Director of Diversity & Inclusion at Compassion International

• Colombia
• Malawi
• Myanmar
• Uganda
• Togo
• Cambodia
• Thailand
• Tanzania
• Rwanda
• Peru
• Nicaragua
• Mexico
• Indonesia
• Guatemala
• Ghana
• El Salvador
• Zambia
• Ecuador
• Dominican Republic
• Brazil
• Bolivia
• Philippines
• Kenya
• Honduras
• Haiti
• Ethiopia
• Burkina Faso
• Bangladesh

time type Full time
job requisition id R5932

Director of Diversity & Inclusion at Compassion International August 2024

Compassion International is committed to creating a safe and productive
work environment where everyone contributes their unique gifts, talents
and experience (Romans 12; I Corinthians 12) toward serving our
neighbours and fulfilling our mission together.

As such, we seek
an experienced professional able to lead these efforts around the world,
addressing the unique context of each country and reflecting the global
Church (Revelation 7:9), such that sisters and brothers in Christ have
an opportunity to use their gifts and talents regardless of their age,
race, ethnicity, or country in which they reside.

This director
sets the strategic direction of the global diversity and inclusion
function, and leads the function to implement diversity and inclusion
activities which support the overall cultural health of the organization
and its scalability for growth. This role leads multiple projects for
enterprise-wide and global implementation related to complex diversity
& inclusion initiatives.

The primary purpose of this
position is to lead Diversity & Inclusion for the global ministry
and/or major sub-functions or geographies of the ministry. This role
accomplishes work through subordinate managers and/or staff. This
responsibility includes hiring, discipline, and termination, as well as
coaching, performance management, assigning, checking, and approving
work to achieve global strategies and objectives.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is only open to qualified people living outside the US, preferably in one of Compassion’s countries.
All applications and resumes must be submitted in English.

What will you do?

• Maintain
  a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Is a consistent witness for
  Jesus Christ, maintain a courteous, Christ-like attitude in dealing with
  people within and outside of Compassion, and faithfully uphold
  Compassion’s ministry in prayer.
• Act as an advocate to raise the
  awareness of the needs of children. Understands Christ’s mandate to
  protect children. Commit to and prioritize child protection
  considerations in all decision-making, tasks and activities across the
  ministry. Abide by all behavioral expectations in Compassion’s Statement
  of Commitment to Child Protection and Code of Conduct. Report any
  concerns of abuse, neglect or exploitation of children through
  Compassion’s internal reporting process and appropriately support
  responses to incidents if they occur.
• Uphold and engage in Compassion’s core Cultural Behaviors.
• Live
  out Compassion’s Leadership Expectations: Define and Cast Vision;
  Choose and Engage Talent; Craft and Execute Strategy and Ministry Plans;
  Measure and Ensure Accountability; and Adapt and Course-Correct.
• Provide
  leadership, planning and consultation to subordinates, executives, and
  peer management in the successful alignment of assigned department
  resources to ensure achievement of operational priorities and
  initiatives, integrating priorities within and across organizational
  strategies to ensure that department’s purpose is fulfilled.
• Compile
  or prepare and administer the annual budget and departmental expenses,
  ensuring accountability for on-time completion of deliverables based on
  department objectives, SLAs, and other Compassion standards, ensuring
  compliance with regulatory and board policies.
• Select, manage
  and develop assigned staff, establishing goals and objectives, coaching
  and managing performance, including discipline, motivation, and annual
  reviews. Support continuous learning and development that enhances
  individual performance and organizational capability.
• Set
  strategic direction for the organization’s Diversity and Inclusion
  initiatives, providing leadership, planning and consultation to deliver a
  wide range of diversity and inclusion activities relevant to the global
  context.
• Drive the execution of all key diversity and inclusion
  project deliverables, integration, and oversees alignment with program
  methodology, process and documentation support. Accountable for overall
  alignment with budget, roadmaps and work plans.
• Drive high-level
  partnerships across functions within the organization to determine
  critical organizational needs and provide viable strategic solutions to
  accelerate results and achieve operational excellence.
• Direct
  subordinate staff who partner with People and Culture staff, other
  functions across the ministry, and organizational leaders.Ensure that
  Diversity and Inclusion activities are holistically considered and
  integrated into processes including, but not limited to, talent
  planning, employee engagement, employee experience, and leadership and
  learning and development, and that results align with relevant strategy
  and goals.
• Oversee the formulating of analysis plans and
  designing or acquiring reliable internal and external data sources, and
  the discovery or development of data monitoring analytics to perform an
  actionable analysis and give appropriate recommendations on diversity
  and inclusion. Contribute to successful identification and communication
  of quality trends, and educate senior leadership in areas of
  opportunity for improvement.
• Consult and partner with Culture
  and Engagement and Spiritual Formation teams and leaders across the
  global ministry to coordinate objectives, strategies and plans, and to
  ensure global consistency and alignment with the ministry’s theological
  grounding and worldview.
• Direct and provide oversight regarding
  the drafting of business cases, eliciting requirements from
  stakeholders, studying organization issues, translating and simplifying
  requirements, managing communications, and producing formal
  documentation to ensure alignment to the diversity and inclusion
  strategy.

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What do you bring?

• Bachelor’s Degree in a related field.
• Extensive experience working in this field, preferably has overseen D&I at another organization.
• Deep understanding of cultural differences in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
• Fluency in speaking, reading, and writing English.
• Fluency in another language preferred.
• Background in HR preferred.

*Equivalent education, training and/or certification may be substituted for experience and education shown above.
Working Environment: work from home
Travel Requirements: may be required to travel up to 20% of normal schedule.
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