Student Services Specialist (Title IX & Title VI Coordinator)

Position Title:Student Services Specialist (Title IX & Title VI Coordinator)

Position Number:0080801

Hiring Unit:Office of theChancellor

Location:Kapiolani Community College

Date Posted:September 15 2026

Closing Date:October 42026 11:59 PM HST

Salary:Salary schedules and placement information

Temporary/Permanent:Permanent

Funding:General

Other Conditions: General funded position to begin approximately December 2026 pending position clearance availability of funds satisfactory performance and program needs.

Introduction

The Title IX & Title VI Coordinator serves as a critical member of the Chancellors Office at Kapiolani Community College. This position is responsible for providing leadership oversight and coordination in the implementation of University policies and procedures related to Title VI Title IX the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and the Clery Act. The Coordinator plays a vital role in fostering a safe inclusive and equitable campus environment by managing reports of discrimination harassment and gender-based violence providing supportive measures facilitating informal resolutions and ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations. Through proactive education training and strategic partnerships the incumbent supports the institutions commitment to a learning and working environment free from discrimination and violence.

• **Serves as the campuss principal coordinator responsible for implementing and ensuring compliance with University policies procedures and programs relating to Title VI Title IX VAWA and the Clery Act as it pertains to sex/gender race color and national origin discrimination.

• **Identifies and elevates issues requiring attention or decision-making related to civil rights and equity issues to appropriate leadership.

• **Serves as the designated individual for reports/complaints of discrimination harassment (including sexual assault sexual harassment race/color/national origin-based discrimination intimate partner violence and stalking) and coordinates the campuss effective response to such reports/complaints.

• **Monitors interprets and analyzes changing federal and state laws U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) regulations case law and administrative guidance related to Title VI and Title IX; proactively recommends and updates campus policies protocols and workflows accordingly.

• **Coordinates Title IX protections reasonable modifications and supportive measures for pregnant and parenting students and employees.

• **Ensures campus compliance with Title VI and state law obligations regarding Limited English Proficiency (LEP) / language access and addresses complaints involving discrimination based on shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics.

• **Ensures compliance with statutory recordkeeping requirements by maintaining all investigation resolution and training records for the mandated federal retention periods and overseeing required public website disclosures.

• **Develops and implements a case management plan for each reported Title VI Title IX and VAWA-related incident and maintains all documentation.

• **Determines and implements appropriate interim/supportive measures to address incidents of discrimination and gender or race/color/national origin-based violence.

• **Coordinates and manages informal resolutions and formal investigation of complaints of discrimination and gender or race/color/national origin-based violence.

• **Coordinates with campus partners and stakeholders to ensure reporting parties and responding parties receive needed support services and resources as appropriate.

• **Develops partnerships and contracts in collaboration with the UH System Title IX and EEO offices with community agencies on all Title VI Title IX and VAWA-related matters including advocacy and other resource support. Serves as the primary liaison for these relationships and contracts.

• **Develops oversees and coordinates the delivery of campus-wide education training and outreach programming for students faculty and staff related to Title VI Title IX VAWA and the Clery Act in collaboration with UH System Offices regarding Title VI Title IX and VAWA.

• **Maintains comprehensive records of all education and training programs related to Title VI Title IX VAWA and Clery Act compliance including those addressing sex/gender and race/color/national origin discrimination.

• **Develops related brochures and training materials on Title VI (race color national origin) Title IX VAWA and the Clery Act (as it pertains to sex/gender/race/color/national origin discrimination) and updates the campus website.

• **Conducts campus-based trend analysis and collaborates with UH System Title IX Title VI and EEO offices regarding campus climate surveys.

• **Conducts Title VI and Title IX assessments including climate analyses to monitor campus environments. Implements training and other remedies to improve in areas where needed based on climate findings.

• **Collaborates with campus Deputy Title IX Coordinators.

• **Collaborates with UH System Title IX Title VI EEO and VAWA Offices as well as stakeholders to ensure consistent and compliant policies procedures and training are developed and implemented.

• **Collaborates with local police campus security and other campus departments to create and maintain incident reports as required under Title IX Title VI VAWA and the Clery Act and ensure compliance with Timely Warning notification and other report requirements.

• **Conduct investigations of policy violations in matters when not serving as the lead Coordinator in coordination with the Human Resources Office the EEO Office and the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs.

• **Manage and coordinate complaints of civil rights violations in conjunction with the Human Resources Manager and other appropriate offices.

• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Possession of a baccalaureate degree in Human Resources Communications Liberal Arts Social Sciences Education Business Administration or related field and 3 year(s) of progressively responsible professional experience with responsibilities for student conduct adjudication Title VI Title IX equal opportunity discrimination and harassment investigation; or any equivalent combination of education and/or professional work experience which provides the required education knowledge skills and abilities as indicated.

• Considerable working knowledge of principles practices and techniques in the area of Title VI Title IX equal opportunity discrimination and harassment investigations student conduct adjudication as demonstrated by the broad knowledge of the full range of pertinent standard and evolving concepts principles and methodologies.

• Considerable working knowledge and understanding of applicable federal and state laws rules regulations and theories and systems associated with Title VI Title IX Title VII sexual harassment and other applicable laws and regulations.

• Demonstrated ability to resolve wide-ranging complex problems through the use of creative reasoning and logic to accurately determine the cause of the problems and the resolution of the problems in an effective innovative and timely manner.

• Demonstrated ability to interpret and present information and ideas clearly and accurately in writing verbally and by preparation of reports and other materials.

• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external organizations groups team leaders and members and individuals.

• Demonstrated ability to operate a personal computer and apply word processing software.

• For supervisory work demonstrated ability to lead subordinates manage work priorities and projects and manage employee relations.

• Demonstrated ability to write comprehensive reports of investigations/fact-findings in accordance with policies and procedures.

• Knowledge of and experience with issues related to gender-based violence.

• Strong presentation and facilitation skills with an emphasis on education and training for a variety of constituencies.

• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusivity as well as the ability to work with a wide range of constituencies with diplomacy tact and sensitivity within a multicultural setting.

• Demonstrated ability to continuously track interpret and operationalize evolving federal civil rights regulations OCR guidance and legal precedents within a higher education environment.

Desirable Qualifications

• A Juris Doctor degree with experience in employment law or related field

• At least (1) one year of professional experience in a post-secondary educational institution that demonstrates knowledge of EEO and human resources

• At least (1) one year of professional experience in the successful development and implementation of educational and training programs

• At least (1) one year of professional experience navigating federal compliance audits administrative rule changes or OCR reviews in a post-secondary setting.

• Evidence of commitment to Kapiolani Community Colleges vision of positioning itself as a model indigenous serving institution whose graduates strengthen the social economic and sustainable advancement of Hawaii and the world.

INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILLNOTBE CONSIDERED(Read the To Apply section carefully)

To Apply:

Click on the Apply button on the top right corner of the screen to complete an application and attach the required addition to the Application applicants must attach the following:

1. Cover letter;

2. Resume;

3. The names and contact information (telephone number and email addresses) of atleast three professional references; and

4. Official graduate and undergraduate transcript(s) showing degree and coursework to date appropriate to the position (copies of official transcriptsare acceptable;however original official transcripts will be required at the time of hire) Transcripts issued outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from an agency having membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services Inc. verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. The expense of the evaluation shall be borne by the applicant.

• Academic record/grade summaries will NOT be accepted

• Diplomas and copies will NOT be accepted

Incomplete applications willNOTbe considered.

NOTE:

• The application will be incomplete if materials are unreadable illegible password protected missing or corrupted; therefore late or incomplete applications will not be considered. All requested documents/information become the property of Kapiolani Community College and will not be returned.

• Please do not include any self-identifying photos and redact any references to confidential information on submitted documents (social security number date of birth etc.).

• Applications lacking copies of transcripts will be reviewed based on work experience equivalency to meet minimum qualifications (MQs). All minimum qualifications must be met by the closing date.

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Inquiries:Kapiolani Community College HR Department

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