Manager, Inclusive Excellence

Joliet Junior College; Joliet (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Joliet Junior College invites applications for a full-time Manager, Inclusive Excellence. This role leads institution-wide initiatives to advance inclusive excellence, access, and equitable outcomes for students and staff, with focus on underrepresented communities.

Responsibilities include developing programs, professional development, budgeting, reporting, and partnering with campus and community leaders to strengthen belonging and engagement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in social work, education, business, or related field.
• Minimum three years of progressively responsible experience in higher education or related fields.
• Experience developing, implementing, and assessing programs to improve outcomes.
• Ability to lead projects, manage budgets, and produce reports.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and facilitation skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and data/presentation tools.
• Highly organized with strong time management.
• Commitment to belonging, access, student success, and engagement.
• Ability to build cooperative relationships with college and community partners.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement inclusive excellence initiatives campus-wide.
• Lead professional development on cultural competency and belonging.
• Partner with leaders to strengthen engagement and community partnerships.
• Manage logistics for engagements, programs, and contracts.
• Design and monitor initiatives to improve access and outcomes.
• Support budget planning, expenditures, and reporting.
• Ensure compliance with policies and laws.

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Communication

Data analysis

Microsoft Office

Planning & organization

Interpersonal skills

Cultural competence

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in social work, education, business, or related field

Job description

Position Title:

Manager, Inclusive Excellence

Job Description:

POSITION TITLE: Manager, Inclusive Excellence
STATUS:Full time
DEPARTMENT: Office of Inclusive Excellence & Advocacy
DIVISION: President's Office
CLASSIFICATION: Exempt
UNION: Non-union
REPORTS TO: Chief Officer of Inclusive Excellence and Advocacy
PLACEMENT: Professional, Grade S10
HIRING RANGE: $65,491 - $73,678 annually
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The student population at the college is diverse in ethnicity, gender, language, age and background. Joliet Junior College is an AA/EO employer and strongly encourages applications from candidates who would enhance the diversity of its staff.

Position Summary

The Manager of Inclusive Excellence Serves as a strategic leader responsible for advancing the College's commitment to inclusive excellence, access, servingness and equitable outcomes. This position is responsible for developing, lead, and implement institution-wide inclusive excellence initiatives, programs, professional development and best practices that foster student and employee success, strengthen community engagement, and advance equitable access to resources and opportunities for all stakeholders, with particular attention to the needs of historically underrepresented populations, including Latinx, immigrant, refugee, and multilingual communities.

This role ensures that initiatives are aligned with the College's core values, strategic goals, and best practices that promote equitable outcomes and continuous improvement.

Essential Job Duties and Key Responsibilities

• 1.Familiarity with U.S. Department of Education funding as well as private and other public funding.
• 2.Develop, lead, and implement inclusive initiatives and best practices across the institution that support all students, employees, and community stakeholders, with particular attention to the needs of historically underrepresented populations, including Latinx, immigrant, refugee, and multilingual communities.
• 3.Facilitate, coordinate, and deliver campus-wide professional development initiatives focused on cultural competency, inclusive excellence, access, belonging, servingness, restorative and healing-centered practices, and other evidence-based strategies that foster an inclusive and welcoming environment for students, employees, and community stakeholders.
• 4.Partner with campus and community leaders to strengthen awareness, engagement, and capacity-building efforts that support student and staff success, equitable access, meaningful community partnerships, and a culture of belonging.
• 5.Manage logistics for speaker engagements, contracts, institutional programs, and other initiatives aligned with strategic goals.
• 6.Design, monitor, and report on initiatives aimed at improving institutional access, advancement, enrollment, retention, degree completion, and equitable outcomes for both students and employees.
• 7.Support budget planning, management, and reporting activities, including monitoring expenditures, reconciling budget transactions, tracking financial performance, preparing reports, and ensuring compliance with institutional, grant, and funding requirements.
• 8.Handle confidential matters with discretion, in accordance with institutional policies, procedures, and applicable laws.
• 9.Research and analyze best practices, industry standards, and data trends to inform program development, strategic planning, and institutional sustainability.
• 10.Engage in community outreach and service through events, volunteer efforts, resource provision, and relationship-building with community-based organizations and local businesses.
• 11.Perform other duties as assigned in support of institutional priorities.

Minimum Qualifications

• 1.Bachelor's degree in social work, education, business, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2.Minimum three (3) years of progressively responsible experience in higher education, community engagement, workforce development, social services, program management, or a related field.
• 3.Demonstrated experience developing, implementing, and assessing programs, initiatives, or services that support student, employee, or community success.
• 4.Demonstrated ability to lead projects, manage budgets, monitor expenditures, and prepare reports.
• 5.Excellent written, verbal, facilitation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• 6.Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and the ability to utilize data, reporting, and presentation tools.
• 7.Highly organized, detail-oriented, and self-motivated with strong organizational and time management skills.
• 8.Demonstrated commitment to fostering environments that support belonging, access, student success, employee engagement, and community partnership.
• 9.Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with other members of the college and community. displaying cultural competence as well as emotional intelligence.
• 10.Demonstrated commitment to the college's core values of respect and inclusion, sustainability, integrity, collaboration, humor and well-being, innovation and quality.

Preferred Qualifications

• 1.Experience working with diverse populations.
• 2.Professional certification in project management, leadership development, cultural competency, or a related area.
• 3.Familiarity with data analysis tools and student success and institutional effectiveness metrics.
• 4.Experience in higher education, community colleges, grant-funded programs, or federally funded initiatives
• 5.English and Spanish verbal and written communication (Bilingual proficiency).
• 6.Demonstrated multicultural competence.

Physical Demands

• 1.Normal office physical demands.
• 2.Ability to travel between campus locations and to and from community events.
• 3.Ability to do a considerable amount of standing and walking.
• 4.Ability to set-up and clean-up before and after internal/external events.

Working Conditions

• Duties are performed indoors in the usual office and/or outdoor environment.
• Occasional attendance at meetings, college events, and community functions may be required outside of regular business hours.

Benefits

• Non-Union Support Staff, Professional, Administrative

Full Time/Part Time

Full time

Scheduled Hours

40