Director of Faculty Experience Initiatives

Position Specific Responsibilities/Accountabilities

Faculty Outreach Recruitment and Hiring

• Contribute to the design and facilitation of capacitybuilding opportunities related tomissionaligned and inclusive hiring including workshops consultations and search committee preparation.
• Help translate research and best practices related to inclusive excellence and faculty retention intopractical actionable strategies.
• Support colleges and departments in strengtheningequityminded and missionaligned hiring practicesthat align with institutional priorities.
• Assist search committees in centeringequitable transparent and accessible evaluation practices including attention to bias mitigation.
• Coordinate resources materials and programming developed by Academic Affairs to support faculty hiring efforts.
• Track hiring and onboarding practices and contribute to thecollection and analysis of datato identify patterns and areas for improvement.

Faculty Retention Belonging and Thriving

• Ground all work in LMUs Catholic Jesuit and Marymount traditions with particular attention tocura personalis reflection and discernment.
• Serve as a member of theMission Integration team ensuring alignment and coordination of facultyfocused initiatives across campus.
• Coordinate onboarding activities and transition supports for new faculty and faculty at other key career stages. Implement and coordinate faculty retention and engagement initiatives as directed by the Associate Provost.
• Provide operational and projectmanagement support for special initiatives led by the Associate Provost. Assist with planning and execution of facultyrelated events workshops and retreats.
• Gather and synthesize faculty feedback to supportcontinuous improvement. Contribute to theassessment documentation and dissemination of effective practicesthat support longterm faculty success and belonging. Prepare drafts of reports summaries and data visualizations for review by the Associate Provost.

Culture and Climate

• Support assessments of faculty culture and climate includingfocus groups listening sessions and other qualitative methods.
• Assist colleges and departments in translating institutional priorities related toculture climate and belonginginto actionable practices. Coordinate followup actions documentation and communication connected to climate and engagement initiatives.
• Support efforts to translate LMUs designations as aHispanicServing Institution (HSI) BlackServing Institution (BSI) and Asian American and Native American Pacific IslanderServing Institution (AANAPISI)into meaningful sustained and measurable practices.
• Contribute to longterm institutional change efforts that strengthenbelonging trust and thrivingamong faculty across identities disciplines and career stages.
• Navigate moments of conflict disagreement and institutional tension withskill humility and a commitment to generative outcomes. Advance practices that foster a healthy campus climate includingrestorative and relationshipcentered approachesto harm repair and reconciliation.

Loyola Marymount University Expectations

Exhibit behavior that supports the mission vision and values of the university. Communicate and employ interpersonal actions that model high standards of professional responsible accountable and ethical conduct. Demonstrate a commitment to outstanding customer service.

Requisite Qualifications

Typically a Masters degree in a related field and a record of scholarly achievement or equivalent experience. Incumbent will be expected to continue upgrading knowledge skills and abilities needed to keep abreast of regulation/policy changes.

Minimum of three years of experience in faculty affairs faculty development or academic administration with demonstrated involvement in faculty hiring retention and/or thriving initiatives.

Experience with Catholic Jesuit and Marymount values and educational traditions through professional practice and/or educational background.

Demonstrated experience supporting institutional transformation culture and climate change or large-scale equity minded initiatives in higher education.

Experience working with survey data climate assessments or program evaluation to inform evidence-based improvement.

Proven ability to navigate conflict disagreement and complex institutional dynamics with emotional intelligence discretion and integrity.

Strong facilitation communication organizational and relationship building skills across diverse constituencies.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities duties and skills required of this position.

Application materials should be submitted as PDFs uploaded via LMUs Employment portal no later than May 17 2026.

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Please note that this position may not be eligible for visa sponsorship now or in the future.