Compliance Investigator I – Civil Rights and IX Investigator

Compliance Investigator I – Civil Rights and IX Investigator

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Two years of related experience

Responsibilities

• Investigates complaints filed by students and employees involving protected-class discrimination and harassment.
• Serves as a Title IX investigator for student and employee cases related to sex- and gender-based discrimination, including sexual harassment, sexual violence, relationship violence, stalking, sexual exploitation, and retaliation.
• Acts as a neutral party through all aspects of investigation process and ensures fair treatment of all parties.
• Ensures prompt, impartial, well documented, and trauma informed investigation processes.
• Maintain privacy of sensitive information and confidentiality to the extent allowed by federal regulations, state laws and university policies, including FERPA.
• Maintain accurate, thorough and unbiased investigatory files.
• Creates comprehensive written investigative reports.
• Collaborates and consults with appropriate university offices in the course of investigations, including Student Conduct and Human Resources.
• Represents the department at special events, community functions, and University trainings.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in higher education administration, college student personnel, criminal justice, psychology, or law.
• Two (2) years in higher education student conduct, employee relations, Title IX compliance, or civil rights compliance.
• Two (2) years conducting civil rights or Title IX investigations in higher education.
• Five (5) years of related experience in higher education civil rights compliance, civil rights investigations, higher education employee relations, or related experience.
• Certification(s) in civil rights investigations from ATIXA, Husch-Blackwell, ICS Lawyer, EEOC, SHRM, NASPA, or similar organizations.