How to Apply

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Job Summary

The Restorative Justice Project Manager position supports our faculty and staff when harm has impacted a campus workplace community and individuals within it. You will educate the University community about restorative justice and its benefits and facilitate restorative practices for faculty and staff. A significant portion of the work will be in coordinating and communicating with university practitioners who work in the area of conflict resolution. Finally, you will conduct a needs assessment, coalesce existing resources and recommend resource allocation for a coordinated center providing support to the entire organization. This is a full-time position with a two year appointment, with the potential for extension of employment at the conclusion of the two year period.

You will report directly to the Equity, Civil Rights, and Title IX Executive Director with a dotted line relationship to the Restorative Practices Executive Committee. This is a hybrid role with on-site requirements in Ann Arbor, Michigan 4 days a week. See full job description here. Please contact [email protected] for questions or accommodations.

Why Work at Michigan?

In addition to a career filled with purpose and opportunity, The University of Michigan offers a comprehensive benefits package to help you stay well, protect yourself and your family and plan for a secure future. Benefits include:

• Generous time off

• A retirement plan that provides two-for-one matching contributions with immediate vesting
• Many choices for comprehensive health insurance
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability coverage

• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses

Responsibilities*

• Facilitate restorative practice processes for faculty and staff.

• Lead restorative practice processes for campus concerns including sensitive issues and allegations of bullying, harassment, discrimination, bias, sexual and gender-based misconduct.
• Create records for restorative practices cases.
• Work with other practitioners and units who address harm and culture/climate concerns for capacity building and solution development.
• Conduct intake and preparatory meetings with community members to understand the context, community needs, and goals for a restorative response.
• Lead circles for the campus community to repair harm, build trust, and find collective pathways forward.
• Conduct a needs assessment and recommend the necessary infrastructure to support a university-wide coordinated center of expertise. This includes center strategy and associated programs/supports/services.
• Present at Executive Committee meetings.
• Coordinate and connect restorative practice professionals across campus.
• Advance knowledge about restorative practices within the campus community through information sessions and presentations.

• Participate in the University Restorative Practices Learning Community.

Required Qualifications*

• Bachelor's degree in social work, psychology, education, public policy, conflict resolution, organizational development, higher education administration, or a related field of study.

• 5+ years of experience in facilitating restorative justice, restorative practices, conflict resolution, mediation.
• 3+ years facilitating complex, collaborative projects related to the development of restorative justice strategies and programs (formal supervision of professional staff not required).
• 2+ years of professional experience working with faculty and staff within a higher education environment, including navigating institutional structures, stakeholder relationships, and power dynamics.
• Experience addressing complex and sensitive workplace concerns, including interpersonal conflict, climate and culture issues, bias, discrimination, harassment, bullying, and other forms of conflict, harm in a trauma informed way.
• Experience coordinating multi-stakeholder initiatives, including developing implementation plans, organizing logistics, and managing work to meet established timelines and organizational goals.

• Experience engaging with vulnerable and historically marginalized communities, including an understanding of how identity, historical context, and institutional power dynamics shape conflict and harm.

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes. This position is primarily on-campus.

U-M EEO Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.