Education Coordinator for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – Massey Cancer Center

Massey Cancer Center

“To improve the lives of all Virginians by delivering cutting-edge cancer care through
patient-centered prevention and treatment; high-impact, innovative research; community input and engagement; and education and training of
the next generation of researchers and healthcare professionals.”

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Massey Cancer Center is a
nationally ranked cancer center located in the heart of Downtown Richmond. All full-time staff are eligible for our generous benefits
package that includes choices for health, vision, and dental coverage, life-insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, retirement
planning, tax-deferred annuity and cash match programs, flexible spending accounts, tuition benefits, significant paid-time off,12 paid
holidays, and more.  Explore our benefits further here: https://hr.vcu.edu/current-employees/benefits/

Position Primary
Purpose and General Responsibilities

Purpose of the Position: The purpose of the Education Coordinator for Diversity,
Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) is to assist in the Center’s goal of advancing a culture of inclusion and innovation by improving diversity,
equity and inclusion within the Massey Cancer Center. This position will assist in achieving cancer equity through care, research and
prevention. Under the supervision of the Operations Director of DEI this position will facilitate trainings and develop DEI programming, as
well as developing and conducting research projects, including data analysis at Massey Cancer Center. The Education Coordinator will
collaborate with the Cancer Research Training and Education Coordination (CRTEC), Massey leadership and Community, Outreach and Engagement
office (COE). The Education Coordinator will assist the Director of DEI with key priorities such as project management for events and
related programming, managing, and maintaining ODEI databases and ensure the development of diverse faculty, staff, students/trainees and
leadership within MCC, reflective of the catchment-area.  

Position Responsibilities 

The over-arching
responsibilities for this position include the following: 

• Works with the Director to provide subject matter expertise in the
  creation of content for training, courses and instruction sessions. 
• Develops innovative educational framework for programming,
  seminars, conferences and staff/faculty retreats.
• Collaborate with the CRTEC team with recruiting various academic level students
  to participate in summer  programs. 
• Assists Associate Director of DEI with analyzing exit interview surveys for staff and faculty
  and develop action plans based on the survey analysis. 
• Leads DEI learning sessions and develops presentations for diverse
  audiences. 
• Maintains educational materials to support on-going learning, skill building and culture change strategies, tailored to
  specific roles within Massey Cancer Center. 
• Sustains consistent forms of communication about the programming and professional
  development opportunities  offered by VCU and Massey, including websites content, marketing materials and direct email communications. 
• Provides administrative support to the Assistant Director and Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. 
• Collaborates
  with the COE to build relationships with under-represented communities (including colleges and Universities) and establish trust and
  understanding. 
• Manages and updates a knowledge base of best practices and available resources for cultural competence and equity.
• Serves as resource for internal and external issues relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Helps create a mechanism
  for engagement (feedback, discussion, and promoting open communication) within the ODEI function and across the Center. This may include
  survey creation, leveraging digital tools, or hosting focus  groups and listening sessions. 
• Curates and maintains relevant ODEI
  standard operating procedures. 
• Assesses urgency of requests, connects people to appropriate resources, and manages information flow
  in a timely manner. 
• Serves as writer, copyeditor, and proofreader for DEI documents, emails, survey reports, and others as
  needed. 

Minimum Hiring Standards

• Massey Cancer Center supports a diverse faculty, staff, and
  student environment. The candidate will demonstrate experience that shows their commitment to fostering such an
  environment.
• Bachelors Degree in human resource management, business administration, psychology, organizational  development or
  other related field. 
• Two or more years of experience advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in an organization.
• Understand, be sensitive to, and respect the diverse socio-economic, ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds, disabilities, and
  sexual orientation of employees, and community.

Preferred Hiring Standards

• Proven experience in
  leading successful DEI programs in academia, healthcare, private or public sector.
• Proven ability to collaborate and partner across
  a large, matrixed organizations. 
• Analyzing and making sound recommendations on complex management and administrative issues,
  including  identifying alternative solutions, projecting consequences of proposed actions, and making recommendations in  support of
  goals. 
• Presentation development and design skills, experience with PowerPoint and visual storytelling; Photoshop or other design
  tools a plus. 
• Writing, editing and storytelling skills – engaging with diverse audiences gained through internal and/or external
  communications and marketing experience is strongly desired. Community engagement experience is a plus.
• Previous experience working
  at a Cancer Center.

Salary Range: $50,000 – $55,000

Position Details:

Department: Massey Cancer Center
Employment Type: UF – University Employee FT
Restricted
Status: No
FTE: 100
Exemption Status: Non-Exempt

University Title: Sr Coordinator CE 1 (14114N)

Contact Information:

Contact Name: Massey Human Resources

Contact Email: MasseyHR@vcu.edu

Contact Phone: