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Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (AA)

Posted on December 09, 2019

Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Washington, DC)

This position on our Executive team will create and drive forward strategies and practices that ensure the firm meets our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). This role will serve as a strategic partner to key stakeholders, including executive leadership, business unit leaders and our Culture and Talent team. The Director will be a key partner to implementing our diversity, equity and inclusion strategy across recruiting and human resources practices, culture, applying an equity lens to our work with clients and communications.

Responsibilities:

Design and lead firmwide diversity, equity and inclusion strategy

• Designs, implements and manages a comprehensive strategy to achieve the firm's overall diversity, equity and inclusion goals.
• Helps identify and frame diversity, equity and inclusion challenges and opportunities across the firm, in partnership with staff and executive leadership.
• Serves as lead champion and influencer for diversity, equity and inclusion practices across the organization.
• Creates and implements an internal diversity, equity and inclusion communications strategy.
• Stays well informed of trends and innovations related to diversity, equity and inclusion in and outside of the philanthropic sector.
• Manages all program content, logistics and budget related to our diversity, equity and inclusion strategy.
• Provides training and coaching to staff.

Support and accelerate diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across teams

• Serves as an advisor and facilitates coordination across multiple firm-wide diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
• Coordinate with team members to harmonize diversity, equity and inclusion related external communications.
• Coordinate and advise with client service teams.
• Drive diversity, equity and inclusion related HR initiatives including facilitating employee resource groups.

To Be Successful in This Role, You'll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree in Organizational Development, Human Resources, or related field.
• 5 - 8 years of experience developing and executing diversity, equity and inclusion strategies and programs.
• Strong project management skills to drive projects to completion.
• Demonstrated change management skills and experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Strong teamwork and relationship building skills.
• Ability to effectively navigate ambiguity.

Our Core Competencies:

• The ability to provide excellent service, including managing resources and coaching junior teammates.
• The ability to oversee and advise on multiple complex projects.
• The ability to coach colleagues in understanding stakeholders' perspectives.
• The ability to effectively communicate difficult messages and represent the firm to external audiences.
• The ability to help teams overcome collaboration challenges and promote inclusion.
• The ability to regularly integrate learnings to improve team operations.
• The ability to empower teammates to solve problems and facilitate coordination.

Arabella Advisors helps foundations, philanthropists and investors achieve the greatest good with their resources. We work on issues ranging from social and economic advancement to reducing poverty and inequity. Our staff members are mission-driven and action-oriented.

Working with Us

We are committed to a passion-driven, inclusive, and collaborative culture. We invite you to visit our careers page to learn more.

To encourage work/life balance, we offer flexible work options. Our office is an open space with cubicles. Our salaries are competitive with nonprofit standards, and our benefits are excellent.

How to Apply

Submit a resume and a one-page cover letter online. The cover letter should address why you're excited to work at Arabella and why you're qualified for this specific job.

We value diversity and inclusion and encourage all qualified people to apply. If we can make this easier through accommodation in the recruitment process, please let us know.

We will review applications as they are received and look forward to hearing from you.

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