Under the supervision of the Director of Equity, Diversity and Belonging, the Diversity Strategy Officer is responsible for systemic initiatives and programs in support of the strategic plan that promote instructional equity and create diverse and inclusive environments for employees and students.  Responsibilities include the recruitment and retention of employees from diverse backgrounds, with a focus on Hispanic employees, and with an emphasis on increasing diversity to align more closely with student diversity demographic data, as well as eliminating opportunity gaps for students.  The incumbent of this position serves as a liaison to develop partnerships with the community and other organizations that support strategic initiatives to correct disproportional challenges impacting students and staff.  The Diversity Strategy Officer leads the development of a vision and effective strategies to create a culture for equity, diversity and inclusion.  The incumbent will collaborate with stakeholders to assess the need for, and recommend professional development initiatives on cultural competency and other topics designed to increase awareness and support of equity and inclusion values.

Provides leadership for and coordinates the development of a strategic diversity, equity and inclusion plan; leads systemic initiatives that prioritize diversity, equity and inclusion;

Collaborates with staff to ensure that culturally responsive practices are reflected in educational opportunities for students and in recruitment and retention strategies for staff with a focus on Hispanic employees;

Provides systemic diversity, equity and inclusion professional learning, with an emphasis on cultural responsiveness, for staff and students;

Develops and implements effective strategies and initiatives to promote diversity, equity and belonging, student achievement and address issues of disproportionality; assists with the creation and implementation of school system branding and marketing campaigns;

Coordinates and guides efforts to define, understand, assess, foster and cultivate diversity, equity and belonging;

Creates and oversees programs, services and initiatives designed to enhance the recruitment and retention of staff reflective of the surrounding community demographics;

Assesses potential barriers and works to develop new and innovative ways to evaluate and continually improve processes to deliver high quality diverse candidates through diversity initiatives;

Partners and collaborates with division and school system departments to assess the alignment of strategic plans to ensure that diversity, equity and belonging are prioritized to meet the needs of students and staff;

Prepares and presents specialized data and reports; collects and analyzes related data and makes data-driven decisions to define or refine strategies and plans around areas of opportunity in response to data;

Serves as liaison with both internal and external stakeholders to coordinate and develop partnerships and advisory committees to promote diversity, equity and belonging;

Keeps abreast of current local, state and national education development in the areas of school effectiveness and reform; and

Performs other duties as assigned.

Bilingual in English and Spanish in reading, writing, speaking and listening preferred;

Ability to analyze issues, shift priorities and cope with ambiguity in a fast-paced environment;

Fully informed and knowledgeable of recruitment, onboarding and retention issues in K-12 organizations;

Ability to review, recommend and implement policies and/or strategies that address challenges related to diversity, belonging, student achievement disproportionality and instructional inequity;

Ability to make data driven decisions; strong analytical skills that inform problem solving and decision making capacity;

Ability to communicate effectively and convey reliable accurate information so that the recipient clearly understands its intent;

Use of appropriate written, verbal or electronic communication formats to disseminate information;

Proficient in a variety of technologies for data collection and reporting (i.e., social media, applicant tracking systems, Microsoft Office suite and internet);

Ability to travel locally, nationally and internationally; frequent travel required;

Proficient in the use and application of cross-cultural communication skills; and

Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school officials, employees, outside agencies and the general public.

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in education, social work, human resources or a related field with coursework in diversity, equity and/or inclusion required.  A minimum of five (5) years of successful experience driving innovation in support of the recruitment, development and inclusion of personnel who come from diverse backgrounds.  Previous experience in a public school system is preferred.



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Oversees and provides guidance to personnel as needed.



The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.




The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.




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