Racial Equity And Inclusion Manager

Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham
Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

Hiring Range: $71,544 - $85,000
Hours: 8:30am - 5:00pm

• Be a communicator by increasing content to tell our story internally and externally through targeted messaging.
• Be a supporter by guiding leaders in monitoring diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) progress, reporting on results and meeting established goals.
• Be a change agent by researching and benchmarking best practices and supporting integration of equitable decision making in organizational programs, processes and procedures.
• Be an influencer by presenting and providing training to City Leadership ensuring they have the appropriate resources to create a greater sense of inclusion and belonging enterprise-wide
• Be a facilitator by supporting the emergence of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), ensuring they have the appropriate resources and level of influence.
• Be a developer by bringing an organizational development mindset to the creation of enterprise-wide practices that advance diversity, equity and inclusion.

• Strong understanding of race and social equity strategies and how to integrate them into department and organizational strategic processes.
• An understanding of how to uncover and document disparities, develop strategies to mitigate disparities and track progress.
• Expertise managing projects and executing on multiple projects simultaneously.
• An understanding of a Council-Manager form of government.
• Change agility, and experience applying a human-centered approach to managing through change and responding quickly to organizational and environmental shifts.
• Ability to communicate and present to diverse individuals and audiences at all levels.

• Track and report on DEI progress and impact utilizing metrics and data to measure success and drive accountability.
• Work with key internal stakeholders and City of Durham leadership and staff to identify priorities and challenges for the equity and inclusion team to address.
• Exercise tact and diplomacy when dealing with sensitive and complex situations, and negotiate agreements while balancing disparate points of view.
• Monitor the development and implementation of the City’s Racial Equity Action Plan through project management and facilitation of a multi-stakeholder planning process.
• Provide thought leadership, coaching and training on equity and inclusion trends, innovation, best practices, and emerging issues and solutions for Equity and Inclusion staff.
• Establish, nurture, and manage relationships with DE&I organizations, consultants, vendors and others to advance the City of Durham’s equity agenda.
• Understand and have experience building equity and empowerment frameworks to advance equity in policies, programs and organizational decision-making.
• Build a broad network of productive and strong working relationships at all levels of the organization and work effectively with ethnically/culturally/socio-economically diverse populations.
• Communicate the City's racial equity-related goals to different audiences, including City employees, key community stakeholders and others.
• Deliver clear, concise, and persuasive oral presentations (in person and/or remotely) and adapt content and delivery based on audience, subject matter expertise, and desired outcomes.
• Serve as key advisor and coach on diversity, equity and inclusion related matters for Analysts, in the Equity and Inclusion Department.

• Three years of equity and inclusion experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in public administration, business administration, human relations, sociology, education, or a directly related field.
• Two years of supervisory experience.

• Experience producing analysis and recommendations supported by data and based on original research and critical thinking.
• Master’s Degree in public administration, business administration or a directly related field.
• Experience managing equity focused programs and projects.
• Three years of supervisory experience.
• Proven experience navigating difficult and sensitive conversations.
• Experience working with Microsoft Office Suite, Teams, Zoom, and cloud-based communication and productivity applications.
• Experience identifying, proposing, and facilitating improvements to organizational processes.
• Outstanding communication skills (verbal and written).
• Experience analyzing qualitative and quantitative data.
• Experience developing and executing equity focused strategies.
• Experience engaging stakeholders and facilitating meetings for senior leaders.