Director - Diversity & Social Justice Education
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Job Info

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Education, Programming, and Outreach
* Work collaboratively with other SSIB units, academic and institutional departments, student organizations,and community agencies throughout Urbana and Champaign to advise students and serve as a resource supporting student identity development, diversity and social justice education, and student belonging.
* Create, implement, and oversee courses, workshops and other educational activities for students that are aligned with university and departmental missions.
* Serve as a primary resource for students and Student Affairs staff on topics including, but not limited to diversity, social justice, intergroup and intercultural communication, and student belonging. Also provide advocacy, referrals and other student facing services on diversity & social justice education topics.
* Develop collaborative partnerships with experts in the areas of intercultural communication, identity development, critical thinking, and core social justice theory, practice, and policy. Also regularly work with Student Affairs partners, faculty, staff, religious leaders, and community partners to advance student learning opportunities.
* Establish and design innovative, socially just educational initiatives to positively impact students and the larger University community.
* Collaborate with other campus units to coordinate programs and experiences, emphasizing the development of cultural humility, critical self-reflection, intersectionality, and intercultural communication skills for students.
* Develop and promote activities and create resources that encourage a sense of belonging and persistence among diverse and underserved student populations.

Supervision and Administration
* Direct supervision over all operations for DSJE. Responsible for administering all programming, and services offered by the unit.
* Responsible for budget planning and oversight; staff delegation, teaching and course planning, strategic planning, and goal setting.
* Responsible for recruiting, selecting, hiring, onboarding, training, supervising, and evaluating full-time and part-time staff.
* Oversee the coordination of a mandatory diversity education workshop (i.e., I-Connect) for first year and transfer students.

Assessment and Evaluation
* In conjunction with SSIB, implement an assessment and evaluation strategy that informs a culturally responsive approach to data-driven curricular and co-curricular design.
* Provide leadership in reviewing the mission and goals of DSJE and creating a strategic plan consistent with the Student Affairs Strategic Plan.
* Conduct regular program evaluations and coordinate the unit's objectives with the Division of Student Affairs and University goals.
* Coordinate the production of reports for internal and external units.

Other
* Lead and serve on campus and departmental committees as assigned.
* Perform other responsibilities as assigned by supervisor.

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