Associate Dean, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - JR27283-3800

at University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

• Serves as senior staff administrator overseeing division-wide diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in collaboration with faculty DEI deans.
• Partners with BSD/UCM faculty and staff leaders to research, create, and facilitate interventions that address enterprise-wide bias reduction and culture change.
• Designs and implements metrics, monitoring and reporting systems to benchmark organizational progress in DEI management effectively.
• Reviews and analyzes workforce data and reports to develop strategies, approaches, and prioritization for diversity program development and implementation, creating executive-level reports and summaries.
• Collaborates to identify and leverage key metrics and targets for DEI, identifying opportunities to promote inclusive practices and communicating insights and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Researches, creates, and facilitates training programs to educate BSD constituents on practical diversity, equity, and inclusion methods, promising practices, and programs.
• Supervises staff and operations of BSD's Office of Diversity & Inclusion.
• Develops strategy, programs, and practices that integrate and socialize the BSD/UCM/PSOM's unifying mission, vision, and values across the enterprise.
• Partners with academic and other administrative units to foster alignment and ownership of the MVV, with a focus on how teams can live out those values.
• In collaboration with UCM/BSD Marketing and Communications and HR, implements strategies to internally embed MVV. This includes, but is not limited to, creating a visual culture of inclusion and designing programs and initiatives that aid constituents in feeling connected to the enterprise.
• Collects data and feedback via surveys, focus groups, exit interviews, and other means to assess staff, faculty, and trainee experience, continuously improve practices, and sustain successful initiatives.
• Shares data and feedback with key stakeholders via reports and works collaboratively to develop action plans for addressing trending issues uncovered from feedback.
• Collaborates with internal communications to ensure consistent and transparent communication of culture-related initiatives and messages.
• Partners with HR to drive talent development, performance management, and succession planning initiatives that support the BSD's values.
• Provides strategic advice and counsel to the Vice Dean for Finance and Administration on matters related to administration and organizational governance, leveraging MVV and diversity, equity, and inclusion promising practices and insights to inform decision-making.
• Leads special projects and initiatives as assigned by the Vice Dean, overseeing project planning, execution, and evaluation to ensure successful outcomes and alignment with organizational priorities.
• Partners with other members of the BSD and UCM communities to drive staff and faculty engagement through efforts to promote growth and development.
• Together with Human Resources, develops an action plan as a result of the Staff Satisfaction Survey to help drive engagement.
• Serves as a liaison between BSD central administration and other departments and divisions fostering collaboration, communication, and knowledge sharing.
• Acts as a strategic thought partner in embedding the MVV and a culture of inclusion into administrative processes.
• Manages other managers and professional staff by establishing annual performance goals, allocating resources, assessing annual performance, and determining individual merit, incentive and/or promotional increases.
• Recommends program content, policies and strategic planning efforts.
• Performs other related work as needed.

• Bachelor's in business, psychology, humanities, organizational behavior, or a similar field.
• Advanced degree strongly preferred.

• 10+ years of progressively responsible diversity and inclusion-related management and leadership experience, including the areas of cultural communications, diversity training, organizational culture, and development.
• Direct and relevant experience in the creation of a diversity and inclusion program from the concept phase to full execution.
• Interpret data and communicate data-driven outcomes.
• Project management, strategic operations, strategy consulting, and designing data-driven diversity program strategies experience.
• Processing information and building solutions to challenges and approaches to opportunities.
• Proven track record of facilitating organization-wide initiatives with multiple senior stakeholders.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills exhibited at all organizational levels.
• Building out programs in an organization where scaling for growth has been a feature.

• Strong understanding of human resources principles, policies, and practices.
• Basic understanding of federal, state, and local laws that may impact or regulate diversity, equality, and inclusion-related policies.

• Demonstrated commitment to, and proven track-record of, advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in a complex, multi-cultural environment.
• Demonstrated ability to gain the confidence and respect of diverse stakeholders, including faculty, employees, and senior leadership.
• Demonstrated experience articulating a vision, translating it into executable strategy, and driving cross-functional teams to deliver against the plan.
• Skilled in translating external and internal trends into innovative and creative practices.
• Strong commitment to team success, ability to cooperate with others across boundaries and engage with colleagues respectfully to get things done.
• Exemplary understanding of inclusive decision-making, non-profit business strategy and how to link diversity, equity, and inclusion to business priorities and initiatives.
• Speak to and understand the needs of multiple constituency groups (faculty, trainees, staff).
• Exceptional interpersonal and problem-solving skills.
• Outstanding critical thinking skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Move efficiently, navigate ambiguity, and collectively make an impact.
• Abide by confidentiality and privacy protocols.
• Work on multiple projects simultaneously, set priorities, and meet aggressive deadlines.
• Results-oriented and committed to continuous improvement.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and presentation skills, both written and verbal.

• Office environment.

• Resume/CV (required)
• Cover Letter (preferred)