Director Diversity & Inclusion - Talent Solutions

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Job Title

Director Diversity & Inclusion - Talent Solutions

Location

Cleveland

Facility

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus

Department

Diversity Equity and Inclusion-Caregiver Office

Job Code

T98030

Shift

Days

Schedule

8:00am-5:30pm

Job Summary

Join the Cleveland Clinic team, where you will work alongside passionate caregivers and provide patient-first healthcare. Cleveland Clinic is recognized as the No. 4 hospital in the nation, according to the U.S. and World News Report. At Cleveland Clinic, you will work alongside passionate and dedicated caregivers, receive endless support and appreciation, and build a rewarding career with one of the most respected healthcare organizations in the world.

As the Director of Diversity and Inclusion, you will be responsible for supporting the value of Inclusion and the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion OKRs of the organization while achieving the DEI strategy. This role will allow you to refresh the DEI strategy with an opportunity for incredible exposure to a broad group of leaders throughout the enterprise and the opportunity to save lives or assist those who save lives every day. We are looking for someone who has an outstanding record of accomplishment as a DEI Director or VP at a previous organization. The candidate for this position should have consulting or healthcare experience as well as experience working in a matrix environment for a larger, more complex organization. In addition, the candidate should have experience working competently with the talent strategy continuum, including learning and development, talent acquisition, recruitment, and retention.

The ideal candidate is someone who:

- Is a strategic thinker.

- Has excellent execution skills.

- Has consulting experience.

- Can properly address concerns and complaints.

- Can manage a team of DEI Regional Managers.

- Can create, implement, and evaluate DEI strategies in depth.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who is looking to develop, grow, and deepen competencies in DEI. This position will allow you to create meaningful changes and you will be able to apply this learning and growth to other areas of Cleveland Clinic. The candidate in this role will be primarily based in Cleveland, however there will be the opportunity to travel to other Northeast Ohio locations. This team is energetic and full of innovative ideas. Cleveland Clinic will assist you by offering work life balance with a hybrid schedule once training is completed. The work culture in this department is positive and communication is clear between all team members. You will be supported by leadership and professional development is encouraged.

Cleveland Clinic provides what matters most: career growth, delivering world-class care to our patients, continuous learning, exceptional benefits and working for an organization that offers many long-term career paths. Join us and experience a culture where opportunities to advance and the support to get there go hand-in-hand.

Job Details

Responsibilities:

• Consultant to TA to help set D & I strategy for defined leadership roles.
• Partner with executive search firms for defined leadership roles and any search activities to align with D & I strategy.
• Partner with Talent Management to review diversity of candidates for critical leadership roles
• Ensures that talent review has D&I components in presentation and candidate selection to include defining a diverse candidate slate and selection process.
• Design D & I checks for internal solicitation to fill leadership roles from talent review data.
• Consultant to the succession planning process to ensure the most inclusive process for diverse talent development and mobility is in place.
• Partners with GLLI career coaches to ensure D&I efforts are adequately represented in executive development plans.
• In partnership with GLLI review APR programs and communications to create/modify content as necessary to mitigate bias.
• Partner with HRIS in review of leadership hiring data monitoring data for trends to identify opportunities and partner for interventions.
• Provide insights to organization regarding hiring data analytics and utilize the data to guide D& I strategy for hiring of leadership roles.
• Create focus touchpoints in the community in partnership with TA .
• In partnership with marketing and communications crafts D&I communication strategy.
• Seek out and participate collaboratively with both brand and recruitment opportunities within the community.
• Advise on strategy related to partnerships with colleges, universities, professional organizations, and associations.
• In partnership with TA direct the sourcing and pipelines for diverse leadership talent within local communities and leader positions to ensure Cleveland Clinic is meeting the CEO goals.
• Serves as a change agent to provide solutions, resources and training on D & I topics to hiring leaders.
• Provide day to day leadership and support to the D & I Talent Solutions Program Manager including oversite of the Employee Resource Groups (ERG).
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education:

• Bachelor degree in related field required.
• Master's preferred.

Complexity of Work:

• High complexity of work, requiring ability to work with and influence a range of stakeholders including executives, subject matter experts, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to build influential relationships, cross-functional partnerships, and gain executive buy-in to effectively influence decisions.
• Strong relationship-building skills with a proven track record of accomplishing work effectively in a multi-functional team
• Requires critical thinking skills and decisive judgement skills.
• Demonstrate commitment to and experience in advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion and contributing to an inclusive working environment.

Work Experience:

• Minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in the talent solutions field including a minimum of 3 years of management experience. Experience in diversity, equity, and inclusion related work preferred.
• Offset: A Master's degree and 5 years of relevant experience in the talent solutions field.

Personal Protective Equipment:

• Follows standard precautions using personal protective equipment.

The policy of Cleveland Clinic Health System and its system hospitals (Cleveland Clinic Health System) is to provide equal opportunity to all of our employees and applicants for employment in our tobacco free and drug free environment. All offers of employment are followed by testing for controlled substance and nicotine. Job offers will be rescinded for candidates for employment who test positive for nicotine. Candidates for employment who are impacted by Cleveland Clinic Health System's Smoking Policy will be permitted to reapply for open positions after 90 days.

Cleveland Clinic Health System administers an influenza prevention program as well as a COVID-19 vaccine program. You will be required to comply with both programs, which will include obtaining an influenza vaccination on an annual basis, and being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or obtaining an approved exemption.

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