Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Center - Associate Director Programming

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Job Summary/General Purpose of Job

• Serves as second in command to ABA Managing Director of the DEI Center to provide overall management and direction, including providing strategies and procedural guidance to member leaders and staff.
• Serves as principle contact in Managing Director's absence. Manages assigned staff, projects/programs and budget (development and monitoring).
• The Associate Director, under the direction of and reporting to the Managing Director of the Center for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Profession (Center), provides substantive project, meeting, and marketing management support to the nine constituent entities and appointed volunteer lawyer leaders within the Center (most notably the ABA Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Center and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Council), including leading the development, implementation, and management of multiple existing and future diversity, equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
• The Associate Director also assists the Managing Director with outreach and support to other ABA departments and entities on a host of DEI issues, such as, collection and reporting of ABA member and leadership diversity data, development of entity DEI plans and DEI training, and management of the ABA Member DEI Plan.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities (listed in order of importance and/or time spent)

• Supervises the DEI Center Marketing Specialist with website design, various social media, and marketing deliverables.
• Assists in supervision of the DEI Center Office Administrator
• Responsible for the annual Goal III Report, which displays the diversity demographics of the Association.
• Responsible for the Joint Exhibit Program, in conjunction with the Marketing Specialist, to market the ABA and the DEI Center to the main affinity bar associations.
• Works with Managing Director to manage overall entity operations, administration and membership activities. Provides direction and staff oversight for volunteer leadership

which may include scheduled meetings; leadership training; implementation of new projects; by-law and policy compliance and development; and long-range strategic planning both within the DEI Center and its respective entities as well as other ABA departments.

• In the Director's absence, serves as the principle contact for the entity including volunteer leadership, members and programming staff.
• Develops, monitors and reports on entity budget (or assigned components therein) ensuring annual dues and/or non-dues revenue financial goals are met.
• Oversees multiple high-profile projects which may include education, legislative initiatives, publishing projects, marketing, sponsorships and/or grant administration.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Preferred Education, Qualifications, Experience

• Bachelor's Degree from four-year college or university (or equivalent experience)
• 4-6 years progressively responsible supervisory and management experience in association, corporation, or comparable work environment.
• Experience in program/project management, marketing, and budget development and monitoring.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Appropriate judgment, diplomacy and professional demeanor.
• Candidate must possess computer skills transferable to ABA tools and databases.

Physical Requirements

• Typical office work environment.

Extent of Travel Required in the Job

• As a normal course of business, this job will typically require travel 2+ times annually.

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Other details

• Pay Type Salary
• Min Hiring Rate $78,240.00
• Max Hiring Rate $96,170.00

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