Director of Diversity, Equity, Accessibility & Inclusion (DEAI)

Required Qualifications

• Master’s degree or equivalent combination of education and related experience
• Demonstrated experience (typically 3-5 years) in supporting diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion in a visible leadership role in a professional setting
• Demonstrated success and commitment to discussing, integrating, and promoting diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion through a complex and dynamic organization
• Proven ability to be a visionary change agent to transform, align, and inspire across all levels within an organization
• Demonstrated understanding of the intersectionality of difference, privilege, power, and other social justice dynamics for establishing and engaging ongoing collaborative communication structures with interdisciplinary partners across the organization that ensure an inclusive environment
• Demonstrated excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills with experience in facilitation and presenting to groups
• Demonstrated ability to successfully plan, manage, and complete projects

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience (typically 3-5 years) in supporting diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion in a visible leadership role in a professional setting with specific responsibilities for leading strategic projects and/or programs
• Experience working on DEAI initiatives in a higher education institution
• Experience translating data and analytics to develop insights, drive decision-making, and measure impact

Application Details:

In order to be eligible for interview, applicants must upload the following and mark them as “relevant files” when you upload the documents:

1. Current resume
2. Cover letter that clearly addresses how you meet the listed required and desired qualifications of this position.
3. Statement regarding diversity, equity, access, and inclusion. The University of Iowa Libraries welcomes and serves all, including people of color from all nations, immigrants, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+, and the most vulnerable in our community. We safeguard the human right to access information. We offer educational resources that promote diversity, equity, access, and inclusion, and we strive to build collections that reflect all points of view on current and historical issues. Include an applicant statement to include examples of ways you have advanced diversity, equity, access, and inclusion in the workplace or community or provide other evidence of your demonstrated commitment to diversity.

The starting salary is $90,000 to commensurate with experience.

This position will be posted through at least September 26, 2022 for priority consideration and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended. Successful candidates will be subject to a criminal background check and degree verification.

Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process. For questions, contact Andrea Rost at Andrea-rost@uiowa.edu.