NBME Looking for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Director at Remote Full Time

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Job type full-time remote

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401(k) 401(k) matching commuter assistance free parking health insurance tuition reimbursement

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Nbme® is seeking a diversity, equity, and inclusion (dei) director who will report to and work in partnership with the chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer to further the organization`s dei strategyThe dei director will serve as the lead for the dei advisory council and will oversee the organization`s employee resource groupsThe dei director will play an integral role in the continuing development of nbme`s dei strategy, in alignment with its mission and strategic goalsThis influential and highly visible leadership role is charged with developing and executing roadmaps to advance dei for the organizationThis individual will be responsible for shaping, influencing, managing, and delivering on the organization`s strategy given internal and external trends, and emerging opportunities.

This role requires an inclusive and collaborative leader comfortable with interacting and engaging with all levels of the organizationThe ability to influence actions and outcomes without direct accountability and to be an integrator across organizational boundaries is crucial to the success of this role given its impact across nbme`s culture, strategy, employee-engagement, employer-branding, and talent-development efforts, as well as with external stakeholders and community organizations.

You are a strong candidate for the dei director role if you have a passion for and experience in the areas of diversity, equity, and inclusion; you`re a strategic problem solver who has the ability to bring big ideas to life; you`re agile and adaptable, but work with precision to achieve strategic goals; you`re detail-oriented, creative, and can navigate a complex organization with ease; you`re a driven and dedicated doer who works well collaboratively and independently.

This role has been designated as primarily remote which means it generally does not require onsite work more than an average of 2-3 times per month and may require additional prescheduled onsite workWe`re open to considering candidates in the following states: pa, nj, de and md.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion statement

At nbme, we continue to innovate and improve how we fulfill the evolving needs of the health care communityThis commitment starts and ends with the people at nbmeBy recruiting and empowering talented individuals from various disciplines and backgrounds, which includes professionals with diverse life experiences, abilities, and perspectives, nbme can take a well-informed, robust approach to advancing medical education and assessment for years to comeWe also continue to focus on ensuring that our dei work is impactful and ingrained in everything we do, including with our staff, workplace culture, products and services, the philadelphia community, and the broader medical education landscape.

Responsiblities

Develop multi-year dei strategy, implementation plan, goals, metrics, and budget
Partner with chief dei officer and executive leadership to ensure dei goals are tied to strategic business goals and embedded throughout all initiatives
Provide strategic leadership on policies, best practices and change management in dei to further a climate of equity and inclusiveness
Partner with business unit leaders and serve as a dei thought leader
Provide oversight of dei advisory council and employee resource groups
Clearly articulate and reinforce dei strategy and the organization`s business case for diversity
Work closely with executive leadership, hr, and talent management to develop internal education and learning and development programs
Leverage expertise to advise hr and ensure the inclusiveness of core people and talent-related processes, retention and promotion processes, and assist with targeted diversity recruiting efforts
Define metrics that measure impact of dei program; track progress against metrics that drive dei accountability and create data-driven insights for greater future impact in the organization
Develop recommendations and best practice resources for deployment by business unit leaders
Ensure the dei program engages internal stakeholders and drives accountability across the organization
Collaborate with the communications department to manage communications efforts related to the organization`s dei strategy and programs, internally and externally
Remain current on emerging dei practices through external networks and organizations

Key competencies for this position include:

Visionary & strategic thinker: can envision and drive progress towards a better future
Inspirational leader: ability to inspire and engage leaders and staff; high emotional intelligence
Strong communicator & facilitator: utilize excellent verbal and writing skills, using a wide array of channels; able to command a room, deliver content and facilitate working sessions effectively with outstanding results
Change management & agility: ability to affect organizational change, with others, in the right way
Cultural competence and humility: respect, understand and appreciate cultural differences and bring insights to inspire and engage people in solving complex problems
Stakeholder management: proactively create and maintain strategic relationships
Collaborative: effectively manage up, across, and down, creating an effective team environment, often in a virtual setting; ability to build and maintain trust and respect

Qualifications

Skills and abilities

Strong leadership, team building, influencing, change management, and compliance/risk management abilities
Capability to work both strategically and hands-on to deliver results
Comfortable working both autonomously and collaboratively
Strategic and forward-thinking orientation with strong business acumen and the ability to identify and proactively address enablers and derailers of major change and transformation initiatives
Ability to skillfully navigate conflict situations and effectively balance diverse stakeholder perspectives and expectations
Proven ability to become a trusted advisor to business leaders and other influencers at all organizational levels, based on subject matter expertise and collaborative leadership style
Keenly attentive to detail; strong analytical, organizational, and project management skills
Proven track record of designing, implementing, and executing initiatives for scale and sustainability
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills
Agility and flexibility to work with ambiguity and uncertainty
High level of computer literacy – particularly microsoft suite; experience with teams, one note, and sharepoint a plus

Experience

10 or more years of work experience with progressive responsibility
Experience working on dei initiatives in a corporate, nonprofit, educational or community organization
Experience working on programs covering unconscious bias, courageous conversations, inclusive leadership, and cross‐cultural competencies and communications

Education

Bachelors` degree or equivalent work experience

About nbme:

Nbme offers a versatile selection of high-quality assessments and educational services for students, professionals, educators, regulators and institutions dedicated to the evolving needs of medical education and health careTo ensure our assessments meet the highest standards of quality, stay relevant and align to the current curriculum in medical schools and training programs, we rely on a wide network of collaboratorsThese include the volunteers who help develop our exam questions, the committees and panels who represent various groups within the medical education community, external researchers and health profession organizations.

We are committed to meeting the needs of educators and learners globally with assessment products and expert services such as nbme® subject examinations, customized assessment services, self-assessments, the international foundations of medicine® program and item writing workshopsTogether with the federation of state medical boards, nbme develops and manages the united states medical licensing examination®, which measures the ability to apply knowledge and skills that form the basis of safe and effective patient careOur competency-based assessment unit is focused on new methods as well as the optimization of assessment in the workplace and education.

As a result of leadership in ongoing research, innovative measurement practices and the exploration of forward-thinking assessment modalities and improvements, nbme advances assessment scienceOur grant and funding opportunities further support this dedication to medical education and assessment scienceWe help develop the next generation of assessment professionals through our summer psychometric internship programThrough the stemmler fund, strategic educators enhancement fund and latin america grants program, researchers and educators can continue to improve the assessment of health care professionals around the world.

Nbme views diversity, equity and inclusion (dei) as foundational and enduring to our strategy and visionWe continue to focus on ensuring that our dei work is impactful and ingrained in everything we do, including with our staff, culture, products and services, the philadelphia community and the broader medical education landscapeOur commitment manifests in our hiring and staff development, recruitment for committees, grants programs, design and review of our assessments, and involvement in our local and national communities.

Learn more about nbme at nbme.org.

The nbme offers competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a rewarding work environmentExcellent benefits include: healthcare, dental, prescription, and vision plans; 401(k) w/match, tuition reimbursement plan, commuter benefit: public transit or parking optionsRemote friendly workplace.

Covid-19 considerations:

Being fully vaccinated against covid-19 will be a condition of employment, subject to potential reasonable accommodations for legitimate medical or religious reasons which prevent such vaccinationApplicants who have received a conditional offer of employment will be requested to provide information about their covid-19 vaccination status.

Nbme is an equal opportunity employer as defined by the eeoc.

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