Associate Director of Organizational Development and Employment Equity

Department

Human Resources

Job Family

Administrator

Vassar College is deeply committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees by promoting an environment of transparency and respect for differences. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds who meet the qualifications of a posting. If you need to request an accommodation to fully participate in the search process, please contact [email protected].

Job Description

Position Summary

The Associate Director of Organizational Development and Employment Equity will manage projects and initiatives to nurture a culture of inclusion and belonging across the employee experience. This individual will serve on a cross-functional leadership team focused on community engagement, manage employee resource groups, provide training and programming to promote equity and belonging and analyze existing infrastructure to enhance equity.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the Engaged Pluralism Leadership Team, a cross functional team focused on building communities that emphasize belonging.

• Manage the design, logistics, and delivery of virtual, in-person, and asynchronous training via a Learning Management System (LMS) to promote a culture of ongoing learning and procedural  transparency.

• Facilitate and assess new employee onboarding and orientation programming to ensure a welcoming and effective experience.

• Manage Employee Resource Groups to facilitate and support a robust and inclusive employment community.

• Coordinate the development of the Human Resources newsletter and other employee communications. 

• Collaborate with campus partners to design, develop, and deliver a wide variety of training content that aligns with adult learning best practices and institutional design guidelines.

• Plan and participate in touchstone events and experiences for employees.

Required knowledge, skills and abilities

• Bachelor’s degree and three years of experience working in Human Resources or related field or equivalent combination.

• Experience designing and delivering training, onboarding, or other programming.

• Experience evaluating policies and processes from an equity and belonging lens.

• Comfort with using technological tools to create data for analysis and interpretation.

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills to collaborate effectively across a diverse campus community.

Preferred knowledge, skills and abilities

• Experience working in a higher education institution.

• Experience with designing human resources processes.

• Experience making on-demand training content.

• Experience working with a Learning Management System (LMS) 

• Experience working with a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System to communicate with target audiences 

• Experience working with software to create e-learning content such as Articulate.

Compensation

The compensation for this position is $78,850 -$90,000(USD) per year.

When extending an offer, Vassar College considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, budget, and other market and organizational considerations. The starting salary range represents the College’s good faith and reasonable estimate at the time of posting.