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Stanford University is hiring a Senior Associate Dean of Students and Executive Director of the Office of Community Standards. The role leads the office that upholds Stanford’s Honor Code, Fundamental Standard, and Student Conduct Charter, overseeing the student conduct system and its investigations and adjudications of alleged violations by undergraduate and graduate students. As a senior leader in the Vice Provost for Student Affairs division, the dean manages the office’s staff and budget and advises university leadership on conduct policy.

Highlights

Set strategy, vision, and long-range plans for the Office of Community Standards’ operations, programs, outreach, budget, and forecasting, in collaboration with Student Affairs leadership, faculty leaders, and campus partners.
Oversee the student conduct system, making complex, high-impact decisions on investigations and adjudications of alleged Honor Code and Fundamental Standard violations.
Manage the office’s managers and staff, including hiring, coaching, performance management, staffing needs, and succession planning.
Review grievances and appeals in the conduct process and use discretion to manage exceptions to established procedures in unique or complex cases, keeping resolutions aligned with university policy.
Advise the Vice Provost for Student Affairs and senior leaders on trends in student conduct cases and patterns of academic dishonesty, and recommend policy revisions that keep conduct processes fair, transparent, and aligned with federal and state regulations.
Consult with faculty leaders on interpreting the Student Conduct Charter, and train and support the students, faculty, and staff who serve as conduct panelists and conduct counselors, working with the Board on Conduct Affairs.
Serve as primary spokesperson on student and group conduct issues, shape communications on high-profile matters with senior leadership, and manage partnerships with offices such as General Counsel, Athletics, and Accessible Education.
Hold a bachelor’s degree and ten years of relevant experience (or an equivalent combination), with higher education experience strongly preferred, plus experience managing people and complex budgetary and financial management.
Bring advanced communication skills, strong analytical and strategic management skills, and the ability to build credibility and collaborate across the university.
Pay range of $168,517 to $242,896 annually.

Senior Associate Dean of Students and Executive Director of the Office of Community Standards Full Description

The Senior Associate Dean of Students and Executive Director of the Office of Community Standards (“Senior Associate Dean”) splays a significant role in sustaining and strengthening Stanford’s commitment to academic integrity and community standards through the stewardship of Stanford’s Student Conduct Charter, the Fundamental Standard and the Honor Code. The Senior Associate Dean is a key leader in Stanford’s division of the Vice Provost for Student Affairs (VPSA), serving as a thought partner to colleagues across campus while contributing to a culture of care and accountability for students, through meaningful interactions and interventions with students that foster learning and student development.

DUTIES:

Provides strategy, vision and direction for the operations, organization and outreach efforts of the Office of Community Standards (OCS). Collaborates with VPSA leadership, faculty leaders, and campus partners to implement this vision and strategy. Leads long-range planning for OCS, including responsibility for programs and budget, forecasting and planning.

Manages OCS employees, processes, and projects to implement the strategic goals of the unit. Directs efforts of managers, develops those in leadership positions and in the leadership pipeline, makes hiring decisions, provides coaching and mentoring, manages performance, determines staffing needs, develops and ensures succession planning within area of responsibility.

Exercises a high degree of judgment in overseeing the university’s student conduct system. The role involves making complex, high-impact decisions regarding investigations and adjudications of alleged violations of the Honor Code and the Fundamental Standard for undergraduate and graduate students.

Engages in thoughtful and strategic consultation with faculty leaders around key areas such as interpretation of the Student Conduct Charter, development of policy and procedure bylaws, and community education.

Develops, analyzes, measures effectiveness and oversees programs and tools for delivery of OCS services and processes, including those pertaining to group conduct matters involving Greek organizations, athletic teams, and student organizations.

Exercises discretion in managing exceptions to established conduct procedures when unique or complex cases arise; for instance, when procedures may need to adjust to ensure fairness or accommodate student circumstances (such as health or particular confidentiality considerations). The Director reviews grievances and appeals related to the conduct process, determines appropriate responses, and ensures that resolutions align with both university policy and procedures.

Advises senior leadership on concerns, policies and processes and collaborates with senior leadership on strategic planning for policy and program development and implementation. Advises the Vice Provost for Student Affairs and senior university leaders on trends in student conduct cases, patterns of academic dishonesty, and issues affecting the Honor Code and Fundamental Standard. Recommends policy revisions to ensure that the university’s conduct processes remain fair, transparent, and aligned with federal and state regulations.

Partners with senior leadership on communications strategies for high-profile or sensitive conduct matters that have institutional impact.

Collaborates with the Board on Conduct Affairs by meeting with, assisting, and advising the BCA chair and members.

Provides training to and support for students, faculty, and staff who serve in various voluntary service roles with OCS, including conduct panelists, conduct counselors, and other affiliated positions.

Represents OCS at senior level meetings, conferences, and to both internal and external constituents. Serves as the primary spokesperson for student and group conduct issues.

Manages key relationships, and works collaboratively with external and internal partners including, but not limited to, the Office of General Counsel, the Department of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation, the Office of Accessible Education, student government (ASSU), the academic schools, and other administrative units on campus.

Core Duties:

Direct efforts of managers; develop those in leadership positions and in the leadership pipeline, make hiring decisions, provide coaching and mentoring, manage performance, determine staffing needs, develop and ensure succession planning within area of responsibility.
Identify, clarify, and resolve complex, highly visible issues with university-wide scope and strategic impact and substantial significance which may span multiple areas, using advanced technical and professional knowledge requiring broad discretion and judgment and in-depth knowledge of university policies, governance and priorities.
Provide strategic direction for and manage a school or a major function within an academic area, school, or student and campus life, including responsibility for programs, budget, facilities, and staff.
Provide counsel and collaborate with senior leadership, in long-range planning, policy development, for a school or major program.
Work independently to make decisions regarding projects, programs, and initiatives, with limited or no review by senior management: commit university resources with limited or no review by senior officers.
Manage exceptions to university, program, or unit policies and procedures; determine appropriate response to settle grievances.
Participate in setting the direction of a school’s internal academic and administrative policy development for programs and administrative operations. Negotiate and influence on matters of university-wide impact.
Serve as senior advisor to dean on programmatic and policy development. Recommend new internal policies, guidelines and procedures.
Manage, interpret, implement and ensure compliance with legal, financial, university, academic and administrative policies and external regulations within an organization or program.
Direct complex, high-visibility process redesign and innovation projects; Champion major initiatives, develop and drive implementation of project initiatives.
Lead, identify and develop priorities for university or school/department-wide student services initiatives, and outreach programs.
Represent school/department programs and initiatives at senior level meetings, conferences, and to both internal and external constituents.
Partner with key individuals from across the university to determine new and ongoing business and technology initiatives.

Minimum Education and Experience:

Bachelor’s degree and ten years of relevant experience, or combination of education and relevant experience. Experience in higher education setting strongly preferred.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

User knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
Advanced communication skills to clearly and effectively communicate information to internal and external audiences, client groups, and all levels of management.
Strong analytical skills to review and analyze complex financial information.
Strong leadership and strategic management skills.
Experience managing people.
Understanding of underlying technological needs and requirements.
Ability to establish credibility and effective working relationships across organization.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively.
Demonstrated experience with significant and complex budgetary/financial management.

Pay Range

$168,517-$242,896 Annually

Notice to Applicants

The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classifications and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of their job.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Stanford University provides job pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a particular job. The specific pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on a wide range of factors that are unique to each candidate, including but not limited to geographic work location, relevant knowledge, skills and abilities, relevant education, years of relevant experience, depth and breadth of relevant experience, and performance; further including but not limited to other business and organization needs such as the scope and responsibilities of the position, the minimum qualifications, departmental budget availability, and market and internal equity across the university, school/ unit, department, as well as job reporting relationships.

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