Senior Vice President for Equity & Belonging

St. Catherine University, United States

Updated: 24 days ago
Location: Saint Paul, MINNESOTA
Deadline: ;

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Position Information


Position Title Senior Vice President for Equity & Belonging
Division President
Department/Office President's Office

Position Summary Information


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St. Catherine University (St. Kate’s) is a Catholic University that invites St. Catherine University (St. Kate’s) is a Catholic University that invites nominations and applications for an accomplished and visionary leader to serve as Senior Vice President for Equity and Belonging (SVP EB). The SVP EB serves as a strategic and active member of the University’s senior leadership team and reports directly to the President. 
 
The Senior Vice President for Equity and Belonging (SVP-EB) sustains and enhances St. Catherine University’s culture by elevating our work to become a learning community of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. This position reports to the President and is the key advisor to and thought partner with the President and the Senior Leadership Team on strategies to build bridges to advance education, training, and professional development for faculty, staff, and students around issues of diversity, inclusion, belonging, identity, anti-racism, social justice, and equity across the university.
 
Strategy: 
  • Create the Hub for Equity and Belonging to coordinate and guide the efforts of any office on campus that has responsibility for implementing any aspect of our Inclusive Excellence Master Plan. https://issuu.com/stcatherineuniversity/docs/inclusive_excellence_master_plan . 
  • Work directly with the campus community to assess the current DEIB Strategic Plan and recommend any enhancements that should be made to accelerate our program to achieve institutional equity and belonging that aligns with the strategic goals, vision, and mission of St. Catherine University.
  • Be data-driven to identify and address conditions, policies, and practices that impede the development of an inclusive and equitable campus.
  • Through the Provost’s Office and the Teaching Hub, work with academic and faculty leadership to integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion into the curriculum and academic department curricula and instruction.
  • Collaborate with offices across campus to develop and execute training that focuses on diversity and equity with an emphasis on inclusion and belonging.
  • Work directly with Human Resources and Enrollment Management offices to focus on recruitment and retention of faculty, staff and students of color.
  • Work with existing staff and policies at the University to help respond to matters regarding incidents of bias and/or to establish a system that provides just approaches and remedies to bias.
  • Effectively communicate with internal and external populations on matters regarding DEIB and advise others on strategies to improve communications.
  • Represent St. Catherine University at public meetings and serves on external boards Advance the work of the Center for Intercultural Development, and other affinity spaces to support student populations who have been historically disadvantaged and oppressed in higher education. 
  • Examine existing programs, strategies, and policies to find changes we need to make to recruit and retain a diverse community of students, faculty, and staff, including strategies to provide support for historically excluded populations.


Planning and reporting:
  • Working with the Office of Institutional Research and Planning, verifies metrics and procedures to track institutional trends and help units increase accountability through qualitative and quantitative assessments of diversity and equity programs, policies, and services.
  • Advises and collaborates with departments in the Office of Student Affairs as they establish, coordinate, and assess contributions to diversity, inclusion and equity goals.
  • Leads the planning, implementation, tracking, and reporting of the university’s diversity, equity, and inclusion goals and initiatives within the university’s strategic plan and the creation of a diversity inclusion scorecard.
  • Consults with relevant internal and external policy-making bodies to identify necessary actions that ensure equitable systems, policies, and structures.

 
Administrative and Supervisory: 
  • One direct report to serve at the project management level to track and report progress on the Inclusive Excellence Master Plan. 
  • Working with the President and Senior Leadership Team, guide the identification of clearly defined performance expectations for staff connected to the Hub to:
    • ensure accountability,  
    • provide ongoing informal feedback, coaching, and mentoring; and
    • contributes to their annual performance appraisal by their respective leaders. 

 
Community Outreach:
  • Fosters community outreach, respond to public inquiries, and provides information about the university’s diversity goals and efforts.
  • Represents the university in various community, state, and regional activities designed to promote diversity in higher education.
  • Participates in outreach and awareness programs designed to promote social justice education and cultural competence within the university and the community.
Minimum Qualifications
  • Six years of diversity and inclusion-related work in higher education.
  • Demonstrated ability to build coalitions to create and implement sustainable culturally responsive systems and structures to advance access and success for students, faculty, and staff.
  • Demonstrated experience working with employee resource groups and training faculty, staff, and students on matters related to race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, ability, and other identities.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Earned doctorate or other terminal degree strongly preferred. This could include a master’s degree in higher education, human resources, student affairs, or related field.
  • Public sector experience preferred.
  • Strong project management experience for designing, implementing, and evaluating programs that address the needs of historically excluded populations in order to ensure their success.
  • Demonstrated experience with analyzing a complex environment for strategic intervention, and being a thought partner able to communicate and guide the implementation of change that is needed.
  • Experience completing written reports on the outcomes of a variety of programs.
  • Experience navigating state and federal regulations and policies and their impact on higher education.
  • Experience participating in writing and securing external funding and applying for state and federal programs.
  • Experience using and synthesizing surveys, including campus climate surveys, and other data to inform and shape pathways that reduce barriers and elevate the success of students, faculty, and staff.
  • Experience convening diverse groups to develop and implement strategies that respond to a wide variety of barriers.


We seek creative, adaptable staff who enjoy working in a university climate that promotes cultural diversity, multicultural understanding, and cultural fluency. Consistent with the university’s commitment to women, diversity and social justice, preference will be given to candidates who manifest these themes in their experience and service.
EEO Statement
St. Catherine University is an equal opportunity employer. Our commitment to inclusion reflects the central value of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet to “love of neighbor without distinction” and provides a learning and working environment that is enriched by the diversity of all our members. Individuals of religious, racial, ethnic, gender identity, nation of origin, or disability groups that have traditionally had less representation in higher education are encouraged to apply. Should you need an interview accommodation please contact us at [email protected] or 651-690-6565.
Application instructions for STAFF
Please direct inquiries, nominations, and application materials to the individuals below:
  • Marion Frenche, Associate Vice President for Executive Search and Practice Leader at [email protected]
  • Shelley Feather, Senior Executive Search Consultant and Practice Leader at [email protected]


Greenwood Asher & Associates
850-650-2277
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St. Catherine University
2004 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55105
Equal Opportunity Employer / Drug Free Workplace / Tobacco Free Workplace
Our university is a proud member of the Upper Midwest HERC and is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff and assisting dual career couples. For more information and to find other higher education jobs in the Upper Midwest region, visit: www.uppermidwestherc.org.

Posting Detail Information


Posting Number 20220574-STAFF
Posting Start Date 03/15/2024
Application Deadline 04/30/2024

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