University of Virginia Hiring for DEI Program Manager and Events Coordinator at Charlottesville, VA Full Time

The School of Medicine Office of Diversity Programs seeks a DEI Program Manager and Events Coordinator to join its office. The candidate will be responsible for providing high-quality programmatic management, support and event coordination for the School of Medicine Office of Diversity Programs and UVA Health Office of Diversity and Community Engagement.

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Provide support to the SOM Office of Diversity and UVA Health Chief Diversity and Community Engagement office by assisting with day-to-day operations to include meeting scheduling, space planning and other duties as needed.
• Responsible for program planning and completion of various projects and/or events within the diversity office(s).
• Organize programs and events to promote and enhance diversity, equity and inclusion within the SOM Office of Diversity Programs and UVA Health Office of Diversity and Community Engagement.
• Compiles and reports diversity statics to leaders and team members.
• Assists with the organization of diversity program development and training.
• Works collaboratively with colleagues in the SOM, health system, University and community.
• Assist with scheduling meetings as needed as it relates to programs and events.
• Responsible for monthly reconciliations and financial reporting.
• Manage procurement of supplies and materials for office(s).
• Work closely with Senior Associate Dean and other team members with administrative programming for SNMA, LMSA and qMD students as needed.
• Responsible for coordinating annual MLK Health Systems Award event and ceremony.
• Assist with SMLP Program, JEDI and other related programs for SOM Diversity and UVA Health and Diversity and Community Engagement offices.
• In addition to the above job responsibilities, other duties may be assigned.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
Education: Bachelor’s degree
Experience: At least three years of experience. Relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, communication (verbal and written) and customer service skills.
• Manage multiple tasks, self-starter, and work in a fast-paced environment.
• Work well as a team member and independently with minimal to no supervision.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Demonstrate critical and proactive thinking skills.
• Meet competing deadlines and apply problem solving techniques to resolve complex situations when needed.
• Experience working in Diversity Programs.
• Experience working in higher education and/or healthcare industry setting.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

This position will not sponsor applicants for work visas. Salary based on qualifications and experience. This is an EXEMPT level, benefited position. For more information on the benefits at UVA, visit https://hr.virginia.edu/benefits.

This position will remain open until filled. The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment. A completed pre-employment health screen is required for this position prior to employment.

TO APPLY

Please apply through Workday, and search for R0045360. Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile by searching ‘Find Jobs’. Complete an application online with the following documents:

• CV or Resume
• Cover letter

Upload all materials into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Applications that do not contain all required documents will not receive full consideration.

References will be completed via UVA’s standardized process Skill Survey during the final phase of the interview process. For questions about the application process, please contact Jeremy Brofft, Senior Recruiting Specialist at [email protected].

For more information about UVA and the Charlottesville community please see http://www.virginia.edu/life/charlottesville and https://embarkcva.com/.

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The University of Virginia, including the UVA Health System which represents the UVA Medical Center, Schools of Medicine and Nursing, UVA Physician’s Group and the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library, are fundamentally committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. We believe diversity is excellence expressing itself through every person’s perspectives and lived experiences. We are equal opportunity and affirmative action employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.