What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Vice President for Equity Compliance position at Inside Higher Ed?
Responsibilities and Duties
Responsibilities Of The AVP
Required Qualifications:
Primary Location: Main Campus
Job Posting: Dec 15, 2025
Responsibilities Of The AVP
- Lead all university compliance efforts related to applicable civil rights laws and in accordance with TU’s policies prohibiting sexual misconduct and discrimination.
- Manage and support a team of five professionals who assess and investigate allegations of sexual misconduct and discrimination. Actively develop and empower staff through coaching, mentorship, and performance feedback to position TU as a model and leader in public higher education civil rights compliance operations.
- Conduct high-profile civil rights and sexual misconduct investigations that pose significant reputational or financial risk to the institution.
- Develop and refine office practices and procedures so that campus partners and university constituents receive the highest level of compliance services in high-risk areas.
- Work closely and collaboratively with executive leadership and the offices of student affairs, intercollegiate athletics, human resources, the provost, and the general counsel on sensitive matters related to student, faculty, and employee relations. Develop and maintain excellent working relationships with a wide variety of TU officials to facilitate trust and collaboration and engender a positive campus environment.
- Strategically advise institutional leadership in times of crisis in a calm and levelheaded manner.
Required Qualifications:
- Law degree from an ABA-accredited law school and ten years of professional experience related to equal opportunity, nondiscrimination, and/or civil rights law, litigation, compliance, and/or best practices;
- Significant experience in conducting and/or supervising investigations into misconduct at educational institutions or large employers;
- Experience working in, conducting investigations of, or advising large institutions related to issues involving complicated regulatory schemes;
- Ability to multi-task and be responsive and collegial to a wide variety of colleagues, constituents, and leaders on time-sensitive matters;
- Excellent interpersonal skills and professionalism;
- Exceptional communication skills, including through written and verbal communication;
- Key attention to detail while also being able to understand, assess, and communicate related large-scale systemic issues;
- Ability to exercise sound judgement on challenging issues and perform tasks with professionalism and the highest degree of ethics;
- Ability to manage multiple complicated matters concurrently while also ensuring that direct reports are properly supported; and
- Demonstrated ability to engage in strategic thinking, critical analysis, and problem solving.
- Minimum two years of prior supervisory experience is strongly preferred.
Primary Location: Main Campus
Job Posting: Dec 15, 2025