Director, Graduate Office Of Diversity & Inclusion (Student Programming Specialist)

The Kelley School of Business at Indiana University is a comprehensive provider of top-tier business education with a full portfolio of undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, and executive programs on campuses in Bloomington and Indianapolis, and online worldwide. The Kelley School has been creating career momentum for 100 years, going from 70 students in 1920 to an enrollment of more than 12,000 students today. Our innovative curriculum is built on personal development, teamwork, and experiential learning with an emphasis on global and social responsibility. Our success is reflected in our reputation among academic peers, our career placement statistics, and the accomplishments of more than 117,000 living alumni around the globe. The Kelley Graduate Programs strives to be a diverse, inclusive, and equitable community of business and education leaders, serving thousands of students each year in many programs.
Job Summary
This role is responsible for designing and administering inclusive Student Programming to enhance and reinforce the academic engagement and experiential learning capacity of the student experience. Programs may be focused on the first-year, transfer, under-represented, or general student populations, as well as international or overseas-study students. This role frequently interfaces directly with students and collaborates with staff in their own department and in other departments on shared Student Programming goals.
Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Reports to the Executive Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging at the Kelley School of Business.
• Builds and develops community with graduate student populations with specific emphasis on students from backgrounds that are historically marginalized (HMS) in higher education and business education including but not limited to students from diverse race/ethnicities, women, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, students with apparent and non-apparent disabilities, veterans, and First-Generation students and international students.
• Works with Kelley graduate programs to increase diverse student pipelines.
• Coaches and mentors students.
• Supports programmatic efforts for all graduate programs.
• Represents Kelley Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging area at diversity conferences.
• Serves as the lead for the 21st Century Business Leader Summit and Kelley Gala and graduate diversity education.
• Establishes relationships with internal and external constituencies relevant to schoolwide DEIB strategy.

General Responsibilities

• Develops and implements programs and initiatives geared at enhancing and reinforcing the academic engagement and experiential learning capacity of the student experience. Projects programming outcomes at the program, department/division, or campus level.
• Interfaces directly with students, attending Student Programming events and gathering satisfaction feedback from student participants to implement into future Student Programming initiatives and objectives.
• Collaborates with staff in own department and other departments, as well as academic and campus leaders, on shared Student Programming goals, often coordinating funding to sponsor student programs.
• Measures and evaluates effectiveness of student programs against projected outcomes; regularly prepares reports on impact to students and budget and presents to stakeholders on effectiveness and to secure funding for initiatives moving forward.
• Serves on committees and performs Student Programming research across the field of higher education and at peer institutions to identify and recommend best practices.
• Plans and coordinates communications and targeted outreach for Student Programming initiatives to ensure student participation and inclusion.
• May provide guidance to other Student Programming Specialists; makes process recommendations to manager for improved delivery of service.
• May serve on various campus or cross-functional committees to share Student Programming best practices.

Qualifications
Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.
EDUCATION
Required

• Bachelor's degree in education, social work, public affairs, counseling, business, or related field.

Preferred

• Master's degree in higher education student affairs or related field.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Required

• 5 years in student services, higher education, or related field.

SKILLS
Required

• Proficient communication skills.
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism.
• Demonstrated time management and priority setting skills.
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality.
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment.
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty.
• Highly thorough and dependable.
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure.
• Possesses a high degree of initiative.
• Ability to influence internal and/or external constituents.
• Develops and delivers effective presentations.
• Demonstrated customer service skills.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidential information.
• Demonstrates excellent judgment and decision making skills.
• Demonstrates excellent judgment, tact, and diplomacy.
• Commitment to working with people of diverse backgrounds and demonstrated cultural competency.
• Ability to build strong partnerships with students and other university departments.

Working Conditions / Demands
This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.
Work Location
This position is eligible to work a hybrid schedule (mix between remote and in-person work), subject to change in the future based on university policy and business needs.
Benefits Overview
For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Multiple plan options for medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Health Savings Account with generous IU contribution
• Life insurance, LTD, and AD&D options
• Base retirement plan contribution from IU, subject to vesting
• Additional supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition benefit for IU classes
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing our online Benefits Brochure .
Job Classification
Career Level: Advanced
FLSA: Exempt
Job Function: Student Services
Job Family: Student Programming
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