Office of Black Student Development Director

Position Number: 40261521

Payroll Title: ACAD ACHIEVEMENT MGR 1 (000300)

Job Code: 000300

Job Open Date: 2/10/26

Application Review Begins: 3/10/26

Department Code (Name): OBSD (OFFICE OF BLACK STUDENT DEVELOPMENT)

Percentage of Time: 100

Union Code (Name): 99 - Non-Represented (PPSM)

Employee Class (Appointment Type): Staff: Career

FLSA Status: Exempt

Classified Indicator Description (Personnel Program): MSP

Salary Grade: Grade 24

Pay Rate/Range: The budgeted salary range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position is $105,680 - $115,000/year. Salary offers are determined based on final candidate qualifications and experience; the budget for the position; and the application of fair, equitable, and consistent pay practices at the University. The full salary range for this position is $97,200 to $182,000/year.

Work Location: Student Resource Building - 2210

Working Days and Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, some evening and weekends required

Benefits Eligibility: Full Benefits

Type of Remote or Hybrid Work Arrangement, if applicable: Hybrid (Both UC & Non-UC locations); Hybrid work schedule will be considered after the probationary period has been completed and as long as hybrid arrangements are approved by the Division of Student Affairs. The University has the authority to change or revoke hybrid scheduling with reasonable notice. Incumbent must be available to be in the office as requested or full time should operational needs require it.

Special Instructions:

For full consideration, please include a resume and a cover letter as part of your application.

Department Marketing Statement:

The Office of Black Student Development is dedicated to advancing the holistic support of UCSB's undergraduate and graduate student communities. It supports the student experience at UCSB through a focus on four key areas: Recruitment & Retention, Holistic Support, Advocacy, and Academic Success. The OBSD team works with campus partners to create and cultivate innovative programs and services. It develops, shares, and actively engages its students and partners in a unique combination of student advocacy, academic resources, support services and collaborations to achieve a more inclusive, empowering and enriching campus experience. These services and partnerships work together to create a positive learning environment, foster a sense of belonging and assist students to achieve sustainable academic excellence, as well as career and life success.

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Brief Summary of Job Duties:

The Director provides leadership, vision, and management for the campus-wide effort responsible for Black student engagement and success and for advancing a framework for holistic student success for all UCSB students. Oversees advisory group(s), including the Black Resource Committee (BRC). Interfaces with senior campus leaders, Black Student Union (BSU), University of California (UC), and UCSB campus representatives (faculty/staff/administrators, student leaders, and pertinent student organizations). Advises campus leadership and provides the full range of campus consultation, policy and data analysis, and direct services to support student inclusion and retention. Leads the strategic planning, assessment, academic services, and implementation of long-range goals related to Black students' success and holistic student success for all UCSB students. Participates in local, regional, and national organizations to stay abreast of initiatives and research about Black students in higher education and best practices. Establishes partnership agreements and a program model inclusive of identifying and addressing barriers that impede/motivators that enhance curricular and co-curricular success for Black students, and other marginalized groups. Participates in campus diversity awareness and advocacy efforts designed to improve campus climate and community cohesion, including the Anti-Discrimination Policy. Manages the department's budget and development efforts in consultation with divisional leadership and Student Affairs Grants and Development. Responsible for department's daily operations. Ensures student advisory board input in the program model and participation in the staff selection process.

Required Qualifications:

• Master's Degree
• 4-6 years professional experience working in higher education
• Demonstrated experience writing grants and professional reports, and serving as spokesperson and/or lead for key initiatives
• Demonstrated experience working with Black students and the broader Black community in a university setting
• Supervision experience including managing conflict, team development
• Awareness, engagement with, and / or membership in national organizations that support the diaspora or specifically relate to Black students in higher education
• Experience in developing programming that responds to the needs and concerns of Black students
• Demonstrated advanced content expertise and knowledge of student development theories, with advanced knowledge regarding Black student retention, campus climate and incident response, and systemic interventions to address gaps in achievement and access.
• Expertise in higher education administration, policies and Student Affairs' practice, with particular emphasis on program design, evaluation, service delivery and advocacy of underrepresented groups.
• Expertise in methodologies used to enhance student curricular and co-curricular success with clear, measurable track record.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in establishing short and long term objectives and assessing clear outcomes using a wide array of methods and research tools.
• Excellent interpersonal, advocacy and communication skills.
• Ability to work in complex, political situations with understanding of campus culture, processes, procedures, policies and organizational acumen.
• Advanced knowledge of university anti-discrimination policies and procedures.
• Requires a high level of confidentiality, sensitivity, and ability to work on complex situations with a wide range of organizations and a diverse faculty, staff, and student population.
• Exercises a high degree of initiative, problem solving ability, diplomacy, accountability, and professional judgment.
• Ability to work independently, interpret and communicate policies, make sound decisions, anticipate job requirements, prioritize and coordinate multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication, and political acumen skills.
• Familiarity with University standards,UC policies and business processes.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Preferred PhD
• Experience with shared governance (i.e. sharing of power, committee work and/or community/state/national involvement)

Special Conditions of Employment:

• May be called upon to work occasional nights and weekends.
• Mandated reporting requirements of Child Abuse
• UCSB Campus Security Authority under Clery Act
• Satisfactory criminal history background check
• UCSB is a Tobacco-Free environment

Misconduct Disclosure Requirement:

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

"Misconduct" means any violation of the policies governing employee conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, or discrimination, as defined by the employer. For reference, below are UC's policies addressing some forms of misconduct:

UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy

UC Anti-Discrimination Policy

Abusive Conduct in the Workplace

Job Functions and Percentages of Time:

35% Leadership - -Responsible for the Office of Black Student Development's vision, leadership, organizational model and strategic plan for Black students' and underserved communities' access, support, engagement and success, as well as its advancement of holistic student success frameworks that advance the academic success, student life and belonging, and wellbeing of all UCSB students, including proactive and preventive efforts that reduce barriers, mitigate harm, and strengthen early intervention and support systems. Includes an assessment and evaluation plan for all OBSD initiatives, departmental operations and programs. Uses findings for culturally informed, evidence-based decision-making and efficacy, campus education needs, partnerships and practice. -Aligns program design to the division and campus mission and ensures department efforts integrate with campus efforts that support other marginalized groups, and underserved communities such as low- income and first-generation students. Collaborates with campus partners to address coalition needs between marginalized identity groups to include intersectionality, community building and campus climate issues. -Responsible for the department's learning, operational and programming outcomes, measures and evaluation. Ensures student input into the program model, to include alignment with the legacy of the BSU Demands Teams, collaboration with Black student-affirming and other student organizations, campus initiatives and /or departments that advance Black student development as well as any related student advisory board. -Develop efforts to assist UCSB in its ability to increase the access and educational achievement of Black students, including assisting staff and faculty's capacity-building and awareness efforts designed to increase Black student's retention, sense of belonging and participation in the intellectual, social, political and cultural life of the campus. Participates with key committees to make recommendations toward inclusive practices and helps increase the understanding of/ability to address implicit bias and microaggressions. -Interfaces with senior leaders, Division of Student Affairs, Black Student Union and UC and campus stakeholders (faculty/staff/administrators, student leaders, organizations and departments) to provide consultation about federal, state, local and UC policies, and educational, legal, social and political issues impacting the Black community and underrepresented students at UCSB. -Ensures the department regularly conducts assessment and research to better understand the needs and concerns of the Black community at UCSB. Stays abreast of current research and best practices impacting Black students in higher education. Oversees staff's work on the Black Student Survey development, data analysis and integration of findings into campus practice. Shares evidence-based findings with relevant campus partners. -Interfaces with local, regional and national organizations to ensure awareness of best practices and to stay abreast of research in serving "at risk" and/or underrepresented students. Collaborates on research projects. Submits articles for journal publication and makes presentations (on campus and at professional conferences). -Participates in the campus response during campus hate-related incidents or emergencies. Advises senior leadership; works with student leaders and student organizations on advocacy, intervention, and communications. -Conducts Office of Black Student Development programs and services in full compliance with University non-discrimination policies. Ensures services are available to all UCSB students regardless of explicit identification

15% Strategic Partnerships - -Involves faculty and staff as key champions for diverse students' learning, engagement, inclusion, access and success including developing relationships with Academic Affairs' Faculty Equity Advisors. Builds their capacity for campus-wide advocacy, student/community support and advocacy and skill-building. -Directly responsible for leadership of the Black Resource Committee (BRC). Sets vision and priorities for the committee of approximately 75 faculty, staff, and students. Manages BRC initiatives and ensures their sustainability. Serves as a consultant to staff and faculty on how to increase opportunities that advance Black student engagement, inclusion and success. -Maintains existing/creates new campus partnerships and professional affiliations/agreements for ongoing growth of services and support with collaborating departments, including how the OBSD will collaborate with existing efforts that affirm the Black community, such as EOP's African diasporic Cultural Resource Center, Office of Culture and Inclusive Excellence, Promise Scholars, Propel Scholars, and Black Student Union and any emerging student advisory board. -Serves as an expert advisor to faculty and campus leadership on how current practices impact and/or impede Black students' access, retention, student experience, well-being, success, and inclusion. Sits on key committees and updates stakeholders about the current educational landscape, policy, practices, and issues impacting the community. -Works directly with campus partners, academic departments, research centers, and colleges on key initiatives/strategies to identify academic and non-academic barriers impacting Black students' graduation rates, retention, and success. Establishes interventions, initiatives, and programs, identifies opportunities for collaboration, negotiates partnerships, and leads campus-wide efforts and best practices. Key partners include the Black Student Union and other Black-affirming student groups, campus departments such as the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) and the African diasporic Cultural Resource Center, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), Center for Black Studies Research (CBSR), Department of Black Studies, Multicultural Center, Library, Alumni Association, and the Office of Culture and Inclusive Excellence.

40% Management - -Responsible for department's daily operations and budget. -Manages the department's budget to include staffing and programming funds. The Director will need to work with campus partners to raise funds to expand student development and department infrastructure, including furnishing and renovating any newly acquired space. Works closely with the Student Affairs Development Office to identify funding opportunities, implement development activities and secure external funding to enhance services to Black students and broader campus community, including seeking federal, state and local grants. -Responsible for accountability and internal controls of the department's financial resources including stewardship and reporting with partners for any shared funds. Provides financial reports, as needed, and for annual budget strategic planning. -Works with the cluster administrative team and/or department financial analyst to assure prompt handling of financial matters in accordance with federal, state and campus policies. Ensures compliance for all funding sources, purchasing and expenses according to policy. -Develops financial co-sponsorship agreements with collaborating departments, student organizations, and relevant external community organizations or partners. -Responsible for recruitment, screening and selection of staff position applicants. Ensures student and/or advisory group input in the staff selection process. -Assigns work and sets priorities. Establishes guidelines and performance expectations for the staff; evaluates performance. Provides training, orientation, consultation and guidance. -Works with department staff to build their capacity and acumen in providing holistic services to the diverse cultural/intersectional identities within the Black student community at UCSB. Ensures staff professional capacity, political acumen and participation in the diversity education and awareness training efforts provided by the department and Student Affairs to the campus community. -Ensures that each staff member has a professional development plan to include training on distressed students, implicit bias, hate incident response and reporting, academic requirements (GE, Major, residency, etc.), student development theory, intersectionality, counseling, referral and community advocacy, crisis intervention, and academic support.

10% Student Services - -Uses advanced knowledge in retention, academic achievement and multicultural research to create the infrastructure of services to holistically support Black students and the student body at large at UCSB. Creates programs inclusive of strength-based models and cultural wealth, and an understanding of academic and personal barriers. -Creates a counseling/advising protocol for holistic counseling and crisis response. Ensures an advising model that includes Black student success, assistance with research skills development, graduate school preparation, and financial literacy and planning. -Streamlines and advises campus about communication and processes to improve access and ongoing support for Black students' individual and group needs. Develops referral protocols with CAPS, SMHCS, Student Health, Social Work, Colleges, AS Legal Services, CARE, Student Conduct, etc. -Collaborates with other campus entities to ensure that services excel in addressing the wellbeing needs of Black students (undergraduate and graduate). Works with Student Affairs, the Graduate Division, and the campus to adapt and apply cross-cultural/intersectional models to address the various needs of a diverse student population, which may consist of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, disability, age, medical condition, ancestry, marital status, citizenship, sexual orientation, or uniformed services and the intersection of identities. -Oversees case management for complex and sensitive student situations and works with campus partners to address special needs and relevant services for at-risk populations/situations. -Develops productive working relationships with UCSB Black students and their families, as needed, through the admissions process. Collaborates with the Admissions' staff and affiliated student organizations (e.g. BSU) and departments in the outreach efforts to prospective students. Works to address academic/family and work/life needs.

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As a condition of Physical Presence at a Location or in a University Program, all Covered Individuals* must participate in any applicable Vaccination Program by providing proof that they are Up-to-Date with any required Vaccines or submitting a request for Exception in a Mandate Program or properly declining vaccination in an Opt-Out Program no later than the Compliance Date (Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.). Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.

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