Office of Equal Opportunity Investigator, The Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) - Tufts University, Medford, MA

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This position may require overtime, evening and weekend work.

The Office of Equal Opportunity (OEO) is guided by the University's commitment to create and maintain an academic and work environment where its diverse population of students, faculty and staff are able to exercise their talents free of harassment, discrimination or inequitable application of university policy. The OEO helps to realize the University's commitment to and aspirations for development, implementation of, execution and monitoring of the federal and state mandated EEO policies and programs. This also includes programmatic responsibilities such as supporting the University's Title IX and Title VII policies (such as the non-discrimination policy and including the sexual misconduct policy) through prompt, effective and remedial investigative responses to complaints of harassment and discrimination brought by students, faculty, staff and third parties and set forth in various university policies and guidelines.

Working with two other experienced internal investigators for Title VII and Title IX matters and reporting to the Director of the OEO, the OEO Investigator will work within a supportive team and collaborate with other members of the Tufts community to investigate and resolve OEO complaints as set forth in various university policies and federal and state regulations. For example, the OEO Investigator plays an integral role in helping to realize the University's commitment to and aspirations for a student population free of sex and gender discrimination by working with multiple stakeholders (i.e. Health Services, Deans of Students and other offices) on reports of sexual misconduct and sexual assault allegations and concerns.

S/he also works closely with the University's Legal Counsel and Human Resource Business Partners and other stakeholders to help resolve allegations of harassment and/or discrimination based on all MA 151B and EEOC categories relative to employees. Other programmatic responsibilities include supporting the production of OEO polices and procedures, conducting training for employees and students and representing fairness and neutrality at all times. The OEO Investigator acts as the fact finder in these processes and works with multiple stakeholders, including staff, faculty and students to achieve desired resolutions.

Basic Requirements:•Master's plus 7 years of investigative experience, including writing fact finding reports in the area of MA
 151B and Title IX matters is required;
•Bachelor's degree and 10 years of investigative experience may be substituted for the Master's
 requirement
•completion of the MCAD Investigation module is preferred, or willingness to attend in the first year
•Case management tools, reporting tools, databases, Microsoft Office Suite
•Ability to travel to and between Tufts campuses;
•ability to sit and write for extended time periods;
•ability to attend and collaborate with various stakeholders in meetings University-wide;
•excellent presentation skills and ability to speak in front of a class effectively;
•exceptional listening and communication skills;
•demonstrated report writing ability; strong inductive and deductive reasoning approach with a sound
 ability to analyze and convey analysis of evidence;
•flexibility in approach with different types/levels of customers;
•an influencer;
•demonstrated inter-cultural fluency;
•attention to detail from intake to closure, case management and follow up

Tufts University is an AA/EO employer and actively seeks candidates from diverse backgrounds. Please see the Tufts University non-discrimination statement.

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