| | Although open until filled, priority application date is December 21, 2020.
As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.
UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.
The Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity has an outstanding opportunity for an Education & Training Manager.
For over 50 years, the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity (OMA&D) has advanced diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Washington, a campus that sits on tribal land. Through our programs and partnerships, we create pathways for diverse populations to access postsecondary opportunities, nurture and support their academic success, and cultivate a campus climate that enriches the educational experience for all. This legacy of work continues to drive excellence at the UW and together, we help the university work toward its vision for becoming a more just and equitable campus community. More information about the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity is available at uw.edu/omad.
This professional will be responsible for the university’s enhanced focus on diversity education and training, including its diversity framework, content development, pedagogy, and commitment to accessibility.
This position is critical to the university’s efforts to support the implementation of the President’s Race & Equity Initiative and the University’s Diversity Blueprint.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Major duties of this position are: Development, delivery, and evaluation of DEI education and training; train staff trainers in DEI curriculum; track and share DEI opportunities across the Seattle campus; support Race & Equity Initiative; support OMA&D central projects; and other duties as assigned.
•Train staff as trainers in DEI curriculum, and oversee delivery and evaluation of this curriculum.
•Create a mechanism to track and share staff-focused DEI educational opportunities across the Seattle campus.
•Set, track, and report on UW DEI education strategy goals, tactics, and progress to goals, and work with OMA&D’s Communications Director to make this information available for public use.
•Serve as chair of OMA&D’s Education, Training, and Leadership Development work group.
•Coordinate education and training offerings in support of the President’s Race & Equity Initiative.
•Participate actively on OMA&D administrative leadership team.
REQUIREMENTS:
•Bachelor's Degree in Education, Psychology, Sociology, Communications or related field and at least four (4) years of documented successful experience in developing, delivering, and evaluating education on topics of diversity, equity, inclusion and/or multiculturalism.
•Demonstrated experience using multiple communication mediums in educational efforts.
•Demonstrated ability to understand and educate about issues of social justice, anti-racism, privilege and marginality, and multiple, complex identities.
•Demonstrated experience serving as a leader in a work setting, with attention to developing staff, facilitating communication, and aligning goals across functional areas.
•Demonstrated experience in working across difference and maximizing all that is to be gained from varied world views, perspectives, and ways of knowing.
•Demonstrated experience managing projects.
Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
DESIRED EXPERIENCE
Master’s degree (or equivalent) or higher. Demonstrated experience working and/or training in a higher education setting. Demonstrated experience in training of trainers. Demonstrated experience using educational technologies in training. Demonstrated experience in curriculum development and classroom teaching, particularly within higher education. Demonstrated experience in curriculum design and instruction for adult learners.
As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here.
Application Process:
The application process for UW positions may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Workforce Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed. |
