Manager, Belonging & Culture

Manager, Belonging & Culture

This is a full-time opportunity located at our offices in North Dallas. 

JOB SUMMARY:

The Manager of Belonging & Culture reports directly to the Vice President, Community, Culture, & Equity and is responsible for fostering a sense of belonging, promoting a positive organizational culture and cultivating an experience where employees, volunteers and Girl Scouts and their families feel welcomed, valued and respected. This manager collaborates with various stakeholders internally and externally, to develop and implement initiatives that enhance engagement, cultural awareness, and promote a strong sense of community.  This role improves accessibility to GSNETX and its offerings, by its members and community at large throughout the workplace, programming, processes, and properties. This manager will support the continued development and implementation of the equity strategy.

Required qualifications:

• Ability to lead collaboratively and cross-functionally.
• Ability to manage existing equity strategies and implement new or improved belonging initiatives.
• Ability to foster a sense of internal community and culture that brings employees together, celebrates diversity, and promotes cross-cultural understanding. 

Preferred qualifications:

• Strategic planning experience.
• Experience managing staff.
• Experience working in a non-profit organization.

About Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas:

Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas (GSNETX) offers amazing opportunities for talented, forward-thinking individuals who share our vision of helping girls and young women change the world for the better.

Here's your opportunity to enhance your career while making a difference in girls’ lives and in the world. At Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas, you can build a rewarding career in everything from working hands-on with girls, to accounting, human resources and project management, to marketing, research—and more.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Belonging and Inclusion Strategy: Manage existing equity strategies and implement new or improved belonging and inclusion initiatives that align with the organization's values and business objectives. Support organizational leaders on how to integrate and implement this strategy.
• Cultural Transformation: Lead efforts to drive cultural transformation by working closely with VP of Community, Culture and Equity, executives, HR teams, and other stakeholders to embed inclusive practices, foster a sense of belonging, and promote a positive work culture throughout the organization.
• Training & Integration: Design and deliver training programs that promote cultural competency, raise awareness, and enhance understanding of belonging and culture principles to staff, volunteers, and Girl Scouts.
• Policy and Process Review: As needed, collaborate with HR, finance, legal and leadership teams to review existing policies, processes, and procedures to ensure they support an inclusive and equitable work environment.
• Thought Partnership: Advise organizational leaders on sensitive issues, strategic and crisis communication, and equity related conflicts.
• Managing Affinity Groups: In collaboration with HR, support the establishment and growth of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and provide guidance and resources. Manage the DEI Corporate Council and other relevant affinity groups/relationships as they emerge.
• Internal Community Building: In collaboration with HR, foster a sense of internal community and culture that brings employees together, celebrate diversity, and promote cross-cultural understanding.
• Partnerships and External Engagement: In partnership with membership and community- based teams, manage communication and plans to engage, recruit, and retain diverse communities and volunteers within the council region.
• Metrics and Reporting: Alongside the VP of Community, Culture and Equity, establish metrics and tracking mechanisms to measure the effectiveness and impact of belonging and culture initiatives. Contribute to regular reports including the annual equity transparency report, that are distributed to organizational leadership, the board of directors, and other stakeholders.
• Continuous Learning: Stay abreast of industry trends, best practices, and emerging research related to belonging and culture, continuously improving knowledge and sharing insights with relevant stakeholders.

OTHER:

• Must be able to travel within established geographic areas and council service centers, as necessary.
• Must have reliable transportation, hold a valid drivers’ license, and meet GSNETX driving record and automobile insurance requirements.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.

Minimum requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field (e.g., organizational psychology, human resources, social sciences) is required; an advanced degree is preferred.
• Strong understanding of belonging, culture, and inclusion concepts, frameworks, and best practices.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships and engage stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Collaborative approach, with the ability to work effectively across departments and influence key stakeholders.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite software, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrate and promote a climate of courtesy, respect and professionalism to coworkers, the volunteers served by this council, and others with whom their job puts them in contact.
• Willingness to occasionally work a flexible schedule including evenings and weekends.
• Adheres to the GSNETX’s equal opportunity and non-discrimination policies, which ensure that there will be no discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, sex, creed, national origin, socioeconomic status, disability, or age.
• Upon employment, employee must register as an adult member in the Girl Scout organization and subscribe to the tenets of the Girl Scout Promise and Law.  
• Must have reliable transportation, hold a valid drivers’ license and meet GSNETX driving record & automobile insurance requirements.  
• Must be able to travel within established geographic areas and council service centers, as necessary.   
• Attendance is an essential job requirement defined as having regular, consistent, reliable, punctual, and predictable attendance including the ability to work regular hours and shifts, before and after hours, and on weekends, when required.
• Must complete and pass a criminal background check.

Core Competencies:

• Achieving business results
• Strategic thinking
• Project management
• Communicating with impact
• Leading collaboratively and cross-functionally

Our organization’s cultural values:

• We are relevant.
• We strive for equity.
• We put our stakeholders first.
• We collaborate to get the best results.
• We own our work.

Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas is an equal opportunity employer and supports a diverse, inclusive work environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected characteristics, including race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or age.

Physical demands and work environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to speak or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools or controls.  The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, work in an office environment, work in a seated position, and work with computers.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Certification/licenses:

None required.