Title IX Coordinator

University of the South•Sewanee, TN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Title IX Coordinator provides primary leadership for the University’s response to sex discrimination, sexual harassment, and gender-based misconduct. The role requires significant higher-education and Title IX experience, strong regulatory fluency, and the ability to navigate sensitive matters with clarity, neutrality, and compassion. The position reports to the Assistant Vice President for Human Resources, with a dotted-line relationship to the Dean of Students. This full-time, full-year, exempt position is office-based and involves regular interaction across campus. It requires a high degree of independence, judgment, and confidentiality. The coordinator leads Title IX regulatory compliance, trauma-informed case management, campus education and prevention, cross-campus collaboration, campus climate improvement, and data stewardship and reporting. Sewanee offers a competitive salary and benefits package intended to support employees’ health, financial well-being, professional growth, and work-life balance. The University is a residential liberal-arts institution in the rural highlands of southern Tennessee, with a mountaintop setting and a commitment to academic excellence, community values, environmental stewardship, safety, equity, and responsiveness.

Requirements

3–5 years of progressively responsible Title IX coordinator or administration experience in higher education.
Demonstrated experience designing or overseeing compliance programs.
Extensive knowledge of Title IX, VAWA, and Clery Act requirements.
Bachelor’s degree.
Strong communication, analytical, and relationship-building skills.
Proficiency with case-management systems, such as Maxient.
Knowledge of athletics-related regulatory frameworks.
Ability to exercise independence, judgment, and confidentiality.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree or JD.
Professional certification in Title IX or Clery compliance.

Responsibilities

Interpret and apply federal and state Title IX regulations, VAWA requirements, and related guidance, and ensure institutional policies reflect current legal standards.
Oversee intake, supportive measures, investigations, and resolution processes using a trauma-informed approach.
Lead campus-wide Title IX education and develop and administer training for students, faculty, staff, and community partners.
Partner with Student Life, Human Resources, Campus Police, Academic Affairs, General Counsel, and regional advocacy centers.
Advance a campus climate grounded in safety, respect, transparency, and continuous improvement.
Support Clery Act reporting, contribute to the Campus Safety Survey, and co-prepare and distribute the Annual Security Report.