Diversity & Inclusion Consultant

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Making Dallas a No-Kill city is a big job and as a volunteer-based organization, we need a lot of great volunteers to do it. As a Diversity & Inclusion Consultant with Dallas Pets Alive!, your primary role will be to ensure our organizations culture and business practices are fair and inclusive, promoting and reinforcing a non-discriminatory mentality across the organization.

To be considered, please be sure to also complete our volunteer application at https://dallaspetsalive.org/volunteer/volunteer-application/

Team: The Volunteer Team

Reports to: The Volunteer Director

Works with: Executive Team & Volunteer Workforce

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate our organization's culture and business practices and identify areas for improvement
• Strong leadership skills and project management, self-starter & excellent time/project management
• Serve as a consultant and mentor for our executive team, senior leadership and newly placed volunteer team members
• Have a strong sense of global and cultural awareness
• Measure and forecast diversity metrics
• Train hiring managers and HR volunteers on how to select, manage, evaluate and retain diverse employees
• Create & distribute our annual volunteer survey; professional reporting and recommendations to leadership based on volunteer feedback.
• Evaluate our volunteer selection criteria to verify they are objective and position related
• Act as a consultant to underrepresented groups and make sure all voices are heard
• Organize training pieces to boost volunteers communication abilities and team spirit
• Represent our organization at various career/volunteer events (like job fairs)
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations on diversity and equity
• Consult on current organizational policies that reinforce diversity in the workplace, ensuring the volunteer handbook & applicable training are compliant and updated
• Consult on company policies that promote diversity and equality
• Consulting and delivering training sessions to HR and hiring managers on how to make fair decisions
• Ensuring we use inclusive language in all hiring, onboarding and handbook material
• Assisting with any other duties needed to help drive Dallas Pets Alive!’s mission and support our values

Qualifications/Skills:

• Work experience as an HR Manager , HR Consultant or similar role

• This position depends on interpersonal relationships, so you must have excellent communication skills. In this role, you will deal with everyone from executive leadership to newly onboarded volunteers.

• A bachelor's degree is required in human resources, business, communications, or other related fields of study.
• Knowledge and resourcefulness to stay updated on preceding and current human rights legislation at the Federal, state, and local level.
• SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP), SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP), SPHR and/or PHR credential preferred.
• Must not have conflicting associations with similar non-profit organizations or business(es) related to animal welfare

Dallas Pets Alive! Musts:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills to maintain professional level correspondence at all times
• A motivational, can-do attitude to represent Dallas Pets Alive! in a positive manner to our supporters and the general public
• A problem-solving mindset to handle and diffuse challenging situations in a professional manner
• A love for animals and dedication to the cause of animal welfare

Time Commitment:

This position will require 10 hours per week, with project & task oriented time management.