Executive Director, Organizational Transformation (5602U), Centers for Educational Justice and Commu

The University of California, Berkeley is dedicated to fostering a community of equity and social justice. The Executive Director of Organizational Transformation will lead initiatives to enhance institutional performance and drive sustainable action to ensure that all members of the campus community thrive, particularly focusing on the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership and vision for all APASD and AAPITI initiatives.
• Designs, develops, oversees, and evaluates major initiatives and complex programs to address systemic barriers that impede students' curricular and co-curricular success.
• Works in partnership with campus administration and constituent groups to establish and fulfill program vision, mission, and goals.
• Designs, develops, oversees, and evaluates major initiatives and complex programs to address systemic barriers that impede students' academic success and enhance their ability to graduate from Berkeley.
• Develops a multi-year strategic plan and budget.
• Manages APASD and AAPITI budgets as well as active external grants, including administering of the Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander (AANAPISI grant(s)); monitors spending, conducts periodic evaluation of all programs and services to determine effectiveness, and makes necessary budget modifications.
• Oversees the management and cultivation of Pacific Islander and Asian American community offices, centers, and spaces.
• Collaborates with Centers for Educational Justice & Community Engagement (EJCE) team members and other Division of Equity & Inclusion staff to develop innovative strategies that address issues such as racism, xenophobia, sexism, homophobia/heterosexism, and other systematic forms of exclusion and oppression in higher education; engages the entire campus community in cross-cultural and multicultural understanding and dialogue.
• Establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with other campus offices and entities (such as Residential & Student Services Program, Ethnic Studies, American Cultures, University Health Services, Financial Aid Office, Office of the Registrar, and others).
• Develops and teaches courses for credit in partnership with Ethnic Studies or other academic departments.
• Working in collaboration and partnership with Ethnic Studies, the Asian American Research Center, and affiliated faculty, develops strategic initiatives and joint academic initiatives and sponsors field study courses and orientation seminars that explore histories, identities and contemporary issues for AA & PI communities; introduces students to campus services and resources and helps them make a successful adjustment to academic life.
• Establishes and maintains collaborative relationships with off-campus community organizations as they relate to the programs and services of APASD and AAPITI.
• Develops shared programs that connect students to the broader AA & PI communities in the Bay Area and increases resources, internship/volunteer opportunities, and professional development opportunities for students.
• Supervises all APASD & AAPITI career staff positions, including the APASD Assistant Director, Assistant Director of the PI Initiative, as well as provides and/or assigns supervision responsibilities for student interns and volunteers.
• Leads recruitment, selection, and training of all staffing positions.
• Makes assignments and gives direction.
• Provides timely feedback to employees.
• Provides comprehensive expert guidance to Associate Vice Chancellor of Campus Engagement & Transformative Care, the Vice Chancellor of Equity & Inclusion, campus administration, campus departments, and other colleges and universities on a variety of academic, student development, and campus climate issues.
• Provides intellectual leadership and vision for a spectrum of Asian American and Pacific Islander services and activities.
• Serves as subject matter expert on cross-cultural, intersectional and multicultural programs and initiatives.
• Serves as principal advisor on Asian American and Pacific Islander related issues.
• Advises senior administrators (e.g., Chancellor, Vice Chancellors, Associate Vice Chancellors, Assistant Vice Chancellors, Deans) on strategic planning and implementation issues related to the AA & PI Thriving Initiatives.
• Provides insight and experience in addressing challenges experienced by intersectional Asian American and Pacific Islander populations, especially but not limited to Southeast Asian, Pilipinx, Pacific Islander, LGBTQ+, immigrant, undocumented, disabled, first generation, low-income, and multiracial/ethnic issues.
• Responds to inquiries from students, staff, faculty, administrators, alumni, community members, and counterparts at other UCs and across the nation, including providing resource and information assistance as necessary.
• Participates in the development of policy and strategies for recruitment and retention of students through outreach, recruitment, and financial aid programs.
• Informs the campus leadership of current and emerging state and federal law, policies or events, and student trends that might impact communities at Berkeley.
• Engages in reasonable and informed practices that enhance the campus experience; balances the needs of students and the realities of the campus, and limits liability exposure of the institution.
• Demonstrates integrity, accountability and efficient stewardship of University resources in a manner consistent with UC policies including the UC Standards of Ethical Conduct and Safety Policies.
• May lead cross-functional teams to solve highly complex organizational issues.
• Participates in the development of strategic policy initiatives to mitigate trends.
• Convenes activity and ensures coordination and communication across various campus entities to align and optimize the impact of campus transformation.
• Participates in planning and utilization of federal, state, University, and agency funds to determine the most effective distribution of funds, given availability, government awarding parameters, and University goals.
• Collaborates with UDAR on strategies to sustain and grow funding for the holistic AA & PI Thriving Initiatives, and constitutive programs.
• Coordinates annual efforts to prepare data and waivers to substantiate campus eligibility for Titles III and V Programs with the U.S. Department of Education.
• Consults on Titles III and V programs grant proposals, which includes serving as a reviewer for all MSII-related limited submission proposals.
• Directs and maintains liaison and communications in support of planning, programming, grant, and resource development across the institution and with applicable agencies, non-profit organizations, professional organizations, other 2- and 4-year colleges, universities, and community groups.
• Participates in local, regional, and national professional organizations that support grant and research development efforts.
• Other duties as assigned, including special projects; membership in divisional and campus committees and work teams, and so forth.
• Professional development: keeps abreast of changing and evolving trends regarding equity practices, multicultural education/counseling, multicultural education, identity development, higher education policy and practice, conflict transformation, etc.

Skills

• Expert level skills required to gather, organize and perform analysis on diverse Access and Engagement/accessibility programs and initiatives as well as present findings and make recommendations that have campus wide impact, verbally and in writing.
• Advanced verbal, written communication and presentation skills.
• Demonstrates expert level of political and organizational acumen.
• Expert knowledge of and/can quickly learn campus policies and procedures; knowledge of functional area and how work may impact other areas.
• Demonstrates expert ability to communicate and interact effectively with all levels in the Access and Engagement environment of the campus.
• Demonstrated skill consulting to managers and groups at all levels.
• Ability to coach, facilitate and influence people at all levels.
• Expert consultative skills and ability to maintain effective relationships with campus managers.
• Experience in working with historically underrepresented and underserved communities including first-generation-college students, particularly mediating, managing and resolving conflicts; convening and developing community/collective identity; facilitating group work; and training students and staff.
• Extensive experience in multicultural competencies, and personal and academic crisis intervention.
• Advanced experience in group dynamics, solidarity building, facilitation, and training in leadership skills.
• Demonstrated skills to effectively lead, motivate and influence staff at all levels.
• Advanced experience in managing and analyzing complex organizations.
• Demonstrated skills in problem identification, sound judgment and open and transparent decision-making, critical thinking, and creative problem solving.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills and demonstrated ability to work effectively with a broad range of students, faculty, staff, and external individuals across all levels of the organization.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• Experience in building successful collaborative relationships across unit boundaries.
• Familiarity with personnel policies and practices.
• Skills in resource management: understanding and managing financial, information, technology and space resources.
• Ability to use discretion and maintain confidentiality in accordance with University, state and federal privacy laws and policies.
• Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
• Advanced degree (Master's or Doctorate) in related area and/or equivalent experience/training.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package offered by the University

Company Overview

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Company H1B Sponsorship

• University of California, Berkeley has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 169 in 2025, 194 in 2024, 184 in 2023, 176 in 2022, 138 in 2021, 148 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.