Director of Equity and Title IX

Job Description:

We are seeking a legally grounded, empathetic, and strategic leader to serve as the Director of Equity and Title IX and institutional Title IX Coordinator. Reporting directly to the Chief Equity and Conduct Officer, you will lead a dedicated Equity Team to drive the strategic implementation, enforcement, and maintenance of compliance policies. In this high-impact role, you will champion a safe, equitable, and inclusive environment for our global community of performing artists and scholars. At Berklee, your work directly supports the next generation of creative leaders.

Key Responsibilities

System Management & Regulatory Compliance:

• Title IX Coordination: Oversee the institutional Equity and Title IX system, ensuring meticulous compliance with Title VI, Title VII, Title IX, VAWA, and matching federal/state laws.
• Team Supervision: Directly manage, mentor, and provide structural leadership for the professional staff within the Equity and Title IX Team.
• Leadership Collaboration: Partner closely with the Chief Equity Officer and the Director of Community Standards and Conflict Resolution to realize a coordinated, connected, and collaborative approach across both functional areas.
• Trend Analysis & Reporting: Track data points from climate surveys and incident reports to identify systemic trends, authoring analytical semesterly reports to inform prevention efforts.

Investigation, Outreach & Response:

• Grievance Resolution: Coordinate and oversee objective, trauma-informed investigations of reports involving discrimination, harassment, and sexual misconduct.
• Direct Intervention: Fulfill operational needs during high-volume periods, including emergency on-call response, conducting intake meetings, and facilitating procedural appeals.
• Supportive Measures: Provide compassionate assistance to students, faculty, and staff, answering complex procedural questions regarding rights, accommodations, and resource referrals.
• Comprehensive Programming: Partner across divisions to develop multimedia educational outreach, training materials, and workshops that clarify institutional rights and obligations.

What You'll Bring

• Education: Bachelor’s degree required; a Master's degree in Student Affairs, Higher Education Administration, Law, or a closely related field is highly desired.
• Experience: Minimum of 8–10 years of progressive professional experience in higher education, civil rights, student affairs, or equity compliance.
• Leadership Domain: Proven track record supervising professional staff and direct experience conducting or managing complex civil rights investigations and grievances.
• Core Competencies: Expert knowledge of federal compliance frameworks (Title IX, VAWA), excellent data-driven decision-making abilities, and a high degree of cultural competence to interface safely across intersectional identities.

Why Choose Berklee?

• Mission-Driven Scope: Cultivate the safe institutional infrastructure that protects the creative expression and education of the world's most inspired artists.
• Cultural Access: Enjoy nightly, unrivaled access to world-class music, theater, and dance performances across our campus venues.
• Total Rewards: Top-tier health and dental packages, a 403(b) retirement system with matching contributions, generous PTO, and a paid winter break to rest and recharge.

Hiring Range: $115,000 to $135,000; salary dependent on experience and education.

Please visit the Total Rewards page to learn more about our benefits.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Equal Employment Opportunity at Berklee: 

We support an inclusive workplace where everyone excels based on personal merit, qualifications, experience, ability, and job performance.  Berklee affirms that inequality is detrimental to our faculty, staff, students, and the communities we serve. Our goal is to make lasting change through our actions. Berklee is committed to providing fair and equitable consideration of all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, age, national origin, place of birth, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, or status as a member of the armed forces or veteran of the armed forces, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

As part of this commitment, Berklee will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact the Human Resources Team at [email protected] or call 617-747-2375.

*Currently enrolled Berklee students are not permitted to apply for staff or faculty positions.*