Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
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Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

JOB TITLE: Director, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

REPORTS TO: Chief Mission Officer

LOCATION: San Jose, CA

STATUS (full time 37.5 hrs/wk): exempt, eligible for benefits

GRADE AND SALARY RANGE: 409; salary range $115,000 - $120,000 per year

The purpose of this role is to advance the Association's mission in underserved and underrepresented communities. The Director of DEI is responsible for monitoring and mentoring the adoption of the Association's DEI priorities across all pillars, building collaborative and strategic organizational partnerships, executing on KPI goals, and recruiting/engaging underrepresented community leaders and volunteers, and leading long-term systematic change work.

Areas of Responsibility

• Grow mission-driven partnerships with organizations serving underserved and underrepresented communities including, but not limited to: businesses, chambers, community-based organizations, faith communities, academic institutions, and social service organizations.
• Align and mobilize staff, Board, volunteers, and DEI Committees around the National DEI strategic framework.
• Work across pillars to implement and evaluate the Chapter-level DEI Strategic Action Plan (SAP). The SAP outlines the goals, strategies, accountabilities, prioritization timeline and measures across four areas (Internal Diversity, Internal Inclusion, Volunteer Recruitment/Mobilization and Partnerships).
• Serve as a consultative partner to solve problems, remove obstacles, and facilitate pathways to solutions related to equity, access, and inclusion.
• Convene a DEI volunteer council for the advancement of DEI work in the community.
• Work with Care & Support team to develop and execute community forums that include underserved audiences.
• Analyze service data to identify gaps in mission delivery within underserved communities.
• Ensure work is documented in a timely, consistent, and thorough manner in databases as required (e.g. Personify, Moves Management).
• Identify volunteer community leaders in underrepresented communities who will work across pillars and implement a volunteer Recruitment strategy to help increase reach to diverse communities, while also managing volunteers dedicated to diversity outreach.
• Manage staff performance in meeting KPI's.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Educational Background

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Skills/Experience

• Proven success in building and maintaining key relationships and meeting strategic goals.
• Ability to cultivate relationships with targeted partners/organizations and underserved populations and to effectively collaborate with others to reach mutually agreeable outcomes.
• Experience building rapport/trust, assessing needs and articulating a value proposition.
• Ability to mobilize and manage teams/individuals under a shared vision and hold them accountable.
• Ability to represent the Association effectively to community partners, community leaders, corporate partners.
• Proven experience in community service development and sustained program integration.
• Valid driver's license.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Excellent written and presentation skills.

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• Seven years of experience in program and/or team management. Experience in community health and community mobilization is a plus.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Salary range: $115,000 - $120,000 per year.

Employees working 24 hours/week or more are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, flex accounts, short and long-term disability, life insurance, long term care insurance, tuition reimbursement, generous Paid Time Off, 12 annual holidays and Paid Family Leave, as well as an annual Cultural & Heritage Day and Volunteer Day of their choosing. They are also eligible for our gold standard 401(k) retirement plan.

Full-time employees (37.5 hours/week), will enjoy all of the above plus an annual School Visitation Day and an Elder Care Facility Day of their choosing.

Who We Are

The Alzheimer's Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's care, support, and research. Our mission is to lead the way to end Alzheimer's and all other dementia by accelerating global research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support.

The Alzheimer's Association announced a landmark $100 million investment in research for 2023. This unparalleled commitment is illustrative of the momentum we are building in dementia research - our investments today will lead to breakthroughs tomorrow.

At the Alzheimer's Association, our employees are at the core of all we do. Our network of more than 1,900 employees across the United States makes a difference each and every day for those impacted by Alzheimer's and those at risk for the disease.

Our VisionA world without Alzheimer's and all other dementia.

At the Alzheimer's Association, we believe that diverse perspectives are critical to achieving health equity - meaning that all communities have a fair and just opportunity for early diagnosis and access to risk reduction and quality care. The Association is committed to engaging underrepresented and underserved communities and responding with resources and education to address the disproportionate impact of Alzheimer's and dementia.

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