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Director - Office of Equal Opportunity and Access, Western Illinois University

POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT

APPOINTMENT: Position available May 1, 2009.  Start date negotiable

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: :   Master's Degree, a minimum of three years of experience in equal opportunity, affirmative action, civil rights compliance or similar post-baccalaureate professional experience.  Proven success as a collaborative and effective leader.  Professional involvement in programs and activities targeted toward achieving diversity goals.  Excellent oral and written communication skills.  Presentation experience and demonstrated experience working successfully with individuals throughout a complex organizational structure toward consensus and support for innovative plans and solutions.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Experience conducting complaint investigations and performing data analysis.  Professional work experience in higher education preferred. 

RESPONSIBILITIES: The Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access reports to the President and is responsible for coordinating the University's overall affirmative action/equal opportunity program.  The director is responsible for overseeing the design and implementation of the University's policies and procedures relative to equal opportunity and affirmative action.  The director also serves as the university Title IX and ADA Compliance Officer. This responsibility is defined by applicable federal, state, and university guidelines for civil rights compliance, including Executive Order 11246; Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 1990; Title IX of the 1972 Higher Education Amendments; Section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Acts of 1975 and 1967, respectively; the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990; and the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.  The Director supervises two Assistant Equal Opportunity Officers and an Office Support Specialist.  Please visit the department website for more information www.wiu.edu/eoa. 

RANK & SALARY: 12-month administrative appointment.  Western Illinois University offers a competitive benefits package that includes domestic partner benefits. For full benefit information visit: http://www.wiu.edu/hr/index.shtml#benefits.

THE DEPARTMENT: The Office of Equal Opportunity and Access (EOA) reports to the President and has responsibility for university compliance with civil rights laws, statutes and regulations.  EOA coordinates the work of the University Diversity Council, the ADA Advisory Committee, the Web Accessibility Committee, and the Affirmative Action Administrative Internship Committee.  The office works with departments in the recruitment and selection of faculty and administrative staff, administers the University's Discrimination Complaint Procedures, designs accommodations for employees, conducts training, and serves as a campus resource on issues of inclusion.   

THE UNIVERSITY: Recognized as one of the nation's "Best Value" institutions and one of the "Best in the Midwest Colleges" by the Princeton Review, as well as a Tier 1 Midwestern Masters Institution by "US News and World Report," Western Illinois University (WIU) serves approximately 13,000 students in the heart of the Midwest through its traditional, residential four-year campus in Macomb, IL and its upper-division urban commuter location in the Quad Cities/Moline, IL.

Western's friendly, accessible, nurturing campus communities are dedicated to higher values in higher education and are comprised of strong faculty, state-of-the-art technology and facilities and a wide range of academic and extracurricular opportunities for students and staff. The four core values at the heart of WIU are academic excellence, educational opportunity, personal growth, and social responsibility. WIU's GradTrac and Cost Guarantee programs ensure that students can achieve their degrees within four years while paying a fixed rate for tuition, fees, plus room and board. WIU remains the only university in Illinois to guarantee the cost for tuition plus fees and room and board for students over a four year period at both the undergraduate and graduate level. 

WIU is a comprehensive public university offering 59 undergraduate degree programs, 35 graduate degree programs, and a doctorate degree. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 17 to 1, WIU's 656 full-time faculty teach 95% percent of all undergraduate as well as graduate courses in addition to 13 pre-professional degree programs and 14 certificate programs. Western Illinois University is a member of the NCAA and competes at the Division I level. The Leslie F. Malpass Library ranks among the finest at comprehensive universities in the United States.

WIU is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association.

APPLICATION: Interested candidates should submit a letter of application, resume, and the names, telephone numbers and email addresses of five professional references.  Send applications or nominations to Jackie Thompson, Vice President of Administrative Services, and Chair of the Search Committee, Sherman Hall 200, Western Illinois University, 1 University Circle, Macomb, IL 61455-1390.  
Screening will begin on  November 3, 2008 and continue until the position is filled.  
        
Western Illinois University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer and has a strong institutional commitment to diversity. In that spirit, we are particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad spectrum of people, including minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.  WIU has a non-discrimination policy that includes sex, race, color, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, religion, age, marital status, national origin, disability, or veteran status.