Job Summary

The Associate Director of Hispanic Serving Institution Initiatives provides leadership for HSI-related initiatives on campus to increase the capacity of the institution to intentionally serve Latinx students, faculty, and staff and to engage with external organizations and agencies to bring resources to the CSULB community.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development of a university-wide plan to address the diverse needs of the Latinx community.
• Support and lead El Concilio for Latinx Success - Call and organizing meetings, maintaining membership, overseeing projects and reports.
• Liaise with Excelencia for Education, including recruiting and supporting involvement in technical assistance, leadership in Seal recertification applications, support nominations for Excelencia awards.
• Bring key personnel together to plan for future HSI grants - Monitor RFPs for HSI designated competitions and design proposals.
• Promote and assist in the assessment of programs for their ability to successfully serve Latinx students, faculty, and staff. Build the capacity of programs for assessment and data-driven decision making.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

The ideal candidate possesses knowledge and involvement in professional associations related to Latinx in higher education, along with experience working with college students. They have grant writing experience and are familiar with Federal Grant Opportunities. They demonstrate the potential to develop strong relationships with major foundations supporting higher education initiatives and have a proven track record of leading volunteer organizations. Additionally, they have the capacity to build and execute a vision for Latinx success, coupled with strong networking and collaboration skills.

Ability to communicate with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community.  Ability to follow all university policies, procedures, and guidelines including but not limited to safety, civility, information security, and non-discrimination policies and procedures.  Ability to contribute to a positive university experience for each and every student and assist in achieving the university's commitment to a "vision of excellence."

Education and Experience

•Equivalent to a bachelor's degree in a related field and four years of related experience required.

PREFEERED:

•Master’s degree in education or related fields.

• Experience with data analysis, assessment, research, and institutional effectiveness.

• Knowledge and experience with Latinx students, faculty, and staff.

• Strong ability to effectively foster positive, collaborative, and productive relationships with campus constituencies, institutional leaders, faculty, staff, students, parents, alumni, and other internal and external audiences.

•Excellent written and oral communication in multicultural settings.

• High level of organizational skills, particularly in project management.

Physical Summary

• Sedentary work - Involves mainly sitting. Walking and standing are minimal. Lifting is limited to lightweight objects. (10 pounds or less).

Department

Diversity Equity Inclusion

Classification

Administrative Analyst/Specialist - Exempt II

Compensation

Salary placement is determined by the education, experience, and qualifications the candidate brings to the position, internal equity, and the hiring department’s fiscal resources.

Hiring Range: The hiring range for this position is $5,537 - $7,405 per month commensurate with candidate's education, experience, skills, and training.

CSU Classification Salary Range: The CSU Classification Salary Range for this position is $5,537 - $10,014 per month.

Benefits

Excellent benefits through CalPERS (health, vision, dental), tuition fee waiver, generous vacation, and sick leave, and 14 paid holidays each year.

Time Base

1.0 time-base, 40 hours per week.

Duration of Appointment

This is a temporary position for 1 year with no permanent status granted. Temporary assignments may expire prior to the ending date.

Application Procedures

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Additional Information

The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 Revised July 21, 2017 as a condition of employment.

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily and is required for employment. CSU will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.

CSULB is not a sponsoring agency for staff and management positions (i.e. H-1B Visas).

California State University Long Beach expects respectful, professional behavior from its employees in all situations. Acts of harassment or abusive conduct are prohibited. Demonstrated appropriate professional behavior, treating others with civility and respect, and refusing to tolerate abusive conduct is expected of all employees.

Equal Employment Statement

California State University Long Beach is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer that is strongly committed to promoting diversity in all areas of the campus community. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to age, physical or mental disability, gender or sex, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion or religious creed, sexual orientation, and veteran or military status.

Accommodations

We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact StaffHR-Accommodations@csulb.edu.

Out of State Employment Policy

California State University, Long Beach, as part of the CSU system, is a State of California Employer. As such, the University requires all employees upon date of hire to reside in the State of California.

As of January 1, 2022 the CSU Out-of-State Employment Policy prohibits the hiring of employees to perform CSU-related work outside the state of California.