ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR-COMM STANDARDS & STUDENT ACCOUNTABILITY
The University of Alabama at Birmingham

General Responsibilities:
The Associate Director of Community Standards Student Accountability plays a key leadership role in fostering a safe, supportive, and accountable campus environment. This position oversees complex student conduct cases, including matters involving organizational misconduct, discrimination, and sexual misconduct, while utilizing restorative and educational approaches to student development whenever appropriate. The Associate Director also supervises professional and graduate staff, coordinates conflict resolution and outreach initiatives, and serves as a key campus partner in policy education, training, and behavioral intervention efforts. Successful candidates will have strong investigative, decision-making, and interpersonal skills, along with a commitment to student learning, equity, and due process.

Key Duties & Responsibilities:
1. Serves as a University Conduct Officer, reviewing, investigating, adjudicating and managing conduct cases, including violations that lead to suspension or expulsion from the University.
2. Conducts investigations referred by the UAB Title IX office. Reviews student conduct incident reports and charges, identifies cases appropriate for alternative dispute resolution and assigns cases to staff.
3. Coordinates office’s conflict resolution program, including coordinating training and outreach efforts and managing various outlets for resolution. Oversees conflict resolution procedures.
4. Coordinates office’s proactive education and outreach efforts. Coordinates conduct records review process.
5. Assists with adjudication and management of high complexity cases, including organizational misconduct, discrimination, sexual harassment, and sexual violence. Issues and releases student conduct holds.
6. Supervises Assistant Director(s) and graduate assistant(s). Serves as an advisor for the Undergraduate Student Government Association's Judicial Branch. Provides oversight of the University Conduct Board and Administrative Hearing Officer hearings.
7. Provides advocacy, assistance and training regarding university policies and procedures, including policies related to student conduct and behavior management.
8. Conducts assessments and research on trends and best practices related to student conduct and behavior management.
9. Creates ongoing professional development for staff on best practices and trends in student conduct.
10. Provides Director with weekly and monthly progress reports on active cases. Prepares monthly assessments for the Director.
11. Performs other duties as assigned.

Salary Pay Range: $57,940 – $66,950.04

Minimum Requirements:
Master's degree in Higher Education Administration, Counseling, Social Work, Personnel Administration or a related field and three (3) years of related experience required. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirements.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:
• Experience conducting student conduct investigations and adjudications.
• Knowledge of higher education regulations, including FERPA and Title IX; strong conflict resolution and restorative practices skills.
• Experience supervising staff.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex, sensitive situations with sound judgment; and a commitment to student development, equity, accountability, and due process.

UAB is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex (including pregnancy), genetic information, age, disability, and veteran's status. As required by Title IX, UAB prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to UAB's Assistant Vice President and Senior Title IX Coordinator. The Title IX notice of nondiscrimination is located at uab.edu/titleix.