University of Illinois Chicago Looking for Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Dean of Students Full Time

The University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) is a top research university with an ethnically rich and culturally diverse campus community and
is highly respected as a leader in providing access to underrepresented students. Recognized by Carnegie Classifications as a doctoral
university with very high research activity, UIC is the city’s largest university and Chicago’s only public research university.
The university offers more than 200 undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs within 16 academic colleges including the
highest-ranked undergraduate business program in Chicago, the nation’s largest medical school, and one of the top-ranked nursing
programs in the U.S. UIC serves more than 34,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. With one of the largest colleges of
medicine in the nation, and colleges of dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, social work, and applied health sciences, UIC is the
principal educator of health professionals in Illinois and a major healthcare provider to underserved communities.

Job
Summary

This position coordinates the administration of the Dean of Students Office for the University of Illinois
Chicago, serves as an advocate for students, and shares information with students, colleagues, and other interested parties that promote
student success, and wellbeing. This position reports directly to the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and serves on the Division’s
Executive Leadership Team. With other members of the Vice Chancellor’s Executive Leadership Team, the Associate Vice Chancellor and
Dean of Students creates a culture of learning and engagement for UIC students by applying student development theories and learning
outcomes that promote students’ academic and personal success, thereby increasing student satisfaction and student retention.

Job Responsibilities (Essential Duties)

• Provide direction and supervision of the units and directors within the
  Dean of Students Office.
• Develop key collaborative relationships with campus administrative areas, faculty, and campus and
  community leaders to enhance planning and implementing strategic initiatives, resolving issues, and responding to crisis incidents.
• Coordinate Student Affairs response to major crisis and other unusual events impacting students within the University Community.
• Provide direction and intervention for students in crisis and non-crisis including intervening with mental health staff, providing
  victim advocacy, and working with staff and students affected by the crisis.
• Serve as chair of the Campus Behavioral Assessment
  Team.
• Provide leadership and guidance in analysis, review, creation and interpretation of student policies and procedures.
• Serve as a resource to university faculty and staff in dealing with students’ disruptive behavior within and outside the classroom.
• Develop strategies for promoting student engagement and learning in collaboration with Academic Affairs.
• Communicate
  effectively with students and other stakeholders.
• Foster an inclusive University community and promote equity for all
  students.
• Oversee outreach to diverse student populations to support institutional diversity and inclusion goals.
• Establishes and implements short- and long-range department goals, objectives, policies, budgets and operating procedures.
• Performs department/program assessments and evaluations to determine effectiveness, and implements corrective action as required for
  improvement.
• Designs, establishes, and maintains staffing and an organizational structure to effectively accomplish the department
  function; recruits, employs, trains, supervises, and evaluates department staff.
• Directs and oversees the Student Code of
  Conduct.
• Represents the University to various institutional divisions as well as externally to governmental agencies, vendors,
  students and their parents, and/or the general public.
• Handles emergency and crisis situations that pertain to students and campus
  life.
• Recommends and participates in the development of university policies and procedures; Serves on university planning and
  policy-making committees.
• Serves as Campus Security Authority as outlined by the Clery Act.
• Plans, assigns and reviews
  work of staff to ensure that group objectives are met. Hires, trains, develops and manages staff to ensure that a qualified staff exists to
  meet group objectives.
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

Job Knowledge & Skills, Education, Experience

• Master’s degree with
  at least seven years of higher education experience related to the duties and responsibilities specified.
• A strong record of
  success as a supervisor, including but not limited to performance evaluation, professional development, setting individual goals, and
  assessment of performance effectiveness.
• Demonstrated effectiveness as a culturally competent professional with broad experience
  interacting with and supporting the needs of a diverse student population.
• A high level of collegiality in working with other
  student affairs units as well as campus and community constituencies along with the ability to build collaborative relationships
  characterized by mutual respect, trust, and commitment to shared goals. Integrity, creativity, energy, and decisiveness along with the
  capacity to engage and inspire others.
• Highly effective in all aspects of crisis management, including the ability to work
  collaboratively with others in managing crises.
• Excellence as a manager of complex organizational processes, heavy reliance on
  assessment data to inform decisions, superb supervision and professional development skills.
• Effectiveness in setting priorities
  and deadlines to ensure project goal and objectives are met.
• Strong skills in developing and managing budgets. Sensitive,
  diplomatic, and highly articulate in written and verbal communications with all constituencies.
• Well-developed skills in assessing
  organizational effectiveness and identifying areas of strength as well as needs for improvement.

Preferred

• A doctoral level degree.
• Demonstrated 10 years of increasingly responsible experience in student affairs in higher education,
  with specific experience in advocacy, crisis management, case management, and wellness/wellbeing initiatives.
• Prior administrative
  management and leadership experience in the context of a large research university.
• Direct experience working with
  graduate/professional students and graduate/professional school academic partners.
• A demonstrated commitment to and record of
  leadership in advancing diversity, equity and inclusion, and exemplary skill in communicating and collaborating with diverse groups.
• Demonstrated skill in creating collaborative networks and maintaining key strategic relationships over time.
• Knowledge of
  current and developing legal issues and trends in area of expertise.

For fullest consideration, please submit application
materials online by April 11, 2022. Please note the University’s policy requires that all employees be fully vaccinated within four
weeks of hire or have a documented medical or religious exemption once hired.

The University of Illinois System requires
candidates selected for hire to disclose any documented finding of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment and to authorize inquiries to
current and former employers regarding findings of sexual misconduct or sexual harassment. For more information, visit https://www.hr.uillinois.edu/cms/One.aspx?
portalId=4292&pageId=160975.

The University of Illinois at Chicago is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer,
dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a
multicultural environment. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age,
sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran, or disability status. The University of Illinois at Chicago may conduct background checks on
all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting
Act.