1. Develop annual co-curricular DEI learning objectives in partnership with leadership and create initiatives to best accomplish these goals.2. Own strategic portfolio of work to achieve DEI learning objectives, including co-curricular programming, resources, and partnerships. Manage DEI programming budget for the office.3. Serve as resident DEI learning expert for the community. Directly facilitate programming, as well as build an external network of DEI subject matter experts to supplement offerings with vendor-led virtual and in-person training.4. Create innovative vehicles to promote safe spaces for students, staff, and faculty to find and build community, including restorative justice circles, bespoke programming, and affinity-based networking opportunities.5. Oversee the work of support staff as it relates to programming. Partner with colleagues in other departments who are driving aspects of DEI work in their roles.6. Serve as one of the school's Discrimination and Harassment Resource Coordinators. Be accessible to any community member who has experienced harm related to identity and support them through listening, validating, and navigating next steps and university procedures.7. Guide the student-run Affinity Clubs through overseeing a community of practice for affinity leadership. Advise, share best practices, and support club initiatives with an emphasis on cross-club collaboration and intersectionality.8. Contribute towards the school's celebration of Affinity Months and cultural celebrations. Lead OID programming, activities, celebrations, acknowledgments.9. May be assigned to serve on key committees and to other projects or initiatives.
Required Skill/ability 1: Strong knowledge of DEI principles and practices and demonstrated interest in learning across difference and fostering an inclusive environment. Superior facilitation skills in person and virtually. Familiarity with DEI best practices and content to recommend given our community's needs
Required Skill/ability 2: Ability to initiate programmatic and individual activities while functioning in a matrixed team setting. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
Required Skill/ability 3: Ongoing collaboration and ability to partner effectively across multiple stakeholder groups.
Required Skill/ability 4: Strong analytical and technical skills, including ability to work with advanced MS Office, complex databases, and spreadsheets.
Required Skill/ability 5: Creative mindset and innovative approach to continuously improve programmatic offerings to best reach desired audiences. Experience in program development and project management.
Preferred Education: Advanced degree. Demonstrated experience in higher education or a field consistent with career paths of management students. Demonstrated experience presenting to varied size groups and with facilitating tough conversations. Proven experience and interest with program planning in higher education.
Work Week: Standard (M-F equal number of hours per day)
Posting Position Title: Program Manager, DEI
University Job Title: Director, Office of Inclusion and Diversity
Preferred Education, Experience and Skills: Advanced degree. Demonstrated experience in higher education or a field consistent with career paths of management students. Demonstrated experience presenting to varied size groups and with facilitating tough conversations. Proven experience and interest with program planning in higher education.
Bachelor's degree in a related field and four years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and related experience.
Yale University is an American private Ivy League research university located in New Haven, Connecticut. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.