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Michigan State University(MSU) Assistant Vice President-Exec Mgt in East Lansing, Michigan
Position Summary
Position Overview
The Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer (VP/CDO) at Michigan State University (MSU) seeks an experienced, inclusive and proven leader to serve in the inaugural role of assistant vice president in the Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion (IDI). This is an executive management role reporting directly to and providing tactical, strategic and support of job-related duties to the vice president and chief diversity officer.
The assistant vice president provides visible leadership on and off-campus through active and effective engagement with both internal and external stakeholders, assisting with the coordination and management of efforts aimed at creating and nurturing a more diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for all students, faculty, staff, alumni and community partners. In addition, the assistant vice president will oversee daily operations in the Office, support the planning, implementation, monitoring and assessment of institutional strategic planning priorities, manage constituent engagement, and perform other duties as assigned.
Independently managing various projects, the assistant vice president coordinates campus-wide initiatives and interacts with executive, academic and administrative leaders throughout the university. This is a full-time, campus-based position in East Lansing, MI with some hybrid flexibility. Regular travel is not required.
Position Description
The Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion at Michigan State University seeks a collaborative, empathetic and highly skilled individual with in-depth knowledge of and experience in increasing diversity, promoting inclusion, ensuring equity, and enhancing outreach and engagement in the higher education context. The inaugural assistant vice president must be a proven leader with demonstrated experience in expanding access, fostering inclusive excellence, and improving outcomes through data-driven decision making, evaluation and assessment in a large and complex, global organization.
The assistant vice president's major areas of responsibility include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Provide tactical, strategic and miscellaneous support of job-related duties to the vice president and chief diversity officer
- Oversee daily operations in the Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion
- Coordinate and manage efforts aimed at creating a more diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for all students, faculty, staff, alumni and community partners
- Support the planning, implementation, monitoring and assessment of institutional strategic planning priorities
- Engage with both internal and external stakeholders
- Be an active member in relevant campus-based, local, regional and national professional groups and organizations
- Serve on behalf of the vice president and chief diversity officer in their absence, or as requested
- Other duties as assigned
About the Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion
Established in 1968, as the Equal Opportunity Programs division of the university, the Office for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, guides and supports efforts to advance a diverse and inclusive campus community, consistent with Michigan State University's core values.
Our vision is that Michigan State University will be recognized as a national leader in the advancement of knowledge by the most diverse and exemplary cadre of students, trainees, faculty, staff and alumni who transform lives through equitable teaching, research, scholarship and practice.
With 5 main areas of focus: Communications, Diversity Research Network, Education and Development, Equity and Comp