Assistant Vice Chancellor for Inclusive Excellence

Founded in 1965, UC Irvine is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation's top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UC Irvine has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It's located in one of the world's safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County's second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide.

To learn more about UC Irvine, visit www.uci.edu.

For more than a decade, UC Irvine has taken a university-wide approach to achieve inclusive excellence. The Office is committed our values: expect equity, support diversity, practice inclusion and honor free speech. UC Irvine's powerful vision of inclusiveness and change is supported through a dedication to ensuring accountability, providing training and education, conducting responsive research and building sustainable partnerships.

https://inclusion.uci.edu/

The Assistant Vice Chancellor for Inclusive Excellence (AVC-IE) serves as key strategist with the Vice Chancellor for IE in initiating and developing new strategic direction, long- and short-range plans, and innovative initiatives. Reporting directly to the Vice Chancellor, the AVC-IE assists in implementing the Vice Chancellor's vision and goals for the Office of Inclusive Excellence, working in close collaboration with senior university officials. The AVC-IE plays a critical support role in strategic planning, decision-making, and execution of decisions, serving as a member of the Vice Chancellor's senior leadership group and other advisory groups as assigned. The AVC-IE advises Vice Chancellor, serves as liaison with other senior university officials, represents the Vice Chancellor in public forums, and coordinates internal and externals partnerships.

Represents the Vice Chancellor in all manner of situations with tact and diplomacy and requires a dedication to consultation and consensus building. The AVC-IE performs a wide range of duties requiring sensitivity, independent judgment, organizational skills, flexibility, and strict confidentiality. Must have the ability to articulate the vision, mission and values of the Office of Inclusive Excellence as well as interpret and implement procedures, processes, and policies. Develops, coordinates, and leads a variety of initiatives either on behalf of the Vice Chancellor or from the assigned portfolio of responsibility. Coordinates small-to-large scale events, such as speaker series, conferences, etc.

Has high level authority to make official commitments and to broadly represent the VC-IE's interests across the organization. Responds to issues with little or no precedence. May manage and administer independent IE programs, typically with organization-wide impact.

Establishes diversity, equity and inclusion objectives and work plans, and delegates assignments to others. Responsible for managing, preparing, administering, and directing resources. Reviews and approves recommendations for diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs. Involved in developing, modifying and executing policies that affect immediate operation(s) and has a campus-wide effect. Oversees inclusive excellence programs and staff. Manages the coordination of the activities of all university programs, with overall responsibility for results, including costs, methods, staffing and human resources-related actions.

Demonstrates an advanced knowledge of inclusive excellence principles and practices in an educational setting or a large, complex organization.

Required:

• Demonstrates advanced knowledge of inclusive excellence principles and practices, thorough knowledge of the business operations of the campus or medical center.
• Maintains a thorough understanding of the goals of the campus and ways in which this position can support, and lead areas related to those goals to address inclusive excellence related matters.
• Possesses strong data analysis skills and critical thinking required to manage diverse and complex equity, diversity and inclusion and affirmative action programs and initiatives for the organization as well as those needed to present findings and develop and present recommendations that are significant to the campus.
• Highly skilled in effectively managing assigned inclusive excellence programs and employees.
• Demonstrates ability to communicate and interact effectively with all levels in the diverse and multi-cultural environment of the campus.
• Demonstrates an advanced level of political and organizational acumen.
• Provides written analyses and oral presentations to management..
• Proven effectiveness in conceiving and implementing broad and complex initiatives that have advanced an equity or belonging agenda.
• Advanced skills to effectively lead highly significant engagements from inception to conclusion.
• Demonstrates advanced ability to synthesize large amounts of information and draw reasonable conclusions
• Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.
• Master's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training.
• Minimum 8 years of direct experience as a senior administrator or in support of senior administrators at a college or university or a similar complex, matrixed organization. Experience with diverse areas of student affairs and or faculty affairs.
• Minimum 5 years of direct experience in the field of inclusive excellence.
• Experience with the public higher education system in California

Preferred:

• Demonstrated knowledge of all relevant university policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated experience in promoting inclusive excellence and belonging as related to functions, preferably within a higher education setting.
• Working knowledge of the organizational environment of higher education and large research universities to understand client priorities, issues, motivations, and constraints.
• PhD or EdD degree

Total Compensation

In addition to the salary range listed below, we offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

The expected pay range for this recruitment is $147,250- $180,000 (Annual).

Conditions of Employment:

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct*
• Legal Right to work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

*Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page - https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php

Closing Statement:

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy.

We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce along with honoring unique experiences, perspectives, and identities. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable, and welcoming.

UCI provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities upon request. For more information, please contact Human Resources at (949) 824-0500 or eec@uci.edu.