Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

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.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & 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.
• Manages staff performance in meeting KPI’s
• Performs other duties as assigned

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/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.
• 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:

• Travel, including evening and weekend work required.

JOB TITLE: Director, Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

REPORTS TO: Chief Mission Officer

LOCATION: San Jose, CA

STATUS (full time 37.hrs/wk): exempt, eligible for benefits

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

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

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 Vision
A 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.

The Alzheimer’s Association is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.