Sr. DEI Program Specialist - COO (Finance)

Minimum Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Minimum Experience

5

Summary

The Sr. DEI Program Specialist reports directly to and works under the general direction of the DEI Program Manager and is responsible for having a direct impact on the success of ODEI addressing the needs of assigned client divisions. The Sr. DEI Program Specialist serves as a strategic internal diversity consultant to business areas, ERGs, and People, Strategy and Organizational (PSO) functional branches such as talent acquisition and human resources business partners, ensures operationalizing the Board's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategic Plan. Compliance with Section 342 of the Dodd-Frank Act 2010 and serves as ODEI principal to DI division liaison in consulting/collaborating on DEI strategies, actions, metrics and accountability. Works with the D&I/EEO compliance section in the strategic oversight and management of the Affirmative Employment program (MD-715) initiatives and barrier analysis.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform quantitative and qualitative analyses and technical and analytical assessments on the Board workforce, including major occupations, grade levels, and other categories, by race, ethnicity, gender, and disability as compared to appropriate benchmarks and metrics in support of division DEI Division Scorecard.
• Conducts barrier analyses and develop actions on the utilization of racial, ethnic, persons with disabilities and demographic groups
• Coordinates the planning, development, implementation, and monitoring of MD-715 objectives, action plans and corrective strategies in coordination with D&I Compliance Specialists, Human Resources staff (e.g. talent acquisition, human resources business partners) Employee Resource Groups and division D&I Liaisons.
• Proactively provide strategic DEI support to division leadership in the area of workforce planning, talent/organizational development, staffing, workforce inclusion, and equity application of Board policies and practices.
• Develop comprehensive knowledge of division business and mission objectives by engaging in department meetings, diversity council meetings (where applicable). Build relationships within the business division assigned.
• Leverage knowledge of diversity, equity and inclusion leading practices both internal and external to enable the Board to achieve mission and DEI initiatives.
• Keeps current on established metrics, DEI best practices, trends, and developments to measure program effectiveness, to help identify accomplishments, challenges, and recommend appropriate strategies for the short term and long-term.

Contacts are with various levels of management both written and verbal, which include division directors, managers, officers, attorneys (internal and external) and representatives of other Federal and local Agencies. Represents Board to outside professional and community groups, and Financial Regulatory Agencies as appropriate.may include adversarial situations, FR Restrictive and/or confidential matters. Obtains information, provides advice, communicate problems.

Ability to handle simultaneously multiple, highly visible, and complex projects requested by the DEI/ Program Manager. Incumbent regularly works within rigid time requirements and with issues of great sensitivity. Conducts complex analysis and research on EEO and diversity and inclusion programs. Responsibilities are varied, broad in scope, requires independent thinking and judgment to develop and implement initiatives. Strong follow-up and execution, conduct benchmarking against best practices, conduct research on EEO and D&I strategic programs, execution of findings. Evaluates effectiveness of existing legislation, proposed legislation, government and private industry EEO and D&I practices against Board policies and practices.

• Undergraduate degree with course work in human resources, business administration or related discipline such as EEO, diversity, or equivalent combination of training and experience normally acquired through a minimum of 5 years of demonstrated work experience in diversity and inclusion strategic planning and implementation.
• Ability to multi-task; adjust to changing priorities, and manage major organizational projects or programs associated with Diversity and Inclusion strategic programs.
• Must have demonstrated ability to interact effectively with all levels of management and staff.
• Must possess initiative in identifying potential problems, suggesting creative solutions and implementing them.

Please Note: The position is located in Washington, D.C. Our flexible hybrid work environment requires employees to be physically present in the office a minimum of one day per week, and as needed.