The Foundation

We are the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. Founded on a simple premise: people everywhere, regardless of identity or circumstances, should have the chance to live healthy, productive lives. We believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve. We provide an exceptional benefits package to employees and their families which include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums, generous paid time off, paid family leave, foundation-paid retirement contribution, regional holidays, and opportunities to engage in several employee communities. As a workplace, we’re committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally.

The Team

The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Center of Excellence (CoE) is a central functional team made up of advisors, specialists, and enabling partners (i.e., analytics, communications, project managers, and external consultants) to provide foundation-wide direction, governance, tools, and resources to drive the foundation’s DEI commitment and results.

As a Foundation, we are working toward a future that is more diverse, equitable, and inclusive for all because only through greater diversity, equity, and inclusion – of voices, ideas, and approaches – will we be able to help all people improve their lives.

Your Role

The Regional DEI Partner is a DEI Subject Matter Expert (SME) who will be a thought partner by providing guidance, advisory, partnership, and execution support to key stakeholders that includes but not limited to senior leadership, key partners, and functional teams for the purpose of continuous improvement of the foundation’s DEI strategic framework in India and China. This role will require proactive collaboration and vision with senior levels organization-wide to ensure common messaging, sensitivity and accountability.

The postholder will be based at the foundation’s India Country Office (ICO) in New Delhi, and report to the Seattle-based Director, DEI.

What You’ll Do

• Serve as a DEI leader and subject matter expert to foster an inclusive, equitable culture by contributing perspective, insights, and knowledge; take a balanced consultative and systemic approach to support and enable leadership at all levels to lead DEI culture change across the foundation.
• Consult with, advise, and constructively work with senior leadership and key partners/collaborators to implement, drive progress against commitments, and deliver impact against DEI division plans in alignment to organizational strategic framework and goals.
• Provide subject matter expertise on all areas of diversity, equity and inclusion from a global perspective.
• Partner with a portfolio of leadership and internal partners to embed diversity, equity, and inclusion principles into our talent management and investment making processes.
• Identify, recommend, and lead adoption of effective practices for equity centered policies, initiatives, tools, and resources that support systemic change management.
• Co-design and collaborate with various stakeholder groups and the DEI Learning and Development team.
• Lead external consultants to develop and deploy the resources as required by the regional and country offices.
• Maintain a strong awareness and knowledge base of global DEI issues and trends.
• Other duties as assigned.

Your Experience

• A degree in a relevant field with at least 10 years of experience in DEI or related field of expertise, in a senior role.
• Experience designing, implementing and monitoring DEI tools, processes, learning agendas, and indicators that are aligned with organizational strategies and priorities, and drive meaningful impact.
• Experience facilitating staff and manager training, dialogue sessions, learning spaces, and staff engagement initiatives.
• An ability to establish leadership credibility and build trusted relationships with leaders and employees at all levels of an organization to influence approach and behavior shifts.
• Thinks critically, objectively, and strategically about opportunities and develops alternate paths to solutions. Ability to be agile and re-prioritize on pressure.
• An ability to connect DEI to how an organization achieves its goals.
• Demonstrated ability to manage a considerable workload, achieve results and drive complex work to conclusion, including getting results through others.
• Capable of analyzing and synthesizing quantitative and qualitative data from multiple sources, and building coherent, insightful narratives.
• Ability to understand and influence the design of operational processes (i.e., talent management, grant making).
• Operates effectively in a high pressure, political, and collaborative environment. Outstanding interpersonal skills and humility, and a demonstrated ability to work with efficiency and diplomacy, and lead and influence a wide range of individuals from diverse backgrounds and at different levels.
• Ability to communicate effectively and drive change management.
• Capable of using and adapting DEI expertise across multiple geographies and cultural contexts.

Other Attributes

• Comfortable in a wide range of cultural, geographic and operational situations, demonstrating culturally sensitive behavior with a diverse range of people and a deep commitment to development issues and high standards of personal integrity.
• Ability to travel up to 30% domestically and internationally.

Must be able to legally work in the country where this position is located without visa sponsorship.

Application deadline: 5 January 2025

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Hiring Requirements

As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.

Candidate Accommodations

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Inclusion Statement

We are dedicated to the belief that all lives have equal value. We strive for a global and cultural workplace that supports ever greater diversity, equity, and inclusion — of voices, ideas, and approaches — and we support this diversity through all our employment practices.

All applicants and employees who are drawn to serve our mission will enjoy equality of opportunity and fair treatment without regard to race, color, age, religion, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and prior protected activity.

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: No requirements