Associate Director of EDI - Community Development

Tacoma Community College • Tacoma, WA

67d • $85,000 - $90,000

About The Position

Tacoma Community College (TCC) serves the educational, workforce, and cultural needs of our diverse students and communities through the core themes of advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion; cultivating exceptional learning; strengthening community partnerships; and enhancing institutional vitality. We are seeking an Associate Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion - Community Development, to provide subject matter education, coaching, programming, evaluation and reporting - as it relates to TCC's equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) goals. As the winner of the regional Charles Kennedy Award for Equity, EDI are high priority initiatives for TCC. The Associate Director of EDI - Community Development is critical in helping to create organizational accountability and effectiveness, compliance, momentum, and advancement towards TCC's equitable and anti-racist goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum 3 years of experience leading or managing EDI initiatives, preferably in education or public sector environments.
• Demonstrated skill in designing and facilitating diversity, equity, and inclusion-related training, learning experiences, or organizational change efforts.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree from an accredited college or university
• Experience advancing equity in a community college environment
• Experience using data to inform strategy; designing, collecting, analyzing, and synthesizing findings for improvement or accountability.
• Proven ability to build and sustain programs or strategies that advance equity and inclusion for historically marginalized groups.
• Demonstrated experience building effective multi-year EDI strategies, including full lifecycle plans in at least one of the following areas of recruitment, retention, learning, or engagement.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the VP of EDI to develop and deliver a comprehensive anti-racist, diversity, equity, and inclusion educational initiative for the campus community.
• Support, collaborate, engage, and manage TCC's Affinity Groups, providing structure and tools as needed to engage EDI learning in those group settings and to ensure alignment with the strategic vision of OEDI.
• Promote dialogue and facilitate interaction among groups on campus which generates dynamic learning across the campus and use evidence-based strategies to assist the College in developing efforts to create and sustain a culture that embraces and promotes diversity, inclusion, and accessibility in the broadest meanings.
• Collaborate with faculty and staff for culturally relevant programming and support for students.
• Develop and oversee the implementation of strategies, programs, and professional development that promote access, retention, and success for campus employees-particularly for groups that have been historically excluded or underserved in higher education.
• Assist VP of EDI in development and presentation of EDI updates for Board of Trustee meetings.
• Establish and maintain strong community presence and relationships; works collaboratively with established relationships to identify community assets and support community and organization needs.
• Develop a repository of materials (e.g., reference materials, assessments, visual aids, toolkits, etc.) that will serve as resource guide for our campus.
• Establish and build productive and healthy working relationships across the organization to mentor and coach colleagues in understanding and responding to EDI related topics and issues.
• Collaborate with all members of the OEDI Team, and affiliated groups on various projects and events for seamless alignment and delivery of services.
• Promote diversity and inclusion activities within the institution.
• Attend and engage with college committees.
• Support the VP for EDI in the organization and logistics of the councils and committees that the OEDI manages.
• Develop and maintain processes that foster organizational effectiveness and continuous improvement across departments.
• Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Life and long-term disability insurance plans.
• Vacation, sick and personal leave.
• Reduced tuition for the employee.
• Retirement benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree