Warrior Scholar Project Looking for Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Remote Full Time

Job details

Job type remote shift & schedule weekend availability nights as needed evenings as needed

Full job description

Job title: director of diversity, equity, and inclusion

Reports to: chief executive officer

Flsa status: exempt

Location: remote

About warrior-scholar project

In partnership with more than 20 top colleges and universities, warrior-scholar project (wsp) hosts intensive, one and two-week college-preparatory academic boot camps for enlisted veterans and transitioning service membersBoot camps are offered in three disciplines: humanities, stem, and business & entrepreneurshipThrough faculty lectures, workshops and research projects, tailored assignments, and one-on-one tutoring, warrior-scholars acquire the skills to succeed in higher education and navigate the cultural shift from military service to collegeThroughout the course, warrior-scholars are mentored by student veterans (fellows) who have successfully transitioned from the military to collegeWsp also offers workshops tailored to address the unique needs of veterans enrolled in community colleges and targeted programming for underrepresented veterans, such as the wsp women veterans empowerment dialoguesAll programming is provided at no cost to student veterans and service members.

About the director of diversity, equity, and inclusion

The director of diversity, equity, and inclusion (dei) will build relationships and identify actionable processes for warrior-scholar project to internally and externally cultivate a culture that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive for all organizational stakeholdersThis role will lead dei strategy throughout all wsp?s areas of impact through collaboration among central staff, fellows, and board membersThis role is to complement the director of human resources? role by collaborating to design, evaluate, and utilize human resource processes that integrate compliance and dei cultureThis role is to serve a dei subject-matter-expert to wsp staff, students, and board members to advocate and collaboratively cultivate a dei organizational community for all members of the organizational stakeholdersThis role is structured within the organization to serve as a consult resource to proactively develop dei cultural practices and have the agency to resolve or escalate conflicts of concern when necessary.

Responsibilities

Develop organizational dei strategy to implement and assess in collaboration with wsp board of directors and executive leadership that cultivates internal and external facing impacts

Design a process to identify levels of accountability and measurement of dei strategic goals outlined in the dei strategic plan and consistently assess outcomes

Design and facilitate dei seminars to equip wsp central staff and fellows with the skills and resources to cultivate a dei culture in day-to-day operations and programming

Design and facilitate an engaging seminar on the topic of diverse dialogues to equip wsp fellows with the skills and resources to facilitate conversations among diverse cohorts

Collaborate with the director of human resources to develop and implement strategic actions on recruitment, hiring, and retaining wsp central staff members and fellows to attract and retain a diverse team

Collaborate with the director of human resources to develop, maintain, and perform processes related to federal regulations surrounding discrimination and opportunity, bias reporting, and organizational sense of belonging shared practices

Collaborate with the director human resources to design and implement identity-based resource spaces and facilitate conversations with wsp central staff and fellows

Collaborate with the recruitment and admissions central staff to develop and implement strategic actions on recruitment and placement of wsp participants to diversify cohorts

Collaborate with marketing and communications central staff to develop and implement strategic actions to include and correspond with diverse populations

Collaborate with education central staff to develop and implement strategic actions when assembling established and new academic curriculums to diversify institutional types and locations, required reading materials, faculty, and tutors

Collaborate with education central staff to design and implement identity-based resource spaces and facilitate conversations for participants and alumni

Collaborate with operations and finance central staff to develop and implement strategic actions ensure equitable and inclusive processes across the organization

Serve as wsp?s primary point of contact with host institutions? diversity personnel to identify and address accessibility and inclusive processes to jointly cultivate a sense of belonging experience for all wsp stakeholders on campus

Advise wsp board of directors, executive leadership, and development on dei strategy concerning fundraising and expanding to a diverse donor partner network

Travel to support wsp staff training and limited travel to support external-facing events t

Work evenings and weekends as needed

Perform other duties as assigned by ceo to meet wsp operational needs

Skills and experience

Master?s degree required

Experienced in topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion related to organizational culture and strategy, required

Knowledge of identity-based lived experiences and concepts of intersectionality, including but not limited to race, gender, lgbtq, religion, military-connection status, disability, education level, socio-economic status, and neurodiversity, required

The ability to actively engage with diverse populations and experiences to facilitate conflict management resolution and mediation to cultivate a sense of belonging and community building, required

Strongly committed to diversity, equity, and inclusionRespect for individuals? diverse experiences and the ability to work respectfully and effectively with people from a variety of backgrounds, required

Experienced working in nonprofit, higher education, or veteran serving organization field, strongly desired

Well-versed in military culture and veteran?s affairs specifically with the military to civilian transition process, strongly desired

Veteran or military spouse, preferred

Excellent oral and written communications skills

Strong critical thinking skills, organizational ability, and interpersonal skills

Proficient in google workspace and microsoft suite of products

Ability to shift between working independently and collaboratively and manage multiple tasks and timelines in a remote working environment

Spanish speaking and writing fluency preferred

Physical requirements to meet essential job functions

Remain in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods behind a desk

Communicating with others to exchange information

Light lifting such as carrying laptops or books.

Making and receiving phone calls

Ability to travel and to work nights and weekends as needed

Ability to utilize a computer to complete job tasksIncluding but not limited to sending emails, and reading documents

To apply

To apply for this position, please submit your resume and cover letter via the career page of www.warrior-scholar.org.

Warrior-scholar project is an equal opportunity employerAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, age, national origin, religion, disability, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression/reassignment, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable national, federal, state, or local lawWarrior-scholar project complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilitiesIf reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job junctions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact director of human resources, michelle macnevin via email at [email protected].

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the united states and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status.

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