Executive Director, University Compliance and Graduate School Conduct Greater Greenville, SC Area

Anderson University’s Office of Student Development invites applications for a full-time, 12-month position as Executive Director of University Compliance and Graduate School Conduct. Anderson University is an innovative, entrepreneurial, premier comprehensive liberal arts university affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention. The University seeks a candidate with a strong Christian value system and lifestyle and a commitment to the integration of faith and learning.

The Executive Director provides strategic leadership and oversight for the University’s non-Title IX compliance framework, supporting a safe, respectful, legally compliant, and Christ-centered campus environment. This position oversees policies and processes related to general discrimination and harassment, graduate student conduct, hazing prevention, and alcohol and drug education while serving as a primary resource for students, faculty, and staff. The Executive Director will work collaboratively with University Counsel, the Title IX Coordinator, Student Development, Athletics, and other university partners to ensure consistent and effective compliance practices. Responsibilities include receiving and assessing reports, conducting or coordinating investigations and grievance processes, overseeing graduate student conduct and hazing prevention efforts, maintaining university student handbooks and compliance records, coordinating EDGAR Part 86 requirements, and developing training and educational programs for students, faculty, staff, coaches, and university personnel. Additionally, The Executive Director should be approachable and supportive while maintaining neutrality, procedural fairness, confidentiality, and institutional standards when managing formal processes, approaching sensitive matters with care and accountability, accessibility and impartiality, and prevention and response, fostering a culture of trust, responsibility, and student support.

Knowledge equivalent to that gained through a master’s degree in student affairs, legal studies, human resources, or related field and 3–5 years of progressive experience in higher education compliance or related field required. Strong organizational, communication, relationship-building skills are essential, along with the ability to work professionally and confidentially with students, families, faculty, and staff. A commitment to warmth, excellence, Christ-like service, and the holistic development of students is essential. Candidates must demonstrate a mature Christian faith and a commitment to Anderson University’s Christ-centered mission and values.

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Anderson University does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, veteran or military status, or any other basis on which the University is prohibited from discrimination under the local, state, or federal law, in its employment or in the provision of its services, including but not limited to its programs and activities, admissions, educational policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other University-administered programs. As a Christian institution of higher education, Anderson University is entitled to certain religious accommodations under federal and state law, including Title IX of the Education Amendments Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. For questions or concerns contact the Office of Human Resources at hr@andersonuniversity.edu.