Associate Director, Equity in Schools​/Equity ; BC

Posted on September 17, 2020

Beloved Community is hiring an Associate Director, Equity in Schools/Equity at Work to spearhead diverse, inclusive, and equitable content development and delivery of our key programmatic strands (Equity at Home, Equity in Schools, and Equity at Work). As the Associate Director you will oversee
1) curriculum and tool development for each strand of our capacity building model;
2) facilitate Equity in Schools and Equity at Work capacity-building workshops and training; and
3) onboard and provide support for cohort facilitators. The Associate Director will manage subcontractors and part-time program facilitators. Under the guidance of the Director of Education & Programming, the Associate Director will ensure that all Beloved programs and partner sessions have the highest level of research-based equity curriculum and culture facilitation.

In this position you will deliver high quality coaching and guidance to the Executive Director/CEO and senior leadership team of our client organizations. Our approach allows us to meet organizations where they are by offering a variety of organization-specific interventions. You will research and customize interventions that directly respond to each organization's pain points. An academic or professional background in DEI is not required, rather, you should possess a deep understanding of applied DEI concepts.

Though remote, we provide a collaborative and interactive team that demands flexibility and constant communication while encouraging individual ideation and approach.

• You are able to personalize content and materials. You pull from a wide range of sources (research, articles, mixed media, social media, lived experiences, etc) to personalize the work and help others relate to DEI concepts, ideas, and theories.
• You are able to adapt quickly. Speaking and facilitating do not always go according to plan. As the Associate Director, Equity in Work/Equity in Schools you are able to think quickly when something goes awry.
• You are able to manage tension. You effectively interrogate and manage emotionally driven conflicts in both large and small group settings.
• You have managed/facilitated adult learners. You are able to add supports, references and feedback to engage, inspire, and challenge a group of adult learners.
• You are highly collaborative. You are an individual who embraces others’ ideas and insights to develop stronger, more comprehensive content and presentations.
• You can elicit an emotional response from any audience. You are able to get people to feel work deeply and lead them to personal action.

Additional Qualifications

• Evidence of successful leadership experience in a for-profit, non-profit or school
• Experience building, customizing, or personalizing professional learning experiences for adult audiences.
• A background in anti-racism work, education, D&I, equity, or human capital where you were able to assess an understanding of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• A deep understanding of the theories of belongingness, intersectionality, and critical race theory.
• Self-awareness about personal identities as well as knowledge of anti-bias and anti-racism frameworks and how they impact facilitation and team development.
• The ability to embed organizational values and an equity lens into all content, curriculum development and delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse personalities, and the wide variety of professional backgrounds and experiences.
• Comfort utilizing tools such as Google Suite, Microsoft Suite and Zoom.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.

Design and Facilitate Cohorts

• Customize facilitation content based on partner needs assessment (including Beloved Community tools like the Equity Audit, Equity Lens Map).
• Use critical race theory and adult learning pedagogies to lead the development and revision of all curriculum materials and tools.
• Facilitate aligned workshops for teams of all sizes, across multiple sectors.
• Facilitate workshop overviews for potential clients, conferences, and exhibitions.
• Deliver high quality coaching and guidance to Executive Director and/or senior leadership team members of partner organizations.
• Commit to amplifying marginalized identities in conversation and content development.
• Develop both heart-centered and head-centered content.

Project Management

• Brief Beloved Community senior leadership on curriculum needs and revisions, and facilitation culture.
• Report back after Beloved facilitations and sessions to iterate, adapt, and track partner needs.
• Engage in strategic visioning with Beloved Community leadership towards a robust future for Beloved Community’s overall operations.
• Co-facilitate and manage multiple facets of our Equity Cohorts including coaching individual teams, team leads and leading team participation and content delivery.
• Lead all parts of the execution for deep dive projects and cohort follow-ups including agenda…