Chief Equity and Diversity Officer

JK Executive Strategies has partnered exclusively with Tompkins County in search of a Chief Equity and Diversity Officer. The Chief Equity and Diversity Officer leads Tompkins County’s commitment and strategy to be diverse, anti-racist, equitable, and inclusive organization. They are responsible for setting and implementing an overachieving vison of diversity, equity, and inclusion, at the programmatic and administrative levels. If you are passionate about DEI and the community then this is the role for you!

Major Responsibilities:

• Develops and implements the County’s Workforce Diversity & Inclusion policy & goals.
• Represents the County in community, regional and statewide equity collaborations on behalf of the County Administrator and Legislature.
• Establishes baseline disparity data targets, and processes to track, review, and report outcomes.
• Provides expert technical guidance and leadership to department heads, management and elected officials on equity and social justice issues affecting County programs and practices based on data and analysis of proposed legislation and regulations
• Advocates for sufficient funding and resources in order to implement equity and diversity initiatives and training.
• Investigates complaints of discrimination, and harassment and provide recommendations of resolutions and corrective actions to ensure compliance with anti-discriminatory laws, affirmative action and equal employment opportunity programs and regulations.
• Coordinates policies, processes, and procedures for anti-discrimination reporting.
• Leads the County’s Government Alliance on Race and Equity (GARE) work, working with other County equity leaders.
• Works with the Workforce Diversity and Inclusion Committee to routinely re-examine policies, legislation, and the workplace climate survey.
• Lead and facilitate Tompkins County’s Team Justice Equity Diversity and Inclusion as the employee-led Core Equity.
• Provides develop, management and oversight over workplace climate survey implementation projects and any other organizational and/or departmental projects relating to diversity and inclusion.
• Directs, evaluates, and coordinates analyses and recommendations regarding race and equity policy issues and long-term plans to address department needs and services and the needs of the community; develops and coordinates reports and supporting materials to be presented to the Legislature for information or action.
• Collaborates with community, local businesses, non-profits, colleges, partners to identify and address cumulative impacts of institutional and structural inequities in Tompkins County.
• Develops and implements budgets, cost containment procedures, and program improvement measures.
• Assists advisory boards, county departments and Human Resources with county recruitment practices and outreach as a consultant and offering strategic direction.
• Coordinates with the Office of Human Rights to ensure organizational and community alignment on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiative.
• Conducts regular national best practices research and comparative analyses to ensure the County’s continued progress as a municipal leader in diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Develops and or carefully searches out the best available training opportunities for county department heads, management, and employees.

Requirements:

• Law degree and two (2) years of legal experience in Human/Civil Rights practices, equal employment opportunity programs, or labor and employment law; OR
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master’s Degree in sociology, education, public administration, ethnic studies, organizational development communication or a closely related field AND four (4) years of progressively responsible full time paid (or the equivalent part time) administrative and management experience; OR
• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in sociology, education, public administration, ethnic studies, organizational development communication or a closely related field AND five (5) years of progressively responsible full time paid (or the equivalent part time) administrative and management experience; OR 3. 4. Any combination of training and experience equal to or greater than that described in (a) or (b) above.

JK Executive Strategies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is the policy of JK Executive Strategies to provide equal opportunity in employment and conditions of employment to all individuals regardless of age, race, color, religious beliefs, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, veteran or military status, disability, pregnancy-related condition, predisposing genetic characteristics, genetic information, marital status, familial status, prior arrest, domestic violence victim status, non-job related convictions, participation in lawful activities outside of our workplace, or any other status protected by law.

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Ithaca, NY: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Human/Civil Rights: 2 years (Required)
• Public Administration: 5 years (Preferred)
• administration and management: 5 years (Preferred)

Work Location: One location

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