Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology ยท 2 days ago
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Specialist
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Responsibilities
Coordinate and deliver training content in collaboration with the Senior EDI Manager. Confidently coach and facilitate conversations related to micro-aggressions, biases, and operationalizing EDI.
Drive tasks of multiple interdependent projects including communications, program roll-outs, tracking and reporting, and stakeholder management. Provides overall leadership, guidance, and support to EDI Action Alliance and ERGs, including but not limited to: alignment, governance, leader coaching, charters, event support, budget management, communication, and membership.
Oversee and leverage ERGs, research, stakeholders, and other resources to create a sense of belonging and community building as a retention effort particularly among marginalized employees.
Collaborate with key stakeholders to develop content, agenda, and materials for meetings, conferences, workshops, and events.
Develop resources and toolkits for supervisors and employees on making OIT more inclusive.
Consult on policy and partner with the communications team to develop communications and events for sharing best practices, and to raise the visibility of EDI efforts and progress.
Qualification
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Required
Five (5) years experience in an occupational field related to the work assigned to the position, including three (3) years of previous experience with EDI-specific programs and communications. Examples may include supporting organization-wide equity, diversity and inclusion programs, initiatives or strategies, developing and delivering training, community engagement or leadership, data analysis and developing communications.
Experience applying digital accessibility regulations, and standards (e.g., WCAG 2.1) to business processes, content, tools, and/or documents, with the ability to provide specific examples of accessibility improvements made.
Preferred
Knowledge and experience in issues related to social justice, anti-racism, anti-discrimination, and accessibility.
Exceptional emotional intelligence, including interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
Experience engaging in and facilitating conversations with individuals and groups around the power dynamics and mechanisms of structural racism, equity, and authentic inclusion.
Experience organizing and leading multiple employee resource groups.
Previous experience working in government.
Company
Colorado Governor's Office of Information Technology
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