Swarthmore College is a highly selective liberal arts college located in the suburbs of Philadelphia, whose mission combines academic rigor with social responsibility. Swarthmore has a strong institutional commitment to inclusive excellence and nondiscrimination in its educational program and employment practices and encourages candidates who will further advance the goal of fostering a diverse and inclusive community. As one of the nation’s finest institutions of higher learning, Swarthmore College is global in outlook and draws students from around the nation and world. The 425‐acre campus is a designated arboretum, complete with gardens, rolling lawns, a creek, wooded hills, and hiking trails in the Crum Woods.
Who We Are:
Led by the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, who serves on the President’s senior leadership team, the office collaborates with staff, faculty, and students to guide and monitor the implementation of strategic DEI priorities for the College, coordinate and align DEI efforts across the College, and foster an inclusive and welcoming campus environment. Swarthmore Forward outlines a vision for the present and future of the College in which “equity and inclusion are not just ideals, but lived experiences.”
The Title IX Office at Swarthmore College seeks to prevent, respond to, and eliminate all forms of discrimination and harassment in order to create an environment in which the greatest holistic academic potential of students and professional potential of employees may be realized. The Title IX Coordinator serves a key role in delivering on this vision. It is an exciting time to join us at Swarthmore!
The opportunity:
The Title IX Coordinator will report to the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and has primary responsibility for overseeing the College’s Title IX efforts.
The Title IX Coordinator will directly oversee the Associate Director of Title IX. In addition, Swarthmore has a team of four Deputy Title IX Coordinators (affiliated with the following areas: Student Affairs, Office of the Provost, Human Resources, and Athletics) who will complement the work of the Title IX Coordinator by providing education, training, and support for all members of the campus community around questions related to sexual violence and harassment as well as alcohol and drug use. The Title IX Coordinator will work closely with Student Affairs, Office of General Counsel, Office of the Provost, Athletics, Human Resources, Public Safety, Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and academic departments to ensure that reports are addressed consistently and that community members are aware of processes and resources available through the Title IX office.
The Title IX Coordinator will also be tasked with communicating policy changes or relevant trends to key stakeholders, including the Board of Managers, President’s Staff, students, faculty, and staff.
Essential Responsibilities
Policy & Compliance
- Lead efforts across all divisions of the College to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements as they relate to Title IX laws and regulations;
- Monitor and ensure full compliance with all requirements and timelines specified in the complaint procedures;
- Work collaboratively with the Deputy Title IX Coordinators, VP for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, and others across the College to ensure informed and consistent communication around policy implementation;
- Provide vision and leadership around Title IX issues over the long‐term, emphasizing both compliance and education as key priorities.
Complaint review & response
- Coordinate and execute the College’s response and investigation of complaints pursuant to Title IX in a timely manner, including sexual harassment and sexual misconduct, as well as other forms of gender‐based harassment and inequity.
Education and Training
- Oversee the quality and consistency of training, education, and outreach programming regarding Title IX, including gender‐based inequity for the campus community, in partnership with colleagues across campus and outside experts;
- Act as a subject matter expert on the evolving legal, regulatory, research-driven, and educational landscape of Title IX related topics, issues, and concerns, including gender equity in higher education;
- Advise any individual, including a complainant, a respondent, or a third party, about the courses of action available at the College, both informally and formally;
- Provide assistance to any College community member regarding how to respond appropriately to reports of sexual misconduct.
Campus Culture and Climate
- Serve on assigned committees, including those convened by the Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, that support the College’s collective efforts to build and maintain a safer and more gender‐equitable campus climate for all members of the community;
- Work collaboratively and proactively with campus and community partners to ensure the campus climate is equitable, safe, and welcoming for all members of the Swarthmore community.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Directly supervises the work of the Associate Director, Title IX.
- Effectively performs the following:
- Organize workflow and ensure staff understand their duties or delegated tasks.
- Ensure staff have a professional development plan in place. Provide and develop training opportunities. Create and conduct staff performance evaluations.
- Communicate key issues and information to staff.
- Provide fair, constructive, and timely feedback.
- In partnership with Human Resources, follow disciplinary procedures as established in accordance with the employee handbook.
- Participate in supervisory training opportunities.
- Maintain a safe, diverse, and inclusive work environment.
Who you are:
Communication Skills
- Possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex information clearly, accurately, and credibly to a wide range of audiences.
Organizational Skills
- Advanced organizational, leadership, and analytical skills with attention to detail and perspective.
- Ability to manage multiple, ongoing, and complex caseloads, investigations, reports, and complaints to ensure prompt, effective, and equitable resolutions.
Maintain Confidentiality
- Maintain confidential information in accordance with policies, regulations, and laws.
Collaboration Skills
- The ability to build trust and work collaboratively with students, faculty, staff, administrators, and community partners.
Interpersonal Skills
- Manage conflict by addressing disagreements constructively, demonstrating diplomacy, and fostering respectful dialogue.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills, including active listening and consensus building.
- A compassionate nature, a talent for listening, and a history of working with confidential and sensitive information with discretion.
- Ability to maintain emotional stability to cope with human suffering, emergencies, crisis situations, civil rights trauma, and other associated stresses.
What you bring:
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree in a relevant discipline or a juris doctorate from an accredited law school.
- A minimum of five years of progressively responsible experience in a relevant field.
- Policies, Regulations & Laws:
- Knowledge of state and federal laws and regulations pertinent to Title IX, equal opportunity, and non-discrimination, including emerging legislation.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working within higher education, including an understanding of a residential liberal arts college experience.
- Prior training or education in the areas of trauma-informed practices, sexual violence prevention and/or response, and gender-based discrimination.
- Prior experience with the collection and analysis of data and the use of data to make informed decisions.
Physical Demands
- This position requires the ability to focus in a stationary position for extended periods, including at a desk in front of a computer.
Working Conditions
- Standard office environment with occasional evenings and weekends required for deadlines, events, conferences, or urgent requests.
What You Will Get:
You’ll work at one of the world's most renowned liberal arts Colleges, with incredible benefits, a stunning 420-acre campus, and a collaborative work environment. Join a team of passionate, creative people who work hard and have fun supporting the College students, faculty, and staff.
We want to hear from you if you are excited about this role! For full consideration, submit applications with an uploaded resume, including a cover letter, by April 21, 2025. Applications received after this date may be reviewed on a rolling basis until the job has been filled. Please provide a cover letter indicating how your qualifications and experience have prepared you for this position. If you have experience that meets any of the preferred qualifications, please include a detailed explanation of any such experience in your cover letter and how it meets the preferred qualification(s).
PA Criminal Required
Swarthmore College requires a PA Criminal background check for all staff positions prior to the start of employment.
Education Verification Required by Position
An education verification is required for this position because a college degree is a required qualification for this position.
Preview our Benefits Flyer. We offer benefit plans starting at zero cost! Upon benefit eligibility, the College contributes 10% of an employee’s salary to their retirement account. Employees are 100% vested in their accounts on the date participation begins.
2025 Swarthmore Benefits Guidebook
Retirement Plans
Tuition Grant Program
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Paid Time Off (Staff)
Holiday Schedule
Swarthmore College actively seeks and welcomes applications from candidates with exceptional qualifications, particularly those with demonstrable commitments to a more inclusive society and world. Swarthmore College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.