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Position Title:

Program Director, DEI

Department/School:

Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 

Salary/Pay Rate:

$65,000 - $85,000

Job Summary:

Reporting to the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, the Director of DEI Programs is responsible for developing, implementing, and ongoing assessment of initiatives and projects. The position will assist the VP-DEI with operationalizing the college's DEI strategic plan. The Director of DEI Programs represents the Office of Diversity across campus and provides collaborative leadership to ensure that DEI is embedded in all aspects of college life. This position will work collaboratively with the Center for Multicultural Affairs, the Diversity Council, the Title IX Office, the Office of Accommodations and Accessibility, and other campus organizations engaged in fostering diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required
• At least three years working in a DEI related role with DEI experience

Essential Functions:

• Create and develop new DEI programs.
• Address the needs of underrepresented communities on campus by providing ongoing support.
• Coordinate and support existing DEI initiatives.
• Provide DEI learning opportunities that address and respond to the needs of students, faculty, and staff
• Serve as key contact DEI person for students, faculty, and staff
• Participate in conducting a comprehensive, ongoing audit and assessment of all DEI programs to ensure continuous improvement and impact
• Coordinate and facilitate the annual Diversity Summit
• Work with office staff and student workers to create and maintain DEI archives
• Participate in creating and maintaining the DEI resources database.
• Work with faculty, staff, and students to promote the college's DEI agenda by offering workshops and providing ongoing awareness activities.
• Develop and coordinate a yearly calendar of events.
• Communicate and publicize DEI activities, programs, and events regularly.
• Create and manage the DEI Program portfolio, including developing a program dashboard and scorecard and defining meaningful program success metrics.
• Serve as a strategic partner to all stakeholders.
• Work with the DEI Fellow to manage projects.
• Other Duties as assigned

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree
• Director level DEI experience 
• At least five years' experience in DEI programming
  • Demonstrated understanding of DEI in higher education.
  • Demonstrated ability to work effectively with students, faculty, and staff from diverse backgrounds.

Required Application Documents:

Resume, Cover Letter, & Contact Information of 3 Professional References 

About the Department/School:

The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Marist is new. The Director will be joining a team of professionals dedicated to promoting cultural competence, diversity literacy, social justice programs and other forms of engagement for students, faculty and staff.

About Marist College:

Located on the banks of the historic Hudson River and at its Florence, Italy campus, Marist College is a comprehensive, independent institution grounded in the liberal arts. Its mission is to “help students develop the intellect, character, and skills required for enlightened, ethical, and productive lives in the global community of the 21st century.” Marist educates approximately 5,000 traditional-age undergraduate students and 1,200 adult and graduate students in 53 undergraduate majors and numerous graduate programs, including fully online MBA, MPA, MS, and MA degrees, and also Doctor of Physical Therapy and Physician Assistant programs. Marist is consistently ranked among the best colleges and universities in America by The Princeton Review (Colleges That Create Futures and The Best 386 Colleges), U.S. News & World Report (3rd Most Innovative School/North), Kiplinger’s Personal Finance (“Best College Values”), and others. Marist’s study abroad program is ranked #2 in the nation by the U.S. State Department’s “Open Doors Report” and has also received the Senator Paul Simon Award for First Year Abroad programs in Italy and Ireland. Marist’s Joint Study partnership with IBM, which began in 1988, has brought the College the kind of world-class technology platform typically found at leading research institutions. To learn more, please visit https://www.marist.edu/about 

Type of Position:

Full-time

Classification:

Administrative (Exempt)

Months per Year:

12

Work Schedule:

Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm

Hours per Week:

37.5

Location:

Marist College Main Campus

Number of Position Openings:

1

Equal Employment Statement:

Marist College is committed to creating a diverse workforce on our campus by ensuring that barriers to equal employment opportunity and upward mobility do not exist here. To this end, the College will strive to achieve the full and fair participation of minorities, women, people with disabilities, and any other protected groups found to be under represented.

Equal opportunity means employment, development, and promotion of individuals without consideration of race, color, disability, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, or veteran status unless there is a bona fide occupational requirement which excludes persons in one of these protected groups. The College will review its employment policies and procedures to ensure that barriers which may unnecessarily exclude protected groups are identified and eliminated. The College will also explore alternative approaches if any policy or practice is found to have a negative impact on protected groups.

Marist's policy of non-discrimination includes not only employment practices but also extends to all services and programs provided by the College. It shall be considered a violation of College policy for any member of the community to discriminate against any individual or group with respect to employment or attendance at Marist College on the basis of race, color, disability, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other condition established by law.