Director, Education - Waterloo, Canada - University of Waterloo

University of Waterloo

Verified Company

Waterloo, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Overview:

Term: 8 months

This senior level position will provide strategic leadership and will work with internal and external university communities to lead, articulate and effect change in equity and anti-racism through competency and capacity building and stakeholder engagement.

The overall purpose is to challenge existing structures to facilitate culture change through transformative justice.

Responsibilities:

Leads the strategic direction of Education and Outreach portfolio within the EDI-RO for the University of Waterloo community (main campus, satellite campuses).

Develops, leads, and provides strategic direction and project management oversight of the Education & Outreach Unit (EOU) to deliver on key policies and strategic initiatives (in consultation with the AVP, EDI-R)
Leads and represents the EDI-RO's EOU in any discussions on competency and capacity building, or education related to equity and antiracism and transformative change on campus and beyond
Identifies new and significant opportunities for leadership, including educating the research community and pursuing potential new collaborations

Leads, manages, motivates, and coaches staff

Hires, manages, and deploys staff to meet and exceed EDI-R competency and capacity goals and objectives
Coaches, mentors, and manages a team of experienced professional equity and antiracism educators/adult facilitators
Conducts and reviews Annual Performance Plans and individual work plans with direct reports, and ensures adherence to annual performance planning and review processes within the EDI-RO

Facilitates the creation, development, and review of equity and anti-racism educational content through anti-oppressive pedagogies

Conducts research of a superior quality on improving equity and antiracism at the University of Waterloo
Evaluates current policies, practices and programs to make recommendations about best or promising practices
Develops educational programs and practical training on equity for the university community

Oversees the monitoring, analysis, and research trends and complex issues in equity and antiracism

Oversees the development of educational content for the EDI-RO
Provides academic and professional resources (e.g. Briefing Notes) that support the policy directions and strategic priorities of the EDI-RO
Shares and delivers equity and antiracism competency and capacity building sessions to senior leaders (e.g. Exec Council, Board Of Governors, Senate, Deans Council, etc.)

Supports the implementation of the University's Cross Insitutional Prorities (CIP)

Leads and maintains quality assurance of the institution's Program Area Leads (PALs) CIP
Develops and directs critical relationships with internal and external community members to increase the University's equity and antiracism impact domestically and internationally
Develops and directs critical relationships with faculty to advance equity and antiracism competency and capacity building strategic goals

Qualifications:

PhD in a relevant discipline preferred
Significant knowledge of building and leading complex teams of intersecting identities within oppressive institutional environments
Expert knowledge in teaching, adult facilitation, and competency and capacity building in an institutional context
Demonstrated research portfolio in equity and antiracism (or a related discipline)
Demonstrated experience of community engagement and working with racialized and marginalized communities
Demonstrated ability to codeswitch, codemesh, and engage with hierarchal and lateral systems of oppression
Demonstrated ability to engage with internal and external community competing interests
Demonstrated understanding of the historical, social, economic, legal, and political context underlying race, racism, and systemic antiracism movements in Ontario
Significant experience working with stakeholders with competing interest and limited knowledge/expertise in antiracism
Significant knowledge of, and demonstrated commitment to antiracism, decolonization, critical race theory (CRT), Black feminist thought/theory, antioppression and a track record of demonstrably confronting racism at a large, decentralized, and complex university or institution
Experience developing and implementing strategic plans and institutionalwide programs
Experience in managing institutional risks through corporate risk registers
Experience effecting organizational change, including policy, procedural, practical, and behavioural change
Experience implementing and enforcing corporate antiracism policies
Proven ability in project management and leading teams/employees
Experience working on organizationwide committees and working collaboratively with multiple stakeholders
Proven ability to advance policies, programs, and practices with the framework of antiracism
Experience, and demonstrated ability to build partnerships, collaborate