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Vice President for Institutional Excellence, Nassau
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New York State
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Job Reference:
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Posted:
30.04.2025
Expiry Date:
14.06.2025
Job Description:
Duties Description
The State University of New York at Old Westbury is seeking a visionary leader who will embrace our profile as the most diverse comprehensive liberal arts university within the SUNY System with a historic mission of access, success, and social justice. The Vice President for Institutional Excellence (VPIE) will lead efforts to ensure that SUNY Old Westbury (SUNY OW) achieves excellence within each pillar of its next strategic plan. They will lead the University's inclusive excellence efforts and support university compliance efforts, including legal matters.
This inaugural Cabinet level position reports to the University President. The VPIE will be a collaborative leader who organizes senior leadership strategic and inclusive excellence activity, provides content expertise, and ensures institutional compliance. This position will manage projects and initiatives in coordination with other stakeholders on campus. Ideally, they would have a legal background or extensive experience meeting compliance regulations, working with the Chief of Staff and SUNY General Counsel.
The VPIE will lead Cabinet and university-wide accountability efforts to meet the Strategic Plan's metrics and outcomes, and to ensure alignment with accreditation efforts. This includes partnering with the special assistant to the president for initiatives to manage performance planning.
They will collaborate with Cabinet and other internal and external stakeholders, providing expertise and university-wide leadership for advancing OW's commitment to inclusive excellence.
They will partner with Human Resources and the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning to provide professional development and training for staff and faculty.
They will provide subject matter expertise and leadership regarding Title IX and other compliance matters, serve as campus Ombudsperson, and Lead Bias Incident Response Officer. The VPIE is a full-time, twelve-month, Management Confidential position requiring on-campus presence and is not eligible for remote or hybrid work schedule.
Responsibilities include:
* Stewardship of the strategic plan to ensure stakeholders meet goals, including producing reports.
* Oversee data collection, reporting, and investigation of complaints under applicable Federal and State laws.
* Create and advance OW's inclusive excellence roadmap.
* Serve as the University's Ombudsperson and manage responses to bias-related incidents.
* Supervise the Deputy Title IX Coordinator.
* Provide professional development for faculty and staff.
* Be SUNY liaison for all issues related to inclusive excellence.
* Provide compliance and legal support in partnership with SUNY General Counsel.
Experience:
* Working knowledge of inclusive excellence concepts, programs, regulatory environment, and national trends, especially in higher education.
* Experience developing and implementing institutional policies related to inclusive excellence.
* Knowledge of compliance infrastructure related to reports of discrimination, harassment, and sexual misconduct, and ability to work with legal teams.
* Strong management and leadership skills, including team leadership, training, coaching, mentoring.
* Crisis management and conflict resolution skills, with ability to handle high-pressure demands.
* Excellent communication skills, experienced in high-level presentations.
* Ability to build collaborative relationships with diverse stakeholders.
* Interpersonal, organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
* Understanding of a consultative, collaborative approach and ability to foster innovative initiatives.
* Dedication to making higher education more inclusive and equitable.
Minimum Qualifications:
* Master's degree or Juris Doctorate.
* At least seven (7) years of relevant experience in strategic planning, inclusive excellence, and compliance.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Terminal degree.
* Experience in strategic planning, managing complex projects, and advancing inclusive excellence.
* Ten (10) years of relevant experience.
* Experience as a compliance officer and senior administrator reporting to top leadership.
* Skills in leading teams, coaching, mentoring.
* Ability to understand needs of diverse populations and translate into initiatives.
* Knowledge of laws like EEO, ADA, Affirmative Action, Title IX, Civil Rights Act.
* Certified Title IX Coordinator.
Note: Some positions may require additional credentials or background checks.
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