Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Project Director

Concordia is a Lutheran higher education community committed to helping students develop in mind, body and spirit for service to Christ in the Church and in the world.

The Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) Project through the Office of Student Success is a comprehensive coordinated community approach to prevent sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking supported by grant funding from the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. The project enhances victim/survivor safety, provides training for the campus community and strengthens collaboration between campus and community partners. The project director will oversee the project through the implementation phase of the OVW grant, coordinate the work of the Concordia Coordinated Community Response Team (CCRT) and ensure the project achieves it stated goals. The OVW Project Director reports to the Vice-President of Student Success.

The OWV Project Director is an enthusiastic supporter of Lutheran higher education who exhibits Christ-centered servant leadership and a dedication to student success. This individual is responsible for ensuring that the Concordia University Wisconsin mission, vision, and core values are integrated into the daily functions of their work. This includes, but is not limited to, offering faith-based resources and support to students.

This is a grant funded position for an initial three year term with a possibility of renewal for an additional three years.

Planning and Implementation: Collaborate with CCRT to build strategic plan; oversee the implementation of all project goals and objectives.

Campus/Community Coordination: Maintain excellent communication with key campus and community stakeholders. Coordinate the work of the Concordia Coordinated Community Response Team (CCRT), a multidisciplinary group consisting of administrators, faculty, staff, students, community partners (victim services and law enforcement) by facilitating monthly core leadership team meetings and supporting the planning and facilitation of bi-annual meetings with the broader membership. Enhance CCRT communication and protocols by collaborating with areas including residence life, student conduct officers, campus safety, counseling services. Strengthen relationships with external community partners and serve as liaison between the community and on-campus CCRT.

Training: Develop and deliver mandatory and ongoing prevention programming for incoming and continuing students in collaboration with other campus offices. Create and coordinate training programs with the Concordia community, target populations and campus safety.

Peer Education: Create a peer education program and play an active role in the hiring, training and supervision of student leaders to implement ongoing awareness and prevention programming for their peers.

Accountability and Stewardship: Maintain excellent communication and rapport with OVW program manager and any other representatives. Monitor progress and maintain records of grant activities and work closely with the Grants staff to perform budget management tasks. Utilize Department of Justice's grants management system to submit deliverable and programmatic requests for approval. Complete any required reporting forms for DOJ or Concordia. Evaluate the project outcomes with appropriate assessment tools.

Represent Concordia at all OVW mandated obligations such as and not limited to: webinars, conferences and meetings. Travel may be required to fulfill these obligations.

Work through a collaborative screening process to ensure the most effective and efficient determination of service needs.

• Knowledge and experience about providing services to those affected by relationship violence, sexual assault/abuse,
• Knowledge of prevention efforts, protocols and best practices for providing information on domestic/dating violence, sexual assault and stalking,
• Demonstrated effective skills in project and budget management
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively with others,
• Computer literacy and electronic records software experience,
• Flexible schedule for nights and weekends for programming and required travel.
• Supportive of the mission and values of Concordia University Wisconsin/Ann Arbor and the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS)

• Must support and be committed to the mission and identity of Concordia University Wisconsin
• Completion of a minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Public Health, Human Services or another comparable field is necessary,
• Presented prevention and education programming to higher education stakeholders

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The University will not discriminate against or harass any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, pregnancy, national origin (including ancestry), citizenship status, physical or mental disability, age, marital status, gender, veteran or military status, predisposing genetic characteristics, domestic violence victim status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

However, CU is an institution of the LCMS and, to the extent allowed by law, CU reserves the right to give preference in employment based on religion. In addition, preference in holding certain employment positions is given to ordained or rostered ministers of the LCMS. Based on a religious tenet, CU recognizes only male, LCMS ordained Ministers of the Gospel, but recognizes both male and female LCMS Rostered Ministers of the Gospel.

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Concordia University is a HLC accredited, co-educational, liberal arts school offering more than 72 undergraduate majors, over 35 master's degree programs, and 5 doctoral programs. There are also a variety of accelerated evening and e-learning programs.