Job Duties
The Director for Student Conduct provides strategic leadership, oversight, and administration of the University’s student conduct system to ensure fair, equitable, and legally compliant resolution of alleged policy violations. The position ensures alignment with institutional mission, federal and state regulatory requirements, and best practices in higher education conduct administration. The Director oversees case resolution processes, hearing operations, conducts data management systems, and educational initiatives that promote accountability, student development, and community well-being. The role also
serves as a key advisor to the Dean for Students on behavioral risks, compliance, and trends in student accountability
Minimum Qualifications
Education, Experience, Licensure, or Certification required for entry into position:
Master’s degree in Higher Education Administration, Student Affairs, Public Administration, Counseling, Criminal Justice, or
a closely related field
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience
• 5–7 years progressive experience in student conduct, student affairs case management, or related compliancedriven higher education functional area
• Demonstrated experience conducting hearings, investigations, or administrative adjudications
• Supervisory or team leadership experience
Required Technical / Regulatory Exposure
• Experience interpreting and applying university policy and regulatory standards
• Experience working with conduct databases or case tracking systems
Licensure / Certification (If Applicable)
• Training in conduct administration is strongly preferred, CLERY & Title IX Certification/training.
PREFERREDQUALIFICATIONS:
Education
• Doctoral degree (EdD, PhD, or DCJ-related leadership discipline)
Experience
• 7+ years of progressively responsible leadership experience in student conduct or accountability offices
• Experience managing conduct programs at public institutions or systems within the Commonwealth of Virginia
• Demonstrated experience with:
• Behavioral Intervention/CARE Team/TAT models
• Restorative justice or accountability education programming
• Large-scale conduct data analytics and trend forecasting
Professional engagement with organizations such as:
• ASCA (Association for Student Conduct Administration)
• NASPA / ACPA-related conduct or compliance communities
• Clery certification/training
• Title IX certification/training
Additional Considerations
KSA’s and or Competencies required to successfully perform the work:
Core Technical Knowledge
• Higher education student conduct administration and due process frameworks
• Federal and state compliance (FERPA, Clery & Title IX compliance collaboration
• awareness)
• Case management systems (Maxient)
• Policy interpretation and regulatory application
• Hearing and investigative procedures
Leadership & Strategic Competencies
• Strategic program development and assessment
• Risk identification and behavioral threat awareness referrals to TAT/CARE Team collaboration)
• Data analytics and reporting for institutional decision-making
Operational & Functional Skills
• Complex case adjudication and resolution management
• Investigative interviewing and documentation standards
• Conflict resolution and restorative practices application
• Training development and facilitation for campus stakeholders (students and faculty/staff hearing boards)
• Cross-functional collaboration across student affairs, housing, and public safety.
Professional Behavioral Competencies
• Sound ethical judgment and confidentiality management
• Trauma-informed and student-development-centered practice
• High-level written and verbal communication
• Ability to manage high-volume, high-risk, and time-sensitive caseloads
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Application and/or résumé for this position must be submitted electronically by 11:59 p.m. on the closing date through the Commonwealth of Virginia's Job Board/Recruitment Management System (RMS). Mailed, emailed, faxed, or hand delivered applications and/or résumés will not be accepted. Applicants who possess an Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Form) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Form) as issued under the Department of Human Resources Management (DHRM) Policy 1.30 Layoff (Commonwealth of Virginia Employees Only), must attach these forms when submitting their state application and/or résumé. The decision to interview an applicant is based solely on the information received for this position from either the electronic application and/or resumé. RMS provides a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your RMS account to check the status of your application for this position.
Norfolk State University conducts background checks on all candidates identified as a finalist for employment consideration. The type of background check(s) performed are dependent upon the type of position for which you have been identified as a finalist and may include: criminal history, including sexual offender registry checks, reference checks, degree validation, DMV (driving) records, license verification, and credit report reviews. The results of background checks are made available to university employing officials. As a finalist, you will be required to sign an Authorization to Release form. Norfolk State University utilizes Form I-9 and E-Verify in the verification of eligibility for employment. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.
EEO Statement
NSU is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all persons and applicants, without regard to age, color, disability, gender, national origin, political affiliation, genetic information, religion, sexual orientation, sex (including pregnancy) or veteran status. NSU encourages and invites minorities, women, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply.
Contact Information
Name: Jamillah Currence
Phone: 757.823.8764
Email:
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter.