Manager, Inclusive Excellence

Joliet Junior College•Joliet, IL

8d•$65,491 - $73,678•Onsite

About The Position

The Manager of Inclusive Excellence Serves as a strategic leader responsible for advancing the College’s commitment to inclusive excellence, access, servingness and equitable outcomes. This position is responsible for developing, lead, and implement institution-wide inclusive excellence initiatives, programs, professional development and best practices that foster student and employee success, strengthen community engagement, and advance equitable access to resources and opportunities for all stakeholders, with particular attention to the needs of historically underrepresented populations, including Latinx, immigrant, refugee, and multilingual communities. This role ensures that initiatives are aligned with the College’s core values, strategic goals, and best practices that promote equitable outcomes and continuous improvement.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in social work, education, business, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in higher education, community engagement, workforce development, social services, program management, or a related field.
Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, and assessing programs, initiatives, or services that support student, employee, or community success.
Demonstrated ability to lead projects, manage budgets, monitor expenditures, and prepare reports.
Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and interpersonal communication skills.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to utilize data, reporting, and presentation tools.
Highly organized, detail-oriented, and self-motivated with strong organizational and time management skills.
Demonstrated commitment to fostering environments that support belonging, access, student success, employee engagement, and community partnership.
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with other members of the college and community. displaying cultural competence as well as emotional intelligence.
Demonstrated commitment to the college’s core values of respect and inclusion, sustainability, integrity, collaboration, humor and well-being, innovation and quality.

Nice To Haves

Experience working with diverse populations.
Professional certification in project management, leadership development, cultural competency, or a related area.
Familiarity with data analysis tools and student success and institutional effectiveness metrics.
Experience in higher education, community colleges, grant-funded programs, or federally funded initiatives
English and Spanish verbal and written communication (Bilingual proficiency).
Demonstrated multicultural competence.

Responsibilities

Familiarity with U.S. Department of Education funding as well as private and other public funding.
Develop, lead, and implement inclusive initiatives and best practices across the institution that support all students, employees, and community stakeholders, with particular attention to the needs of historically underrepresented populations, including Latinx, immigrant, refugee, and multilingual communities.
Facilitate, coordinate, and deliver campus-wide professional development initiatives focused on cultural competency, inclusive excellence, access, belonging, servingness, restorative and healing-centered practices, and other evidence-based strategies that foster an inclusive and welcoming environment for students, employees, and community stakeholders.
Partner with campus and community leaders to strengthen awareness, engagement, and capacity-building efforts that support student and staff success, equitable access, meaningful community partnerships, and a culture of belonging.
Manage logistics for speaker engagements, contracts, institutional programs, and other initiatives aligned with strategic goals.
Design, monitor, and report on initiatives aimed at improving institutional access, advancement, enrollment, retention, degree completion, and equitable outcomes for both students and employees.
Support budget planning, management, and reporting activities, including monitoring expenditures, reconciling budget transactions, tracking financial performance, preparing reports, and ensuring compliance with institutional, grant, and funding requirements.
Handle confidential matters with discretion, in accordance with institutional policies, procedures, and applicable laws.
Research and analyze best practices, industry standards, and data trends to inform program development, strategic planning, and institutional sustainability.
Engage in community outreach and service through events, volunteer efforts, resource provision, and relationship-building with community-based organizations and local businesses.
Perform other duties as assigned in support of institutional priorities.