Associate General Counsel, Title IX ADA Coordinator

Associate General Counsel, Title IX, & ADA Coordinator

Department: Legal Services

Location: Jerry Sue Thornton Center

Reports To: President, Corporate College/Sr. Advisor

Recruitment Type: External/Internal

Requisition : req
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Employment Type: Administration and Professionals

Union Position: Non-Union

Work Schedule: Standard College

Hours:

M-F, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

Number of Openings: 1

Responsible for a wide range of legal matters, compliance with Title IX and ADA coordination, remediation, education and will assist the General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel, as needed.

• Serves as the College’s Director of Institutional Access
• Serves as the College’s Title IX & ADA Coordinator and directs all related College-wide functions
• Strategically directs, designs, implements, and monitors College-wide Institutional Access & Title IX and ADA Compliance functions
• Oversees the complaint, investigation and resolution process for all complaints related to prohibited conduct under the College’s policy prohibiting discrimination, harassment, and retaliation on the basis of a protected class
• Conducts intake of complaints in collaboration with the College’s Investigator
• Provides guidance, direction and oversight of the investigations performed by the College’s Investigator
• Investigates allegations connected to complaints in emergency situations or in the absence of the College’s Investigator
• Provides initial assessments of claims to determine if they are implicated by the College’s policy prohibiting discrimination, harassment and retaliation on the basis of a protected class
• Determines if a claim is appropriate for transfer to another College department to investigate and remedy and thereafter transfers the claim when appropriate
• Evaluates investigative summaries provided by the College’s Investigator to determine if the allegations meet the policy threshold for elevation to a Decision Maker for determination of the weight of the evidence and proposed sanctions where appropriate evidence and proposed sanctions where appropriate
• Oversees the entire complaint resolution process from intake to probable cause determination, decision maker panel and appeal
• Provides all appropriate trainings and forms for all Decision Makers, Appeals Officers and related parties
• Provides ongoing training, consulting, technical assistance, and information services regarding Institutional Access requirements, grievance issues, and compliance programs
• Develops and maintains ongoing relationships with all campus constituencies to promote the value and process of conflict resolution
• Works collaboratively with other campus personnel with conflict resolution interests and responsibilities
• Identify systemic concerns about college policies, procedures, and programs, and make recommendations for review of policies or procedures to appropriate administrative offices
• In conjunction with necessary parties/functions, conducts annual Title IX and accessibility audits at each college location
• Maintain and update Section 3354: 1-60-02 Discrimination, harassment, sexual misconduct, Title IX, and retaliation complaint procedure to maintain compliance with any new regulations related to Title IX or other local, state, or federal regulations which impact the Procedure
• Executes and monitors Compliance with the College’s Procedure
• Manages diverse projects from General Counsel as assigned
• Represents the Office of Legal Services and the College in the absence of General Counsel and/or Deputy General Counsel
• Conducts training on subjects of legal importance to the College and its employees (i.e., Ethics, accessibility, Title IX, discrimination, etc.)
• Supervises support personnel in conjunction with the Vice President & General Counsel, as requested
• Performs other duties as assigned

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE/TRAINING

• J.D. with outstanding academic performance
  • Significant related experience may substitute for education
• Minimum five years of strong demonstrated legal experience with a law firm or in-house legal department
• Demonstrated track record of negotiating and drafting commercial contracts and working collaboratively with a legal department
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