Director-Center for Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution
6715BR
Student Affairs
Center for Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution
Detailed Job Description
Live our values, embrace diverse perspectives, and nurture the RIT community to remain a great place to work for all.
Reporting to an Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, the Director of the Center for Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution supports the mission of the department, the division of student affairs, and RIT. The Director is responsible for administering the student conduct process in a manner that ensures student development, consistent and fair application of University policy, and respectful treatment of all participants. The Director is expected to forge productive working partnerships with students, colleagues, and offices across the University to enhance overall student safety across the larger University community.
The ideal candidate will be a skilled communicator, familiar with all methods of a student conduct process centered on educational outcomes, as well as the issues, trends, and concerns for students and institutions of higher education. The Director must be an independent worker and a self-starter. The successful candidate will be a committed and experienced professional with a collaborative disposition, ability to think critically and creatively, excellent interpersonal and problem solving skills, a service orientation, and a participatory leadership style.
The Director should be prepared to address complex areas including gender based and sexual misconduct, academic dishonesty, and bias related incidents using both traditional and restorative justice approaches in the work.
Major Responsibilities

• Serve as chief conduct officer for the university.
• Oversee the utilization of the Student Conduct technology systems.
• Supervise the full time department staff (associate and assistant directors) and the sr. staff specialist
• Management of the budget for the Center
• Oversee the updating of the Center's website and social media presence.
• Serve as divisional/university representative for key policies, processes and workgroups
• Serve as departmental representative, as assigned, on division and university committees, including in leadership roles, such as Student Behavioral Consultation Team and Title IX Case Management team.

Department/College Description
In order to promote community standards, the Center for Student Conduct and Conflict Resolution designs and delivers a fair and educationally-based behavioral conduct process as well as policy education and training to the RIT community.
Required Minimum Qualifications

• A masters degree in a higher education or related field
• A minimum of six years of full-time professional experience with evidence of increasing levels of responsibilities for managing and administering the student conduct process or related work.
• Previous experience planning, organizing, leading, and evaluating performance and outcome measures of programs and services.
• Ability to manage and maintain confidential and private information; uses confidential, sensitive and/or private records and information, protects information appropriately
• Strong fiscal planning and budget acumen.
• Experience and evidence in employing a data-driven approach to generating measurable (quantitative and qualitative) outcomes and guiding others in the process.
• Ability to establish, build and maintain effective working relationships based on respect, empathy and honesty with diverse groups and individuals
• Knowledge of Deaf culture, American Sign Language (ASL), or willingness to learn
• Strong leadership, organizational, and project management skills.
• Possess a deep understanding of a diverse student body and a demonstrated commitment to diversity and cross-cultural issues.
• Computer competence using software and enterprise systems appropriate for the complexities of the role and its functions
• Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to set own priorities to coordinate multiple assignments with fluctuating and time-sensitive deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications
Professional Area:
Employment Category: Fulltime
Staff Job Function: Wage Band: 121A
Required Application Documents
How to Apply
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Additional Details
Rochester Institute of Technology, the 10th largest private university in the U.S., is among the worlds leading technological universities. Its 18,000 undergraduate and graduate students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries are enrolled in over 200 academic programs, including 7 interdisciplinary Ph.D. programs. A pioneer in experiential education, RIT was the first to offer undergraduate degree programs in biotechnology, information technology, software engineering, and microelectronic engineering. As home to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf, the university offers unparalleled academic opportunities and services for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. Founded in 1829, RIT has 115,000 alumni throughout the United States and around the world. RIT has been named by the Chronicle of Higher Education as one of the "Great Colleges to Work For." RIT is a National Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation site, and is responsive to the needs of dual-career couples through the Upstate NY Higher Education Recruitment Consortium. For more information, visit www.rit.edu/overview/rankings-and-recognition and www.rit.edu.
As a member of the RIT community employees receive a well-balanced benefits package that offers a variety of choices and access to additional employment advantages. These benefits, combined with an employees pay, provide a total compensation package that can be tailored to meet your needs. More on RITs Benefits, Health & Wellness program can be found at: https://www.rit.edu/fa/humanresources/content/benefits-health-and-wellness
RIT does not discriminate. RIT is an equal opportunity employer that promotes and values diversity, pluralism, and inclusion. For more information or inquiries, please visit RIT/TitleIX or the U.S. Department of Education at ED.Govjeid-53de0fe07aa6bd47b41f62d764510c01