Title IX Coordinator

Title IX Coordinator

The Title IX Coordinator provides University-wide leadership, oversight, and coordination of Hampton University's compliance with Title IX and related federal and state civil rights requirements. The Title IX Coordinator has responsibility for Title IX matters involving students, faculty, staff, administrators, applicants, visitors, contractors, and other members of the University community. The Title IX Coordinator ensures that reports of sex discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, stalking, retaliation, and related misconduct are addressed promptly, fairly, impartially, and consistently. The Title IX Coordinator also advises senior University leadership regarding compliance, institutional risk, policy development, training, prevention, and corrective action.

Examples of duties include serving as Hampton University's designated Title IX Coordinator, providing centralized oversight of Title IX compliance across all academic, administrative, residential, athletic, and employment operations, receiving, reviewing, and assessing reports involving sex discrimination, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, retaliation, and related conduct, coordinating supportive measures for students, faculty, and staff while maintaining fairness to all parties, conducting or overseeing prompt, thorough, impartial, and trauma-informed investigations, advising the President, Chief of Staff, General Counsel, and other senior leaders regarding Title IX compliance, emerging concerns, and institutional risk, developing and overseeing Title IX education, prevention, and awareness programs for students, faculty, staff, administrators, coaches, and designated employees, building relationships with community advocacy organizations, medical providers, law enforcement agencies, and other external resources, supervising Title IX staff, investigators, case managers, administrative personnel, and external consultants as assigned, and performing other duties related to Title IX compliance and institutional responsibility as assigned.

Typical qualifications include a master's degree from an accredited institution in higher education, public administration, human resources, counseling, criminal justice, social work, or a related field, a minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in Title IX, civil rights compliance, investigations, student conduct, employee relations, higher education administration, or a related field, demonstrated understanding of conducting or overseeing complex investigations involving students, faculty, and staff, comprehensive knowledge of Title IX and related civil rights, employment, education, privacy, and campus safety requirements, strong leadership, analytical, organizational, written communication, and conflict-resolution skills, demonstrated ability to manage confidential and emotionally sensitive matters, ability to communicate effectively with students, parents, faculty, staff, attorneys, law enforcement personnel, government officials, and senior University leaders, ability to manage multiple complex cases and institutional priorities simultaneously, and demonstrated commitment to fairness, due process, equal access, and a University environment free from discrimination and retaliation.

A Juris Doctor degree, terminal degree, recognized Title IX certification, prior service as a Title IX Coordinator, and experience within a residential higher education environment are preferred.

Supplemental information includes the need to maintain confidentiality and appropriately handle sensitive records and information, remain neutral and professional during contested or emotionally charged matters, respond to urgent Title IX and campus safety concerns outside regular business hours when necessary, some evening, weekend, on-call, and travel responsibilities may be required, successfully complete all University-required background checks and employment screening requirements, and maintain current knowledge of Title IX regulations, legal developments, investigative practices, and professional standards.