Associate Director, Advocacy and Support

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  Deputy leadership/office operations: Partner with the Director to set and execute OAS strategy; develop, implement, and continuously refine OAS operational protocols; ensure continuity of services; support strategic planning aligned with the Division for Campus Safety; and serve as acting lead as needed to ensure uninterrupted coverage, decision-making, and senior-level consultation.
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  Director coverage and executive engagement: Provide coverage for the Director during absences, including direct interaction with senior university leaders as needed, and maintain regular engagement with HR leadership, academic deans, school/division leadership, and external partner agency executives to coordinate high-acuity responses and prevention partnerships.
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  Risk assessment, triage, and escalation: Serve as first line of review and triage in assessing risk for incoming cases; determining acuity; triaging, assigning, and escalating cases using established protocols; and ensuring timely follow-up, consistent documentation practices, and safety planning standards across the office, escalating to the Director when appropriate.
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  Confidential advocacy services (students + employees/faculty): Provide high-acuity crisis intervention, safety planning, and ongoing systems navigation for survivors impacted by sexual misconduct and other covered victimizations, including employee and faculty cases that may involve workplace dynamics, dependents/caregiver needs, and multi-jurisdiction resource coordination (DC/MD/VA) based on residence and remote work patterns. This will include working with the appropriate law enforcement agencies, investigative and judicial entities, social service agencies, and other entities involved in client cases across the above jurisdictions and/or the jurisdiction in which the client is located (for fully remote staff).
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  Direct supervision (Prevention Specialist and Advocacy Specialist): Directly supervise the Prevention Specialist and Advocacy Specialist, including goal-setting, coaching, performance management, and professional development; provide oversight of prevention staffing and workplans through the Prevention Specialist; and ensure prevention strategy, programming, partnerships, and metrics align with OAS standards and campus needs.
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  Budget leadership (Prevention & Outreach): Lead the creation, management, and annual implementation of the Prevention and Outreach budget; track expenditures; and support financial planning aligned with Division for Campus Safety and university priorities, implementing as authorized by the Director.
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  Campus and community coordination: Serve as a senior confidential liaison to campus and community partners; coordinate effectively with medical personnel, social services, law enforcement, and legal resources to safeguard case management integrity and support client access to appropriate care, consistent with trauma-informed and survivor-centered practices.
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  Prevention and education leadership: Co-lead (with the Prevention Specialist and Director) the design and implementation of campus-wide prevention programming to raise awareness, strengthen bystander skills, and improve campus culture and the student/employee experience related to sexual misconduct and associated harms.
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  Student team leadership (indirect): Ensure effective staffing, training, and role clarity for student prevention staff through the Prevention Specialist; coordinate with the Director and Advocacy Specialist to support sustainable coverage models for student advocacy staff and to strengthen escalation pathways for complex cases.
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  Training and first-responder readiness: Support training and consultation for campus partners and first responders to strengthen trauma-informed response and effective referral pathways while maintaining confidentiality boundaries and survivor choice.
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  Institutional committees and working groups: Represent OAS as delegated by the Director on campus-wide committees and working groups (e.g., sexual misconduct prevention/response, Title IX coordination working groups, threat assessment) to strengthen survivor-centered policy and practice while maintaining confidentiality boundaries and non-disciplinary role separation.
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  Policy fluency, compliance support, and continuous improvement: Collaborate with the Director in monitoring relevant federal/District requirements and institutional policies impacting sexual misconduct response and confidential services; recommend and implement operational improvements based on periodic assessments and emerging best practices.
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  Other duties as assigned: Perform other duties as assigned; omission of specific duties does not preclude assignment of logically related responsibilities.

• Advanced experience with complex systems navigation (civil/criminal legal systems, protective/no-contact orders, institutional processes, supportive measures) consistent with CRA resource and navigation functions is desired.
• Experience providing advocacy services, including cases involving workplace dynamics and impacts, dependents/caregiver needs, and cross-jurisdiction referrals is a plus; demonstrated experience engaging senior leaders and managing or contributing to program budgets is strongly preferred.

• Demonstrated ability to establish trust and credibility with institutional leadership and across the University; skilled at developing "win-win" solutions and navigating complex stakeholder environments.
• Significant professional experience providing confidential, trauma-informed advocacy/crisis response and systems navigation for survivors of sexual and interpersonal violence is desired.

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