Dean of Student Engagement

5 days ago


Chester, Cheshire, United Kingdom Widener University Full time
Job Summary

The Director of Student Inclusion and Belonging will provide strategic leadership and vision for the Office of Student Inclusion and Belonging at Widener University. This position will be responsible for developing and implementing initiatives that promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) within the student body.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and execute strategic initiatives that promote DEIB within the student body
  • Cultivate student leadership and collaboration with campus partners to facilitate DEIB-related workshops, training sessions, and special projects
  • Supervise and serve as a resource and support for the OSIB assistant directors and program coordinator in the daily operations of the OSIB Office
  • Engage in high-volume interactions with faculty, staff, students, and diverse populations to advance the mission of the OSIB and the university
  • Assessment and reporting, including periodic review of programming initiatives and outcomes-based assessment, program data tracking, management of the utilization of assessment data, evaluation and research of reports and studies, and creation of reports as needed
  • Communicate DEIB initiatives across campus and assess their impact through metrics and feedback
  • Prepare and oversee the OSIB operating budget
  • Ability to communicate with and form effective working relationships with individuals across lines of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, disability, and sexual orientation
  • Represent the OSIB at university recruitment and other events
Requirements
  • Master's degree in higher education, student affairs, counseling education, or related discipline
  • Five years of professional experience working within a college or university setting in student affairs or related area of higher education
  • Strong interest in and appreciation of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging; evidence of three to five years of working effectively within a culturally diverse university community
  • Established subject matter knowledge and skill in navigating and helping others navigate matters of differences of race, gender, sexual orientation, sexual expression, physical ability, neurodiversity, socioeconomic class, age, and first language
  • Five years of professional experience in diversity programming and workshop facilitation both in person and online
  • Demonstrated ability to provide effective training for staff
  • Five years of administrative and supervisory experience of professional staff including graduate and undergraduate student workers
  • Strong written and oral communication skills
  • Professionalism, flexibility; demonstrates good judgment and maintains confidentiality related to all student, faculty, and staff records
  • Demonstrated proficiency with Microsoft Office, survey and publishing software, website content management, and social media
Preferred Qualifications
  • Doctorate degree in higher education, leadership, or counseling education, or closely related field
  • Strategic planning experience
  • Five or more years of full-time experience in higher education working with diverse populations of students, faculty, and staff
Physical Requirements and/or Unusual Hours
  • This is a 12-month position that will include some evenings and weekends.
  • This position is an in-person position during the academic year but may have some flexibility for hybrid work during non-academic periods.


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