Chief Rights & Compliance Officer

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA; Tucson, Northern (AZ, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Arizona is seeking an Executive Director of Rights and Accountability to lead the universitywide effort to safeguard rights, ensure Title IX/VI/VII compliance, and guide civil rights strategy. You will serve as a senior advisor to campus leadership and partner across colleges to address discrimination and harassment with a focus on due process and trauma-informed practices.

Responsibilities include overseeing grievance systems, dashboards, and policy development; leading

Responsibilities

• Oversee a comprehensive grievance system to manage the timely, thorough, and fair investigation and resolution of all formal and informal complaints of sex-based misconduct and protected-class discrimination.
• Oversee and direct the implementation of appropriate measures and supportive services for all affected parties throughout the resolution process ensuring alignment with requirements and university objectives.
• Ensure that civil rights grievance and appeals processes are conducted with due process for all parties and comply with all legal requirements and University/Arizona Board of Regents policy.
• Proactively chair cross-functional working groups to ensure a synchronized response to complex rights and accountability issues and to prevent siloed compliance efforts.
• Direct the continuous development, refinement, and implementation of all institutional policies and procedures related to discrimination, harassment, and retaliation for all University constituents.
• Oversee the lifecycle of university-wide policies related to non-discrimination and harassment, ensuring they are not only legally compliant but also reflect best practices in trauma-informed care and due process.
• Lead and manage staff (including both investigators and education/outreach specialists), fostering a culture of expertise, diplomacy, and superior judgment.

Job description

The University of Arizona is seeking an Executive Director of Rights and Accountability to lead the universitywide effort to safeguard rights, ensure Title IX/VI/VII compliance, and guide civil rights strategy. You will serve as a senior advisor to campus leadership and partner across colleges to address discrimination and harassment with a focus on due process and trauma-informed practices.

Responsibilities include overseeing grievance systems, dashboards, and policy development; leading