• Job Description

  Req#: 1918

  About Us

  The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Racial Justice team sits within the office of the CEO at Girl Scouts of the USA. The GSUSA DEIRJ Team aims to eliminate systemic barriers of participation within girl scouting so that every girl and Girl Scout feels included. To deliver on this charge, the team works to provide education and planning to integrate DEIRJ principles across the Girl Scout Movement. It works to strengthen the organization’s capacity to live its mission and values by fostering an anti-racist, diverse, equitable, inclusive and a community of belonging internally at GSUSA as well as councils, volunteers, girl members, and board members.

  You Will

  This is a Hybrid Position with 2 days per week in the NYC office

  Reporting directly to the VP, DEIRJ, the DEIRJ Manager is an integral member of the DEIRJ community. This position requires skillsets that include content curation, creative writing, project management, qualitative and quantitative analysis, strategic planning, cross-functional communications, training, and stakeholder management. It also requires skill at storytelling through data, influencing change. The ideal candidate is a person who can create, improve and maintain content, solves ambiguous problems, can synthesize multiple sources of information into clear insights and a cohesive vision, and can work effectively with stakeholders from across the Girl Scout Movement.

  Essential Responsibilities

  Strategy and Content Creation:

  • Bring DEIRJ subject matter expertise by contributing perspective, insights, and knowledge, and taking a balanced approach to enable the organization to integrate inclusion and diversity for Movement-wide success, while continuously pursuing educational opportunities to remain current with evolving DEIRJ expertise.
  • Collaborate in defining and designing the DEIRJ strategy and support in operationalizing throughout the organization
  • Regularly measure and analyze, highlight areas of strength and opportunity, provide support to identify areas for continuous improvement. Define KPI’s by developing relevant metrics for Girl Scout DEI programs and processes, aligned with business and DEI objectives.
  • Curate and oversee material creation; Reviews and edits DEIRJ content from a cross-community lens.
  • Collaborate across GSUSA on DEIRJ content development.
  • Develop training and coaching modules and informational sessions to internal and external stakeholders. Create and deliver educational programs for company leadership.
  • Design and pilot programs with ability to measure through metrics and other methods.

  Program Management/Communications/Cross-functional Coordination

  • Clearly and concisely articulate ideas, concepts, and proposals to engage team, peers, and management through presentations, guides, and other communications tools
  • Employ vetted project management tools to manage implementation activities, and develop processes, documentation and communications for program/process rollout and ongoing support.
  • Build relationships with leaders at GSUSA and across the 111 councils to develop a deep understanding of the Movement and increase awareness and understanding of DEI/RJ as a critical imperative and drive relevant initiatives.
  • Act as a cross functional resource to ensure national DEI/RJ parameters and goals are being met.

  Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.

  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

  Required Competencies

  • Minimum of (5) years of DEI in a corporate, large non-profit, or similar experience.
  • Excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills, including communicating complex information with clarity to diverse audiences
  • Demonstrated expertise in content curation and creation.
  • Demonstrated understanding of industry benchmarks, legislation, leading practices, and/or innovations in DEI/RJ
  • Communication experience exhibited at all levels within an organization
  • Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail and proven experience in program management
  • Knows how to synthesize input from stakeholders, regional organizations, and industry experts
  • Creative problem-solver and consensus-builder who can deftly manage competing expectations and creatively uses resources to deliver
  • Knows how to manage multiple priorities
  • Excellent facilitation, presentation, negotiations, training, and influencing skills

  Required Technical Skills

  Office 365 or similar suites

  Competency in PowerPoint or similar presentation software

  Competency in Microsoft Excel or similar software

  You Need

  PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

  WORK ENVIRONMENT: This job operates in a professional office environment.

  POSITION TYPE / EXPECTED HOURS OF WORK: This is a full-time position. Days and hours of work are Monday through Friday with a 35 hour per week schedule. Occasional evening and weekend work may be required as job duties demand.

  AAP/EEO Statement: GSUSA is an equal employment opportunity employer.

  SALARY RANGE: $61,900 - $117,300

  What We Offer:

  Girl Scouts is powered by people, and we encourage our team members to be their best selves in and out of the office. We place a high priority on flexibility and offer a competitive employee salary and benefits package that includes:

  Paid Time Off:

  GSUSA offers 20+ days of paid time off, 2 floating holidays, as well as 9 workplace holidays, and year-round early closures on Fridays and preceding most holiday weekends. GSUSA staff also enjoy a paid holiday year-end office closure between Christmas and New Year's.

  Other Benefits:

  • Medical and Behavioral Health Coverage
  • • Plan options with individual and family coverage which includes wellness, hospitalization, and fertility assistance.
    • Both plans include GSUSA partial subsidy of premium costs
    • Dental and vision coverage

  • Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) including Health, Dependent Care, and Limited FSA for those with Health Savings Accounts
  • Company-paid life insurance
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • 12 weeks of paid parental leave
  • 401(K) with company match
  • Sick leave
  • Short- and Long-Term Disability for salary continuation
  • Health and Wellness Classes and Activities throughout the year
  • Access to Employee Engagement Groups

  Travel Requirements

  up to 15%

• About the company

  Girl Scouts of the United States of America, commonly referred to as simply Girl Scouts, is a youth organization for girls in the United States and American girls living abroad.

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