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SR DIR, ECONOMIC INCLUSION, DCA
Job Title: SR DIR, ECONOMIC INCLUSION, DCA
Job Code: 1424
FLSA: E
Job Level: 15
Revised Date: 08/01/2024
Job Family: JF 28
Occupational Summary
This role embodies Duke University's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion by fostering inclusive economic growth and opportunity across Duke University and the Duke University Health System (DUHS). Reporting to the Associate Vice President for Economic Development within Duke Community Affairs (DCA), the Director of Economic Inclusion will develop and execute a comprehensive economic inclusion strategy. This strategy will encompass initiatives related to hiring practices, purchasing decisions, procurement processes, and more. The Sr. Director will collaborate closely with key stakeholders across Duke University and DUHS to implement this strategy, establish benchmark goals, and monitor institutional progress toward achieving these goals. Given the collaborative nature of economic inclusion, the role will also engage and partner with community organizations involved in workforce and economic development initiatives.
Work Performed
Collaborate with the AVP of Economic Development and key stakeholders within Duke University to evaluate existing economic inclusion practices and identify areas for improvement and innovation;
Develop a comprehensive understanding of workforce development partner capabilities in Durham, the Triangle region, and North Carolina. Collaborate with partners to enhance diverse talent pipelines into roles at DU/DUHS;
Cultivate relationships with economic development organizations that support local contractors, particularly those owned by a woman and/or person of color, to broaden DU/DUHS's economic inclusion network;
Coordinate efforts across internal departments and external partners to ensure alignment and coherence in economic inclusion strategies;
Evaluate the effectiveness of current economic inclusion initiatives, establish new goals, and implement benchmarks to measure progress toward achieving economic inclusion objectives.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education/Training
Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree preferred.
Experience
Work requires 8 years of management experience, preferably in a highly complex, matrixed organization such as an academic medical center, medical school teaching hospital or research university.
OR AN EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE.
Skills
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
Duke University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
Essential Physical Job Functions
Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.
