Reporting to the Director of Open Expression Programs, the Associate Director of Open Expression Programs focuses on preserving the core values outlined in Emory University's Respect for Open Expression policy. In carrying out duties, this position is expected to treat other students, staff, and faculty with integrity, courtesy, and respect.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- This position is essential to helping create an equitable and inclusive community to support developing a sense of belonging and mattering.
- The Associate Director serves as leadership and support for upholding Emory's Open Expression Policy. Supports a team of Open Expression Coordinators and direct daily assignments and tasks.
- Serves as an expert and interpreter of the university policy 8.14, Respect for Open for Expression.
- Creates standard operating procedures and protocol for the office of Open Expression Programs.
- Strategizes capacity building of open expression approaches across the department of Campus Life and Emory University.
- Under the guidance of the Director, identifies and responds to student needs for programming, services, and crisis intervention regarding student activities and events.
- May represent Campus Life in implementing and providing feedback on campus protocols regarding student open expression.
- May collaborate with campus partners in providing assessment data to ensure compliance with all federal, state, and local regulation agencies and to demonstrate effectiveness of programming and other interventions to assist in creating a more equitable campus.
- Assists the director in administering core functions of the department that support student organizations and programs including registration, advising, mentoring, policy interpretation and implementation, leadership development, program planning and management, problem solving, crisis intervention, mediation, and referral.
- Develops evaluations and assessment reports of campus partners and student organizations associated with open expression observer requests.
- Creates and maintains data collection, records, and assessment reports of campus incidents and observer requests.
- Manages outreach, education, and engagement programs for student peer educators and campus community members.
- Manages the Open Expression Observer program with recruitment, in-service training, and evaluation for university faculty and staff.
- Creates and facilitates training for various students, staff, and faculty roles.
- Manages Open Expression Observer requests through assigning shifts, communication, and documentation.
- Responds to various and/or acute incidents of open expression on campus as a Campus Life response team member.
- Assumes scheduled on-call duty responsibility at night and on weekends to ensure proper coverage at Open Expression Events as determined by the director of Open Expression Programs.
- Advocates for open expression on behalf of the campus community as articulated in the university's respect for open expression policy.
- Assists the Director with coordinating divisional and institutional efforts aimed at increasing understanding, repairing harm, and reducing or resolving conflict.
- Collaborates with partners within Campus Life and across the university and center student voices in both design and implementation. Departments and offices would include but are not limited to Student Involvement, Leadership, and Transitions, Office of Parent and Family Programs, Center for Civic and Community Engagement, Office of University Events, Office of Student Conduct, Center for Emergency Preparedness and Response, Emory Policy Department, and various Emory academic college student life offices.
- May represent the director with the Bias Support Team.
- Assists with managing bias related incidents within Campus Life, and various colleges representing the undergraduate and graduate students at Emory University, when issues of Open Expression are part of the response.
- Works in partnership/relationship with Campus Life Compliance Officer, Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) process, and assumes responsibilities connected to open expression as an ERM risk.
- Maintains frequent and consistent collaborative partnership with the chair of the Open Expression University Senate Committee.
- Participates in regular professional development opportunities including university committees, working groups, etc.
- Acts with integrity by preserving the confidentiality of personal information about Emory Community members obtained in the course of employment and responsible treatment of all information to which access is given (e.g. rosters, keys, student ID cards, etc.).
- Performs other related duties as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- A master's degree in student personnel, higher education administration, counseling, or a related field, and two years of professional experience working with student populations, OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Experience facilitating training and discussions.
NOTE: Position tasks are generally required to be performed in-person at an Emory University location. Remote work from home options may be granted at department discretion. Emory reserves the right to change remote work status with notice to employee.