St Jude Children’s Research Hospital Hiring for Director-DEI People & Culture at Memphis, TN  Full Time

Job Responsibilities:

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• Provide subject matter expertise and DEI counsel to problem solve, design, and deliver strategic solutions and partner with leaders across organization-wide initiatives.
• Oversee and provide support in the talent identification process, governance, KPIs, budget, annual planning, quarterly reporting, membership, and activations.
• Partner with key stakeholders on an integrated DEI strategy connected to all HR functions.
• Contribute to the ongoing implementation, refinement, and development of cultural and DEI initiatives, by identifying and integrating culture-development objectives into people practices, partnering with Talent Acquisition, Talent Development, Total Rewards, and the People Team.
• Develop strategies to streamline and connect DEI and organizational priorities.
• Partner and collaborate with department leaders to ensure that our strategy and engagement are meaningful and impactful across the organization.
• Conduct ongoing research on best practices and recommend strategies for continuous improvement of DEI initiatives.
• Lead the Inclusion Council and DEI Working Groups to further our DEI strategic integration and oversight, while enhancing individual development.
• Identify, develop, and foster relationships with industry thought leaders, consultants, vendors, and partners to apply best practice thinking.
• Share best practices to support the development of an inclusive environment across the organization for leaders.
• Maintain a strong awareness of DEI issues and trends; educate others on the team and across the organization on DEI issues; coach and mentor human resources on DEI issues and trends.
• Drive DEI goal attainment through program management and defined project plans; direct implementation activities, and develop processes, documentation, and communications for program/process rollout and ongoing support.
• Define key performance indicators by developing metrics for cultural and DEI programs and processes, aligned with DEI and organizational objectives.
• Develop and facilitate cultural and DEI training as a part of all employees’ learning journey. Works with team leaders to develop learning interventions that effectively address both organizational and team-specific skill gaps.
• In partnership with relevant stakeholders, establish implementation plans which allow the culture strategy to be translated into action and results so that specific measurable progress is made (including embedding cultural norms and leadership behaviors, DEI action plans, engagement survey action planning, etc.), in pursuit of business growth goals.
• Creates and updates policies, practices, and standards to support and drive DEI initiatives and objectives.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance
• Performs other related duties as assigned in order to meet the goals of the department and institution.

Minimum Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree required, or equivalent work experience.
• Master’s degree or equivalent preferred

Minimum Experience:

• 10+ years of managerial experience and organization partner capacity.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience working on DEI initiatives, projects, and/or strategies.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience managing leadership, organizational & change management initiatives, or similar initiatives and ability to successfully engage in and manage internal relationships required.
• Experience working with federal regulators (EEOC and OFCCP) is a plus.
• Deep understanding of societal systems of bias, and ability to apply this knowledge to invent, evolve, improve, and simplify clinical, academic, research, and HR processes.
• Strong understanding of DEI analytics, including how to drive impact in recruitment, talent, and inclusion metrics.
• Track record of building alliances and effectively working with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong track record of public speaking and media relations.

Other Information

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. St. Jude does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, sex, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, age, religion, disability, veteran’s status or disabled veteran’s status with respect to employment opportunities. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment. St. Jude engages in affirmative action to increase employment opportunities for minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities.