Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Position Summary:

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• 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.
• Bilingual English / Spanish a plus. 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• 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.
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Excellent written and presentation skills
• Ability and willingness to travel within the assigned territory by car.  Travel in this case, is considered time spent away from the office, in the community, to fulfill the job goals. While most such travel is same day, occasional overnight travel or air travel may be required
• Must have valid driver’s license, access to reliable vehicle, good driving record and proof of automobile insurance
• Ability and willingness to work occasion evenings and weekends as required

Title: Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Position Location: Los Angeles, CA

Full time

Position Grade & Compensation: Grade 309 The Alzheimer's Association’s good faith expectation for the salary range for this role is between $105,000 – $115,000

Reports To: Vice President, Programs

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 1,750 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.

We warmly invite qualified applicants to consider this opportunity to make a life-changing impact on the millions living with Alzheimer’s, their caregivers and those that may develop the disease in the future. Read on to learn more about the role, then visit our website www.alz.org/jobs to explore who we are and why we've been recognized as a Best Place to Work for the last twelve years in a row.

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.

 The Alzheimer’s Association commitment remains steadfast in engaging all communities in our full mission. The Association provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment to the fullest extent required by law, including, but not limited to, on the basis of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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. Please click HERE for more information.

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.

Qualified Applicants with arrest or Conviction records will be considered for Employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance forEmployers and the California Fair Chance Act at the Alzheimer's Association.

The Alzheimer's Association will conduct an individualized assessment of the material job duties of this job include working with vulnerable communities which the employer may reasonably believe that Criminal History may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship for the safety of the community.

The background check will include searches for: Social Security person search, public reports, county & federal criminal reports, multi-jurisdictional, sex offender database, NSOPW national sex offender, education, employment history, motor vehicle or driving history, and reference checks.

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