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Description Recruitment Period: 03/05/2025 - Until Filled Status: Full-Time, 40 hours/week Salary Information: Annual Minimum Salary - $123,200 - Annual Maximum Salary - $209,400 Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) was founded as a 501(c)(3) non-profit medical institution in 2005 aimed at increasing access to health care in medically underserved areas of the Pacific Northwest. The University currently offers the degrees of Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Master of Arts in Medical Science, and Master of Science in Occupational Therapy enrolling over 550 students annually with plans to develop other programs and/or colleges. PNWU is located in Yakima, WA, a city of approximately 95,000 located in the south-central part of the state near the eastern slopes of the Cascade Mountains in a major agricultural and outdoor recreation region. General Summary: PNWU is committed to creating an environment of conscious inclusion for our students, faculty, and staff. As part of this commitment, we recognize the importance of having a dedicated Executive Director. The person will report to the President and, collaborating with students, faculty, and staff, will create, integrate, promote, and sustain a welcoming and inclusive campus and community environment so that all have access and opportunity to thrive. This position requires a highly motivated team-player with experiential knowledge of diverse cultures and the ability to develop and maintain collaborative relationships inside and outside of PNWU. The Executive Director will lead the development, planning, coordination, and implementation of strategic priorities for this office in collaboration with PNWU’s Strategic Plan. The Executive Director must demonstrate the ability to work well with students, faculty, and staff at all levels within a diverse, multi-cultural, collaborative environment. Essential Job Functions: Leads efforts to create and implement vision and strategy/action plan to elevate, enhance, and promote access, opportunity, and inclusion on campus. Provides leadership and support for the creation and maintenance of a welcoming and inclusive campus culture. Oversees the efforts to foster and maintain relationships with community partners that provide opportunities for academic pathways. Acts as a consultant to academic programs to ensure alignment and collaboration among different services to support the needs of all students. Oversees the tracking, trends, and report metrics that measure the effectiveness of initiatives. Assists and partners with Human Resources to strengthen PNWU’s efforts to recruit and retain diverse staff and faculty. Serves on the Incident Resolution Team and partners with members of this team to resolve grievances. Engages in shared governance through campus groups and committees. Performs other related duties as assigned and based on departmental need. Requirements Education: • Required: Master’s degree in education, social sciences, human resources, or other related field, or equivalent experience of progressively responsible equity, diversity, and inclusion experience. Experience: • Required: 4-6 years in higher education with experience addressing the needs of diverse populations of underrepresented, marginalized, and vulnerable students, employees, and community members. Desired Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities: Strong critical thinking and communication skills, both verbal and in writing; strong service orientation; ability to lead, build, facilitate, and maintain collaborative teams; knowledge of data-driven experience to assess, track, and analyze data; strong organization, interpersonal, and planning skills; ability to be flexible in working with others in multiple modalities (i.e., in person, hybrid, and remote); ability to problem solve by analyzing issues and creating action plans; ability to manage projects and people and prioritize and self-direct workflow; ability to work with and manage different computer programs and databases; and Spanish language skills. To ensure full consideration submit: A letter of introduction outlining background and qualifications for the position Detailed curriculum vitae Contact information for three professional references The job announcement above is not the full job description but represents the job responsibilities and requirements. A full job description can be provided upon request. PNWU offers a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees first of the month following date of hire and competitive salary. Benefit Package (benefit eligible is at least .5 FTE) : Health Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance Paid Time Off 403b with Roth Option Paid Holidays PNWU is a drug-free workplace, equal opportunity employer and educational institution. #J-18808-Ljbffr PNWU Student Doctors Ana Caudillo

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