The Colorado Health Foundation · 23 hours ago
Senior Director of Equity and Inclusion
Denver, CO
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$187K/yr - $239K/yr
10+ years expThe Colorado Health Foundation is seeking a Senior Director of Equity and Inclusion to integrate racial equity into their organizational strategies. The role involves partnering with the Leadership Team to develop growth opportunities and provide resources to advance health equity and racial justice in collaboration with staff and communities.
AssociationHealth CareNon Profit
Hiring Manager
Gazella Bensreiti
Responsibilities
Integrating racial equity into the organization’s priority-level strategies
Partner with the Leadership Team to develop growth opportunities
Serve as a resource to staff at all levels
Offer practical tools to advance health equity, racial justice, and system change
Partner closely with colleagues across the Foundation to integrate racial and social equity and inclusion into all aspects of the Foundation’s work
Serve Coloradans who have less power, privilege, and income, and prioritize Coloradans of color
Create health equity
Be informed by the community and those we exist to serve
Possess a deep, practical understanding of the nuances of workplace and societal equity
Integrate and model cultural awareness in strategy and decision-making processes
Have a broad understanding of the social determinants of health, community change work, and philanthropy
Demonstrate and cultivate skills to lead through resistance, hesitation, or slow movement
Anticipate emerging challenges and opportunities
Build and maintain strategic relationships to influence and negotiate across diverse interests
Co-design and reinforce systems that promote inclusive communication and collaboration
Set clear goals, prioritize effectively, and take decisive action
Possess mastery in large and small group facilitation
Work both independently and collaboratively
Manage a large workload and relationships without losing sight of the mission
Identify issues, innovate solutions, take initiative, and continuously improve practice
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's Degree that would prepare for the work of community change and advancing health equity through racial justice
10 years demonstrated experience leading and implementing enterprise-wide equity integration and organizational culture change leadership
5 years management and leadership experience with progressive responsibility and scope
3 years' experience working in philanthropy, non-profit or public sector organizations
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
Valid Colorado Driver's License
Preferred
possess a deep, practical understanding of the nuances of workplace and societal equity
integrate and model cultural awareness in strategy and decision-making processes
have a broad understanding of the social determinants of health, community change work, and philanthropy in the context of the communities we serve
demonstrate and cultivate skills to lead through resistance, hesitation, or slow movement when the mission requires urgency
anticipate emerging challenges and opportunities, using strong critical thinking and strategic agility to identify barriers, develop creative solutions, and make sound decisions in complex or ambiguous situations
build and maintain strategic relationships to influence and negotiate across diverse interests
co-design and reinforce systems that promote inclusive communication and collaboration across the organization
set clear goals, prioritize effectively, and take decisive action to keep work moving forward
possess mastery in large and small group facilitation
be able to work both independently and collaboratively, within and across teams
have the attention to detail required to manage a large workload and relationships without losing sight of the mission
be skilled at identifying issues, innovating solutions, taking initiative, and continuously improving practice
Benefits
Robust benefit and wellness package
401(k) match
Generous paid leave programs
Company
The Colorado Health Foundation
A non-profit organization with a goal of making Colorado the healthiest state in the nation.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Karen McNeil-Miller
Chief Executive Officer
Amy Latham
Chief Impact Officer
Recent News
The Business Times
2026-01-16
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