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Executive Assistant - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

🇺🇸 Dartmouth, MA

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $61K - $87K

💻 Operations

🗓️ June 16th, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth is hiring an Executive Assistant for the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Department. This role involves providing high-level administrative and technical support to the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion staff, including managing Title IX and equal opportunity programs, coordinating hearings and trainings, handling budget tracking, and supporting strategic diversity initiatives on campus.

Highlights

  • Provide administrative support to the Chief Diversity Officer/Title IX Coordinator and ODEI staff.
  • Manage case management system for discrimination and sexual misconduct cases, including hearings coordination and documentation.
  • Coordinate scheduling, transcribe notes, prepare reports, and maintain confidential files.
  • Track and manage departmental budget, process invoices, and make travel arrangements.
  • Organize strategic diversity events and serve as a liaison with university departments and external community.
  • Requires proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Outlook calendar, budget management software, and familiarity with Maxient is preferred.
  • Must have a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience and 5 to 10 years of high-level administrative experience, preferably in higher education.
  • Demonstrated ability to multitask, communicate effectively, exercise discretion, and handle confidential information.
  • Salary range: $61,120.02 to $86,596.90 annually.
  • Offers comprehensive benefits including employer-paid health insurance, retirement plans, tuition credit, paid holidays, and leave time.

Executive Assistant - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Full Description

Executive Assistant
Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Non-Unit/Confidential Classified
General Statement of Duties and Responsibilities:
The Executive Assistant provides administrative support and technical assistance to the professional staff members within the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (ODEI), including the Chief Diversity Officer/Title IX Coordinator. Exceptionally high degrees of confidentiality, discretion and customer service are required for this position; as such, the incumbent is a confidential employee as defined in M.G.L. Chapter 150E, Section 1.
This position requires a high level of decision-making and the ability to make independent judgments in organizing assigned work. It requires knowledge of the policies and procedures of the University as well as the ODEI.
The Executive Assistant is responsible for the administrative management and support of the University’s Title IX and equal opportunity & anti-harassment programs, including but not limited to, maintaining the case database, coordinating administrative hearings, transcribing notes, and scheduling of party and witness interviews as well as training sessions. The Executive Assistant tracks the budget for the ODEI, and performs various departmental accounting functions including, but not limited to, processing invoices, ordering supplies, verifying expenditures, entering information into necessary systems, collecting information from multiple sources, and making travel arrangements. The Executive Assistant provides administrative support for key strategic activities and events celebrating diversity, equity & inclusion initiatives on campus. The Executive Assistant serves as a point of contact to various University offices as well as the external campus community on behalf of the ODEI and maintains files and confidential communications as required.
The position requires strong written and verbal communication, as well as excellent administrative and organizational skills, mastery of all Microsoft Office software including Word, Excel and PowerPoint, and a high level of proficiency with technology, including the use of the UMass purchasing and budgetary systems as well as student and employee information systems. Familiarity with Outlook calendar and Maxient is highly desired. The incumbent must have the ability to take initiative and maintain a realistic balance among multiple conflicting priorities in a multitasking environment.
Supervision Received:
The Executive Assistant receives direct supervision from the Chief Diversity Officer/Title IX Coordinator, and functional supervision from the ODEI professional staff.
Supervision Exercised:
May supervise student interns from time to time.
Examples of Duties (Essential Functions):
  • Manage computerized case management system for optimum user access, case flow and documentation. Provide statistical reports as needed.
  • Opens cases involving allegations of discrimination/sexual misconduct, redacts reports, uploads case documents, sends correspondence, and closes cases within database.
  • Coordinates the scheduling of hearings, including scheduling panelists, transcribing notes, compiling hearing packet documents, and sending hearing notifications to panelists, parties, and witnesses.
  • Manages logistics of sexual misconduct hearings including scheduling, room set-up, digital recordings, notetaking, coordination of witnesses, preparation of hearing materials, and distributing correspondence.
  • Schedules training for hearing panelists and advisors.
  • Works closely with and provides administrative support to the Chief Diversity Officer/Title IX Coordinator and the ODEI professional staff for key strategic activities and events (e.g., Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Annual Breakfast). Participation in occasional evening and weekend events is required.
  • Takes minutes at confidential meetings, including the University’s Diversity Council.
  • Composes documents, edits, and proofreads letters and other correspondence for the ODEI professional team.
  • Manages calendars and schedules meetings for the Chief Diversity Officer/Title IX Coordinator and ODEI professional team members.
  • As directed, screens and directs incoming telephone calls and emails, places outbound telephone calls and sends office related emails to both internal and external parties.
  • Maintains confidential files and all ODEI correspondence.
  • Prepares and processes payments, invoices, and reports. Ensures invoices are paid on time and reviews and monitors reports and accounts for accuracy.
  • Coordinates travel arrangements for the Chief Diversity Officer/Title IX Coordinator and ODEI professional team members following all policies related to travel.
  • Monitors ODEI website and requests updates as needed.
  • Manage online training platform related to discrimination and sexual misconduct. Assign training, monitor completion, trouble shoot related problems.
  • Prepares statistical reports for internal use as well as for state and federal compliance.
  • Performs other related duties assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
  • Education: Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education, training, or experience to successfully perform the essential functions of the position.
  • Experience: Significant (5 to 10 years) experience providing high-level administrative and professional support to a department in a high visibility environment, preferably within higher education
Qualifications:
  • A high degree of proficiency with Outlook calendar, Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint;
  • Ability to utilize appropriate software to manage budgets;
  • Demonstrated ability to multi-task, manage multiple, conflicting priorities and meet deadlines;
  • Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing;
  • Experience working in a multi-cultural environment;
  • Ability to work independently, take initiative and exercise sound judgment;
  • Demonstrated organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail;
  • Ability to exercise discretion in handling confidential matters;
  • Ability to supervise, give direction, and manage projects;
  • Ability to understand, interpret and explain complex documents such as policy and procedure manuals, federal and state laws, collective bargaining agreements, etc.;
  • Demonstrated problem-solving skills and ability to function effectively under pressure; and
  • Ability to interact effectively with a wide variety of constituencies from students to senior leadership
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Knowledge of Maxient.
Environmental Demands:
  • This is an on-site position. 
  • Work is generally performed in an office 
  • Frequent work performed with other people 
  • Frequent interactions with staff and manager
Mental Requirements:
Must be able to communicate in English (speaking, writing and reading) at a level to effectively perform the essential functions of the Executive Assistant to the ODEI.
Physical Requirements:

Physical Activity                                         Frequency

Sitting                                                         Frequent
Walking                                                       Occasional
Climbing Stairs                                             Occasional
Crouching/Bending/Stooping                         Occasional
Reaching                                                     Occasional
Grasping                                                     Occasional
Pushing/Pulling                                            Occasional
Near Vision                                                  Constant
Far Vision                                                     Constant
Talking                                                         Constant
Smell                                                           Rare
Lifting/Carrying (20 lbs.)                                Occasional
Travel                                                           Occasional

Frequency Key (hours per day): Never = 0 hours; Rare = up to 1 hour; Occasional = 1 to 3 hours; Frequent = 3 to 6 hours; Constant = 6 to 7½ hours

Tools and Equipment Used:
  • Standard office machines and equipment
  • Telephone
  • Personal Computer
SALARY: $61,120.02-$86,596.90
UMass Dartmouth offers exciting benefits such as:
  • 75% Employer-Paid Health Insurance
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Life Insurance
  • Long Term Disability
  • State Pension Retirement Plan
  • Optional Retirement Savings Plans
  • Tuition Credit (Employee, Spouse, & Dependents)
  • Twelve (12) paid holidays
  • Paid personal, vacation, and sick time
  • And More!
Benefits for Non-Unit Classified: Non-Unit Classified
Applicants must be authorized for employment in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship is not available.
To apply please submit a letter of interest, a current resume and the contact information for three professional references.
The review of applications will be immediate and ongoing until the position is filled.