community College District

Initial Screening Date 02/10/2017  

NOTICE: THIS RECRUITMENT WILL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL FILLED

 

PLEASE NOTE: In order to be considered for this opening, you must apply through the District website at https://jobs.socccd.edu

 

Summary Description:

To serve as an independent neutral party to oversee and deliver a District-wide program, in collaboration with other District stakeholders, to prevent, reduce, and remediate all forms of sex and gender discrimination including harassment, retaliation, sexual violence, intimate partner and relationship violence, gender and sex based bullying, dating violence, and stalking; ensure the District’s compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of the 1972 Civil Rights Act (Title IX) and the California Education Code (Ed. Code) and other related laws, guidance and regulations, as well as District policies.

 

To coordinate related activities to the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization of 2012 (VAWA), Campus Sexual Violence Elimination (SaVE) Act, the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistic (Clery) Act; support the District’s commitment to an open, diverse, and inclusive learning and working environment by conducting assessments of the effectiveness of District’s policies and procedures, including the overall efficacy of coordination and overall response by the District to sexual and gender-based discrimination and harassment.

 

To foster a culture of collaboration, mutual respect, innovation, and continuous improvement throughout the District; lead by example; actively participate in and support District-wide participatory governance components and activities and other collaborative processes; encourage professional excellence among the staff and promote an organizational culture of customer service, innovation, and quality services.

 

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives administrative and technical direction from the Director of Human Resources, Employee Relations & Compliance or Chancellor’s designee.

Exercises supervision over technical and clerical personnel, as assigned, including the Human Resources Compliance Support Specialist.

 

Distinguishing Characteristics:

The Title IX Compliance Support Manager is a classified management position in the Human Resources & Employer-Employee Relations department.

 

Knowledge of:

• Computer systems and software applications related to human resources and employer/employee relations programs.

• Effective project management, organization and analytical skills.

• Excellent attention to detail, strong problem-solving skills.

• Interpersonal skills including tact, patience, and diplomacy.

• Modern office practices, procedures, methods, and equipment.

• Oral and written communication skills.

• Presentation and facilitation skills, with an emphasis on education and training for a variety of constituencies.

• Professional business letter composition and report preparation.

• Progressive discipline procedures and documentation.

• Public sector collective bargaining processes.

• Rules and techniques for maintaining legal records.

• Title IX, VAWA, Clery Act, SaVE Act, Ed Code, Title 5, and other applicable laws, codes, and regulations and their best practices.

 

 

Ability to:

• Administer established policies and procedures for assigned areas of human resources.

• Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, exercise sound judgment and prepare recommendations in support of goals.

• Build relationships and establish collaborative partnerships across the District and peer institutions.

• Collect, compile, and analyze a variety of data.

• Communicate clearly, concisely and effectively, both orally and in writing, with diverse constituencies within and outside of the District.

• Coordinate with multiple persons to address matters involved in investigations, including providing background information for use by external investigators or legal counsel. 

• Demonstrate commitment to diversity and inclusivity.

• Encourage professional excellence among the staff and promote an organizational culture of customer service, innovation, and quality services. 

• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

• Exercise initiative and work independently with minimum direction.

• Guide, advise, and support the training and learning processes to ensure District compliance.

Interpret, apply and explain applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations, including Title IX, VAWA, Clery Act, SaVE Act, Ed Code, and Title 5.

• Learn, interpret, apply, and explain District organization, operations, policies, and objectives.

• Maintain a variety of records and reports involving legal case files.

• Maintain professional qualifications through on-going training and professional development.

• Manage multiple, on-going and complex caseload of Title IX related incidents and complaints.

• Operate computer and applications software, including database management, spreadsheet, word processing and software related to human resources.

• Operate modern office equipment, such as computer, printer and copier.

• Plan, schedule, organize and perform work according to established legal timelines.

• Prepare and present effective, complete and accurate oral and written reports and recommendations.

• Relate effectively to people of varied academic, cultural and socio-economic background using tact, diplomacy and courtesy. 

• Remain a neutral party when performing work. 

• Serve as an advocate to victims as needed.

• Understand and effectively and collaboratively work in a complicated multi-college environment, as well as within a system of community college districts.

• Work with a wide range of constituencies, such as administrators, faculty, staff, students, and parents, using diplomacy and tact.

• Work with discretion when dealing with confidential and sensitive information.

 

Education and Experience Guidelines:

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying.

 

Education/Training:

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in human resources, law, business or public administration, social work, psychology, forensic psychology, higher education administration or related field is required. A Master’s Degree with emphasis in human resources, law, business or public administration, social work, psychology, forensic psychology, higher education administration or related field is desirable.

 

Experience:

At least three years of increasingly responsible professional legal compliance work, involving the investigation and resolution of discrimination and harassment complaints. Victim advocacy training and experience is desirable.

 

License or Certificate:

Valid California driver’s license.

 

To Apply:

Please visit the District’s Employment Opportunities website at https://jobs.socccd.edu for a detailed job description, to learn more about the District and to complete an on-line application.  

 

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