| Position Number: | 00000025 |
| Working Title: | Director of Co-Curricular Learning, Educational Equity, and Assessment |
| Classification Title: | Administrator II |
| Job Code/Grade: | 3312/1 |
| Department ID/Name: | 1122/Vice President for Student Affairs |
| Appropriate Administrator Title/Position Number: | Vice President for Student Affairs/00000023 |
| Work Lead or Department Chair Title/Position Number: | |
| Employee Name (once filled): | ????? |
| Employee 9-digit ID (once filled): | ????? |
A. Position Purpose
The Division of Student Affairs at San Jose State University is taking a curricular approach to the delivery of co-curricular programs and services. This approach will be grounded in a defined Student Affairs Curriculum, an embedded commitment to racial justice and equity, and a continuous assessment of educational and operational effectiveness. This requires a new role in the Division that will ensure that the fundamental work of Student Affairs is executed to address learning and engagement principles, and will be done in new ways to meet the dynamic and diverse needs of all demographics of students. The Director will report to the Vice President of Student Affairs with a dotted line to the Director of Institutional Research. This role is designed to center equity and racial justice within the co-curriculum and the assessment of the co-curriculum. The Director will bring a new intentionality to the content of Student Affairs work, the efficacy of engagement strategies, and ensuring that historically underrepresented students and experiences are made core subjects of programs, services, and policies. To fulfill the promise to the students and communities we serve alongside, SJSU will be an organization that actively promotes diversity, inclusivity, and equity, ensuring that everyone in our community experiences a deep sense of belonging. To actualize this vision and contribute to combating systemic oppression within and across our communities, SJSU must champion and consistently apply an equity lens to our external and internal work, and endeavor to build and nurture a diverse, inclusive, equitable environment that effectively prepares and engages members of our community in their pursuit of expanding opportunity and striving for educational equity for the students we serve. The ideal candidate is an experienced and effective advocate for structural change, grounded in principles of racial equity and social justice; a creative thinker; and an effective collaborator, supervisor, and project manager.
B. Type of Supervision Received (Select one and enter the number below)
- Direct Supervision: Work is performed according to detailed instructions and the supervision is available on short notice. The methods of work are well established and outlined. (Typical supervision for entry level, non-exempt positions)
- General Supervision: Objectives are set for position, but incumbent works independently referring to policies, practices and procedures. (Typical supervision for mid-level exempt or non-exempt positions)
- Limited Supervision: Incumbent proceeds on own initiative while complying with policies, practices and procedures described by the Supervisor. Incumbent seldom refers matters to supervisor except for clarification of policy. (Typical supervision for professional or advanced-level exempt positions)
- General Direction: Incumbent has broad responsibility for planning, organizing and prioritizing work. Active control by the manager is only exercised on longer term goals and policy issues. (Typical supervision for middle managers and high-level professionals)
- Administrative Direction: Management decisions are comprehensive and the work function is broad. (Reserved for Administrator IV positions)
C. Essential Functions
| Essential Functions and Associated Tasks | % of Time Annually |
|---|---|
| Co-curriculum Design – Lead and manage the Student Affairs Curriculum guiding requisite annual programming and services. Develop and stewardship of a racial justice and equity template for all Division programs and services. Development of strategy-based racial justice initiatives within the Division and in partnership with non-Student Affairs areas. Develop co-curricular design and delivery standards. Manage the development, implementation and continuous evolution of Student Affairs education and training programs. Partner with Student Affairs and Academic Affairs units to co-lead educational activities designed to address retention and completion outcomes for specific student populations. Collaborate with the Office of the President, Office of the Provost, and Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to implement and achieve university-wide racial justice goals. Working collaboratively with Student Affairs, Administration, Finance and University Personnel; conduct ongoing engagement, education and training and workplace assessments for staff across the Division. Work to eliminate institutional and structural racism and its intersections with other forms of oppression, including sexism, heterosexism, classism, and ableism. | 35% |
| Division Co-Curriculum, Equity, and Organization Assessment – Develop and implement a divisional programming and frameworks based on concepts from Bensimon’s Equity Scorecard Framework (assessing access, retention, excellence, and institutional receptivity) and the Jackson and Holvino’s Multicultural Organization Development Model. Establish division-wide assessment strategy based on learning outcomes, operational effectiveness, and compliance with regional and specialized accreditation standards. Collaborate with Cultural Centers and other units to develop and measure the efficacy of student success programming targeting at underrepresented students. Partner with division units to conduct periodic assessment of equity metrics in Student Affairs policies and procedures. Partner with University Personnel to consider the equity and racial justice issues in Student Affairs workplace environments. Converge, report, share, and analyze data assessment data. Train departments on assessment processes and tools. Identify theories of change and a logic model to drive assessment. Train Student Affairs departments on curriculum standards. Support Student Affairs anti-racism leadership development. | 60% |
| Organization Development and Change LeadershipServe on a committee promoting inclusion and racial justice. Understand the history of racism and the impacts of institutional and structural racism. Leverage assessment results to identify gaps in organization, services, and educational programming. Collaborate with Division and SJSU leadership to launch strategic efforts to close gaps. Train staff on equity lens and skills | 15% |
The incumbent is considered a mandated reporter under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.
Percentages are used to classify the position. Actual amount of time spent on each Essential Function may vary based on department cycles and priorities. Other duties may be assigned by the Appropriate Administrator.
D. Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities required to perform the Essential Functions in Section C
- Strong interpersonal skills, humor, and compassion.
- Outstanding administrative skills, including the ability to produce, track and manage multiple deliverables with overlapping deadlines in a high-performing environment.Intercultural education theory and practice.
- Educational assessment design and implementation: quantitative and qualitative.
- Organizational assessment design and implementation: quantitative and qualitative.
- Curriculum development and implementation.
- Organization change management.
- Project management.
- Leadership Development of colleagues (designing training programs). Research experience.
- Vendor relationship and contract management.
- Excellent oral and written communication.
- Proven ability to analyze situations with a racial equity lens and utilize effective organizing strategies.
- Demonstrated leadership within the racial justice community. Demonstrated ability to develop collaborative, productive and respectful relationships with leaders and other institutions and groups, including but not limited to communities of color, immigrant and refugee communities, business, and philanthropy.
- Experience developing and managing programs to address institutional and structural racism.
E. Non- Student Positions Managed/led by Incumbent (if applicable)
| Position Number | Classification/Working Title (to insert additional rows, click Tab in the last row) |
|---|---|
| Not applicable |
F. Physical Demands and Work Environment (include alternate work schedule when applicable)
This position requires a combination of typical office environment (sitting at computer workstation, meetings, moderate noise level), as well event work environment (setting up events both indoors and outdoors with moderate lifting and standing and moderate to loud noise level). The position requires domestic travel across the United States.
G. Qualifications
| Minimum Qualifications (for non-MPP positions, UP will complete this section) | Preferred Qualifications (used for recruitment purposes only) |
| Education: Bachelor’s Degree | Education: Masters or PhD degree preferred |
| Experience: Three years’ work experience with some combination of these areas: assessment, co-curricular development, and racial justice | Experience: The following qualifications in education and experience will help the 5 years of experience in a higher education or related setting and leading programs that build co-curricular programmingBilingual language skills are a plus.Experience in developing, implementing, and leading Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) programs, with demonstrable outcomes.Demonstrated experience development assessment programs and/or providing training to others on the topic of assessmentPublished work or conference presentations on the topics of racial justice, assessment and/or co-curricular development |
H. Signatures (Enter names only; Signatures will be obtained when UP finalizes position description)
| Employee Name/Signature: | ????? | Date Signed: | ????? |
| Appropriate Administrator Name/Signature: | Patrick Day | Date Signed: | ????? |
| University Personnel Name/Signature: | Date Signed: | ????? |