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Equal Employment Opportunity 

The Equal Employment Opportunity Manager is responsible for overseeing the advancement of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging strategic priorities. This role is charged with the development of strategies, programs, and initiatives that lead to tangible improvement in promoting a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable environment.

• Lead efforts and initiatives related to advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging strategic planning
• Work with senior leaders to identify, develop, and implement strategies and tools that will affect measurable change
• Develop and execute on strategies designed to cultivate a more diverse, equitable, inclusive, and welcoming environment
• Support efforts, including professional development and rewards/recognitions programs
• Establish and monitor progress of accountability metrics to assess diversity and inclusion efforts
• Provide consultation and coaching to ensure alignment and execution of inclusion, equity, and diversity efforts across the organization
• Serve as an advisor to senior leadership and their team regarding equity, inclusion, and diversity
• Serve as a resource for staff on matters related to equity, inclusion, diversity, and belonging
• May serve on university-wide initiatives aimed at furthering Penn State's efforts on inclusion, equity, and diversity

Level:

– Manager

Base Description:

– Manages direct reports where primary duty is the management of a working unit.

Level Summary:

– Demonstrates proficient ability in work design, project management, financial planning and development of goals for accomplishing unit assignments. Reviews and guides work to ensure conformity to policy and effective approaches. Evaluates employee performance and recommend development opportunities. Demonstrates ability to coach employees. Presents and communicates key university indicatives and connects it to unit contributions. Provides broad guidelines. Develops, evaluates, enhances, and/or implements quality improvement practices. Recommends innovative solutions.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

– Oversees a team (typically 4 or more; no fewer than 2) full
– time direct reports of individual contributors and/or first level supervisors.

Fiscal Responsibilities:

– Monitors and tracks department/area budget
– May plan, forecast, and/or assist in developing budgets
– May have final signature authority for specific area

Problem Solving:

– Encounters varied and complex problems
– Helps to develop creative and/or novel approaches to resolve problems that are difficult in nature but within limited scope
– Modifies, adapts, or refines guidelines if necessary to resolve issues or problems

Independence of Action:

– Works independently on complex or strategic assignments
– Uses existing practices and advanced working knowledge to determine appropriate work methods for the team
– Reviews completed work of others for conformity to policy, and effectiveness of approach
– Delegates advanced tasks to others

Communication and Collaboration:

– Communicates with both internal and external audiences
– Collaborates closely with team members and various areas across the University
– Prepares written and/or verbal presentations or proposals on complex issues and delivers to a broad variety of audiences
– Communicates key university initiatives and how unit’s work contributes to their achievement
– Presents ideas, concepts and instructions in a clear manner, and uses persuasion and negotiation to build consensus and cooperation
– Establishes and maintains networks to facilitate successful communication among units

• Comp Grade – 13
• Minimum – $86,300.00
• MidPoint – $107,900.00
• Maximum – $129,500.00