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Asst Dean-Recruitment Div/Inc
Columbia University
Position Summary Reporting to the Associate Dean of Development and Alumni Affairs, the Assistant Dean of Recruitment, Diversity and Inclusion will lead the development and implementation of strategies to align with the School's DEI Mission and support the implementation of its anti-racism action plan. This position will be charged with implementing the School's strategic plan for addressing needs of historically underrepresented groups in our disciplines and facilitating community engagement and education on matters of diversity, equity and inclusion across the fields of the built environment. This role will lead the development and implementation of proactive diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, assessing outcomes and building on best practices internally and externally. The Assistant Dean will champion the importance and value of a diverse and inclusive school environment and implement the vision and strategy of the school to create a culture for equity, diversity, and inclusion. They will collaborate with stakeholders to assess the need for and recommend training initiatives designed to increase and sustain awareness and support of equity and inclusion values, as well as maintaining compliance with applicable laws. Leadership: Leads the School in implementing strategic initiatives, including the creation of a culture for equity, diversity, and inclusion. Partners with the Office of Alumni Relations, campus leaders, faculty, students, and staff to ensure School values and strategic goals are met. Works closely with GSAPP senior leaders and campus partners to advance a School-wide culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion by providing strategic planning and support for the recruitment, retention, and engagement of diverse faculty, students and staff. Supports alumni relations programming that reinforces and extends this commitment. Acts as a School-wide ambassador for diversity, equity, and inclusion and will work to engage and inspire members of the internal and external community by raising awareness and illustrating the importance of these principles. Coordinates with GSAPP Program Directors, faculty, unit leaders and administrative leadership on diversity, equity and inclusion to build synergy in programming and share best practices across the School. Responsible for implementing, supporting, and continued development of GSAPP's Anti-Racism Action Plan. Develops and shares best practice in assessment, including the development of matrices for measuring diversity performance for accountability purposes. Admissions: Collaborates with the Associate Dean of Admissions and Outreach and the Admissions Office to support the development and implementation of recruitment strategies for underrepresented prospects, students of color, and various multiracial, ethnic, and identity groups. Among others, these include strategic outreach to academic and other external partners, participation in events directed at multicultural populations for prospective and admitted students, and supporting the creation of targeted communications aligned with the School's diversity, equity and inclusion goals. Supports the transition of admitted students to matriculate status and serves as a point of contact addressing the needs of historically underrepresented students throughout their time at the School. Training and Development: Provides strategic direction for training initiatives on cultural competency, racial diversity, gender differences, disability, sexual harassment, building a climate of equity and inclusion, and other topics designed to increase awareness and support of equity and inclusion values, and maintaining compliance with applicable laws in collaboration with School's stakeholders. Develops and implements School initiatives that build and support proactive, diverse, inclusive, and equitable practices. Provides support related to diversity, equity, and inclusion programming. Collaborates with units across the School to leverage diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Administers diversity and inclusion policy and program development and has a consultative role on issues of diversity and inclusion relating to BIPOC contractors and vendors. Works with the Senior Associate Dean of Administration and Faculty Affairs to ensure appropriate integration goals throughout GSAPP. Ensures that any related risks to these goals are identified and addressed. Consults with the University Title IX partners to ensure that GSAPP has an annual affirmative action plan, appropriate recording keeping procedures, and is in full compliance with required state and federal guidelines for federal contractors.
Engagement: Designs, develops, and champions initiatives that build, expand, and support inclusive employee, student and alumni populations collaboratively throughout GSAPP. Works with community groups and professional organizations interested in common issues and concerns related to equal employment opportunity/affirmative action, ADA, and diversity and inclusion to achieve synergy and interconnectedness throughout GSAPP. Works with the Office of Development and Alumni Relations and the GSAPP Alumni Board to develop professional and other networks and programming around common issues and concerns related diversity and inclusion to achieve synergy and interconnectedness throughout GSAPP and its alumni population. In collaboration with the Provost Faculty Advancement Office, GSAPP Dean's Office, GSAPP Human Resources and Program Directors work to expand the diversity of the candidates for faculty and staff positions and student applicants, through outreach and recruitment. This role will consult and partner with GSAPP units to advance efforts across the School to provide a welcoming and affirming environment for all. Promotes a culture of engagement and belonging by providing leadership in an environment that actively promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion and will possess a deep commitment to these values and demonstrate action and accountability in advancing strategies to support them at all levels of the School. Assists in the prioritization of diversity and equity initiatives and communicates to the broader community to support and encourage actionable efforts that advance inclusiveness. Provides solutions to shared obstacles, coordinating resources, and sharing expertise in best practices.
Reporting and Assessment: Establishes and maintains survey and data collection processes, and an internal audit and reporting system to allow for effective measurement of program outcomes. Assesses and monitors program effectiveness and keeps GSAPP senior leadership informed of equal opportunity progress and issues through periodic reports. Monitors metrics related to diversity, equity and inclusion. Ensures that ongoing, comprehensive, and research-based planning and assessment occurs. Responsible for timely completion of annual planning and assessment reports. Performs other related duties and special projects as assigned. Meets metrics set by the Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Relations for alumni engagement, including career services programming. Works with the Associate Dean of Admissions and Outreach to ensure continued visibility of diversity programming and initiatives. Responsibilities Leadership: 20% Leads the School in implementing strategic initiatives, including the creation of a culture for equity, diversity, and inclusion. Partners with the Office of Alumni Relations, campus leaders, faculty, students, and staff to ensure School values and strategic goals are met. Works closely with GSAPP senior leaders and campus partners to advance a School-wide culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion by providing strategic planning and support for the recruitment, retention, and engagement of diverse faculty, students and staff. Supports alumni relations programming that reinforces and extends this commitment. Acts as a School-wide ambassador for diversity, equity, and inclusion and will work to engage and inspire members of the internal and external community by raising awareness and illustrating the importance of these principles. Coordinates with GSAPP Program Directors, faculty, unit leaders and administrative leadership on diversity, equity and inclusion to build synergy in programming and share best practices across the School. Responsible for implementing, supporting, and continued development of GSAPP's Anti-Racism Action Plan. Develops and shares best practice in assessment, including the development of matrices for measuring diversity performance for accountability purposes.Admissions: 20% Collaborates with the Associate Dean of Admissions and Outreach and the Admissions Office to support the development and implementation of recruitment strategies for underrepresented prospects, students of color, and various multiracial, ethnic, and identity groups. Among others, these include strategic outreach to academic and other external partners, participation in events directed at multicultural populations for prospective and admitted students, and supporting the creation of targeted communications aligned with the School's diversity, equity and inclusion goals. Supports the transition of admitted students to matriculate status and serves as a point of contact addressing the needs of historically underrepresented students throughout their time at the School.
Training and Development: 20% Provides strategic direction for training initiatives on cultural competency, racial diversity, gender differences, disability, sexual harassment, building a climate of equity and inclusion, and other topics designed to increase awareness and support of equity and inclusion values, and maintaining compliance with applicable laws in collaboration with School's stakeholders. Develops and implements School initiatives that build and support proactive, diverse, inclusive, and equitable practices. Provides support related to diversity, equity, and inclusion programming. Collaborates with units across the School to leverage diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Administers diversity and inclusion policy and program development and has a consultative role on issues of diversity and inclusion relating to BIPOC contractors and vendors. Works with the Senior Associate Dean of Administration and Faculty Affairs to ensure appropriate integration goals throughout GSAPP. Ensures that any related risks to these goals are identified and addressed. Consults with the University Title IX partners to ensure that GSAPP has an annual affirmative action plan, appropriate recording keeping procedures, and is in full compliance with required state and federal guidelines for federal contractors.
Engagement: 20% Designs, develops, and champions initiatives that build, expand, and support inclusive employee, student and alumni populations collaboratively throughout GSAPP. Works with community groups and professional organizations interested in common issues and concerns related to equal employment opportunity/affirmative action, ADA, and diversity and inclusion to achieve synergy and interconnectedness throughout GSAPP. Works with the Office of Development and Alumni Relations and the GSAPP Alumni Board to develop professional and other networks and programming around common issues and concerns related diversity and inclusion to achieve synergy and interconnectedness throughout GSAPP and its alumni population. In collaboration with the Provost Faculty Advancement Office, GSAPP Dean's Office, GSAPP Human Resources and Program Directors work to expand the diversity of the candidates for faculty and staff positions and student applicants, through outreach and recruitment. This role will consult and partner with GSAPP units to advance efforts across the School to provide a welcoming and affirming environment for all. Promotes a culture of engagement and belonging by providing leadership in an environment that actively promotes diversity, equity, and inclusion and will possess a deep commitment to these values and demonstrate action and accountability in advancing strategies to support them at all levels of the School. Assists in the prioritization of diversity and equity initiatives and communicates to the broader community to support and encourage actionable efforts that advance inclusiveness. Provides solutions to shared obstacles, coordinating resources, and sharing expertise in best practices.
Reporting and Assessment: 20% Establishes and maintains survey and data collection processes, and an internal audit and reporting system to allow for effective measurement of program outcomes. Assesses and monitors program effectiveness and keeps GSAPP senior leadership informed of equal opportunity progress and issues through periodic reports. Monitors metrics related to diversity, equity and inclusion. Ensures that ongoing, comprehensive, and research-based planning and assessment occurs. Responsible for timely completion of annual planning and assessment reports. Performs other related duties and special projects as assigned. Meets metrics set by the Associate Dean for Development and Alumni Relations for alumni engagement, including career services programming. Works with the Associate Dean of Admissions and Outreach to ensure continued visibility of diversity programming and initiatives.
Minimum Qualifications Minimum 4-6 years' professional work experience in the field of diversity, equity and inclusion, social justice advocacy and education, student development, student advising, student organization advising, and/or campus-wide programming. Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree preferred in architecture or adjacent fields. Experience designing and conducting assessment activities. Excellent analytical and organizational skills; Strong interpersonal and written communication skills; Team player with empathy, respect for others and a collaborative approach; Ability to respectfully lead and guide others, while also being a good listener who is open to new ideas; Ability to maintain a high-level of confidentiality and working relationships with others. Understands, is sensitive to, and respects the diverse academic, socio-economic, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds, disabilities and sexual orientation of students, faculty, administrators, and staff; fosters collaboration and consensus building. Excellent knowledge of management information systems and software programs, and comfort in working with academic and alumni databases. Training, education and certifications are strongly desired. Experience in higher education, Architecture or related fields and specifically in a university system or industry, is highly desirable. Five years of progressive experience and demonstrated effectiveness leading diversity and inclusion related initiatives and programs is required. Preferred Qualifications Success in facilitating effective partnerships with and between constituencies applying effective techniques to achieve meaningful impact. Track record of institutional change and skill in developing vision and strategies that inspire others. Demonstrated experience-structuring programs to best serve the School's educational goals while meeting federal and state legal requirements. Intermediate understanding of federal and state employment law and University policies and procedures, including but not limited to knowledge of issues related to Title VII and equal employment opportunity, Americans with Disabilities Act, Title IX, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' required Affirmative Action Plans. Demonstrated effectiveness impacting and leading diversity, inclusion, and organizational change initiatives. Knowledge of and commitment to affirmative action and equal employment opportunity policies, laws and practices. Ability to act independently, take initiative, build consensus, and exercise sound judgement. Demonstrated ability to provide strategic leadership and develop policy and procedure related to program initiatives Other Requirements
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran Columbia University is committed to the hiring of qualified local residents.
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