Description:
Essential Job Duties
Overview of the Position
The assistant equal opportunity officer is a 1.0 FTE position within the Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity (OIED) . This position reports to the Associate Vice Provost for equal opportunity and equity within the Office for Institutional Equity and Diversity.
Duties and Responsibilities
Job responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:
- Process, investigate and mediate complaints of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation from students, faculty and staff at NC State in a manner compliant with federal, state, and UNC system requirements.
- Conduct prompt, equitable and impartial administrative investigations into complaints including identifying and interviewing parties and witnesses, gathering and assessing information relevant to the investigation, and applying relevant policies and regulations.
- Develop and prepare comprehensive investigative reports based on the investigation findings.
- Develop outreach programs and provide training to students, faculty, and staff at NC State related to Equal Opportunity and equity policies.
- Assist in the development and implementation of training programs for faculty, staff, and students on equal opportunity, non-discrimination, Title IX and other related topics.
- Consult with managers and supervisors to provide informal resolutions strategies for student, faculty, and staff complaints
- Conduct/facilitate educational opportunities for the university community (e.g., open enrollment classes, IESP workshops, New Student Orientation etc.)
- Advise university community on equal opportunity compliance issues
- Educates the NC State community about affirmative action, equal opportunity laws, harassment, discrimination and other equal opportunity issues.
- Develops and analyzes ad hoc and standardized data reports related to compliance activities, equal opportunity initiatives, outreach and education, etc.
- Partners with the Associate Vice Provost on affirmative action planning, and utilization and analysis of data (including data entry), and approving employment actions consistent with NC State policies.
- Facilitates an interactive process for employees seeking disability, religious, and pregnancy-based accommodations.
- Maintains accurate case management data files.
Other Responsibilities
Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Minimum Education and Experience
- A minimum of a J.D. or a Master’s degree and one year of experience working in the area of law, mediation, civil rights, human resources, diversity, psychology or other related field or equivalent professional training and experience may be substituted for the advanced degree on an exceptional basis.
- Experience conducting investigations including preparation of investigative reports, and making determinations of policy violations.
- Experience with complaint investigation or dispute resolution