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**Dean, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging - I&B - FT Admin**
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**Find Your Spot at Humber**

At Humber, we are a vibrant, diverse community of professionals dedicated to providing an exceptional learning experience for our students. Through our strategic vision and exciting new brand Builders of Brilliance we are co-constructing a new model of polytechnic education for Ontario, Canada, and the world. We are committed to ensuring Humber offers the right programs, with the most effective teaching and learning approaches, to prepare exceptional leaders for our industries and communities.

To achieve our vision, we take finding and developing the right talent very seriously. We offer a collegial, collaborative, inclusive environment in which each individual is supported to grow and bring their best each day.

If you are excited by the prospect of contributing to our vision for learning, if you would like to be part of building a new model of polytechnic education, of ‘building brilliance’, in one of Canada’s preeminent higher education institutions, then here is your opportunity to join our dynamic team.

**Job Details**:
**Position Title**: Dean, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
**Status**:Full Time
**Hours**:37.5 hours per week
**Faculty/Department**: Inclusion and Belonging
**Campus/Location**:North Campus
**Minimum Starting Salary**:$162,037; starting salaries are determined based on qualifications and years of related experience.

**About the Inclusion and Belonging Department at Humber**:
Humber Polytechnic’s Inclusion, Belonging and Student Experience division works to foster an inclusive Humber by taking an intersectional approach to building belonging through equity, Indigenous ways of being, knowing and doing, and sustainability. The division leads collaborative initiatives and innovative programs that create a welcoming environment where students and staff feel valued, empowered, and able to thrive, all while advancing Humber’s vision of building brilliance through belonging.

**About the Role**:
Responsibilities include operational and financial planning and management, public relations, public education, and positioning Humber Polytechnic as the leading postsecondary institution in the areas of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Advance student success outcomes, determine gaps, and address unmet needs that align with institutional strategic objectives such as our commitments under the Okanagan Charter and Humber’s Institutional EDIB Framework/EDIB Plan and advancement of Humber Learning Outcomes.

The Dean, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDIB) provides leadership, strategic planning, and culturally fluent, context-sensitive advisement to both the Senior Leadership Team and the wider Polytechnic community. This is an integral member of the Inclusion, Belonging and Student Experience Leadership Team responsible for developing, coordinating, and implementing programs, policies, and practices that promote equity, diversity, and inclusion within the campus community and beyond. The Dean EDIB will work to foster an inclusive campus environment where individual differences are recognized, embraced, and valued. Working with academic, student, and administrative leaders across Humber Polytechnic campuses to align efforts, share programs and best practices, and ensure measurement systems are leveraged to promote accountability and assess EDIB efforts.

**About You**:
You are passionate about working at Ontario's largest Polytechnic; you thrive on improving productivity and quality that contribute to team success If this sounds like you, keep reading:
**Education**
A Master's degree in a related discipline (e.g., equity studies, law, social justice, sociology, social work, public administration, etc.).

**Experience/Skills**
- 7-10 years of experience in leadership in a complex unionized environment, preferably in a post-secondary education setting.
- Lived experience and expertise in EDI knowledge, epistemologies, methodologies, histories, traditions and/or languages.
- Well-developed critical EDI lenses on a variety of issues.
- An in-depth understanding of and experience with human rights legislation, policies, and practices, as well as critical theories and pedagogy (critical race theory, decolonization, anti-racism, anti-oppression, queer theory, disability justice, etc.).
- Success in developing partnerships and strategic alliances.
- Extensive knowledge of the Ontario Human Rights Code, Employment Equity Act, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.
- Knowledge of matters related to disability and accommodation in a post-secondary environment.
- Strong facilitation and conflict resolution skills.
- Experience with research and report preparation for multiple purposes.
- The ability to relate to and work alongside employees and students to advance EDI.
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to quickly assess and understand subtexts,