"Deputy Director, Office of Equal Opportunity"

Deputy Director, Office of Equal Opportunity

Requisition Number: S02255P

Position Category:

Hours Per Week: 40

Months Per Year: 12

Pay Grade: E34

FLSA: Exempt

Job Summary/Basic Function:

The Deputy Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity will work under the supervision of the Executive Director to assist the University in compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements for Title IX, Title VI, Title VII, Americans with Disabilities Act, and all other discrimination and harassment federal and state laws and regulations, and applicable University policies.

This will include conducting or assisting with the following: intake, supportive measures, religious and Title IX accommodations, civil rights investigations, developing and implementing the Universitys annual affirmative action plan, participating in campus threat assessment and criminal background reviews, creating and conducting civil rights trainings or ways of educating faculty, staff and students across the University. This position may assist in such responsibilities with University partners as well.

This position will work closely with the Universitys Legal Counsel, Human Resources, Disability Services, University Police, the Dean of Students, Athletics and other administrators.

Required Qualifications:

Required Education (one of the following):

• Law degree (JD or LL.M); or
• Masters degree; or
• Bachelors degree and 2 years of civil rights or related experience

Required Experience:

• One year full-time experience in civil rights, employee relations, human resources, mediation, or a relevant area
• Experience using technology-based employee or student data management systems

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred:

• Knowledge of employment and student discrimination/harassment rights laws
• Ability to confidentially perform fair and impartial civil rights investigations
• Knowledge of and experience with higher education
• Ability to creatively solve problems through mediation/negotiation or other strategies
• Excellent presentation skills and demonstrated effective human relations and communication skills
• A broad and substantive understanding of investigations, legal analysis and writing, and litigation processes in the areas of equal opportunity, discrimination law, disability law, and administrative employment processes

Background Check? Yes

Benefits Summary:

WSU offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, long-term disability, life insurance, retirement, a wellness program with release time and paid incentives, tuition benefits, free tickets to athletic and performing arts events, and paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Job Open Date: 01/13/2026

Review Date: 01/31/2026

Open Until Filled: Yes

Notes to Applicant:

If you are passionate about what you could offer and accomplish here at WSU, we would love to hear from you. The annual salary for this position starts at $85,000 and may go up from there depending on candidate qualifications. The position comes with a generous benefits package.

To apply, please complete the online application and attach a cover letter, current resume, and the names and contact information for three professional references.

For qualification determination, your application and/or resume must address the required and preferred qualifications and must contain average number of hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be considered incomplete.

Screening of applications will begin January 31, 2026. Position will remain open until filled.

Criminal background check required as a condition of employment.

Physical Activity of this position:

Expressing or exchanging ideas. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately or quickly. , Ability to receive detailed information with or without assistance., Moving about to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another., Operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect, or position.

Physical Requirements of this position:

Light work. Exerting up to 20 lbs of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Use of arm and/or leg controls exerting forces greater than that for sedentary work.

Visual Acuity Requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision:

Required to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; using a computer terminal; extensive reading.

The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position:

None. The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work).