Director of Equity and Culture

About Reproductive Freedom for All (Formerly NARAL Pro-Choice America)

For more than 55 years, Reproductive Freedom for All and its chapters have fought to protect and expand reproductive freedom —including access to abortion and contraception — for everybody. We are powered by our more than 4 million members from every state and congressional district in the country, representing the 8 in 10 Americans who believe every person should have the freedom to make the best decision for themselves about if, when, and how to raise a family.

Reproductive Freedom for All centers diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice in our organization and our work. Continuously learning from our history, we hold ourselves accountable to achieve reproductive freedom with equitable access for everybody. As the oldest and largest national membership organization primarily focused on advocating for abortion access, we organize and mobilize, galvanizing millions of people to take action to defend reproductive freedom, and shining a spotlight of accountability on bad actors who work to impose their ideological agenda on others. We also work to elect champions for reproductive freedom and advance state and federal legislation to safeguard it. For more information on Reproductive Freedom for All, please visit our website.

About the role:

Leading with our values of collaboration, equity, excellence, inclusion, and transparency, the Director of Equity and Culture will lead and implement the organization’s Wellness, Learning and Development, and Internship and Fellowship programming with a keen focus on organizational health. Specifically, the Director will partner with the Vice President of Equity, Culture, and Talent (VP) to implement processes, protocols, programs, and initiatives to build the organization’s infrastructure and to address staff wellness, engagement, and sense of belonging. In execution of the Chief Operating Officer’s (COO’S) vision and in collaboration with the VP, the Director will be responsible for executing aspects of future planning to ensure that equity and inclusion are embedded in all that we do. This is an ideal role for someone who is strong in developing and executing a plan, who can manage projects and programs, and who can lead people. This person will be the anchor of Wellness and Belonging in the organization. They will work closely with the Director of Talent to ensure staff have the tools and resources to execute at their highest potential through the entire employee lifecycle, in execution of the COO’s vision of maintaining departmental excellence in support of staff.

Location: Washington, DC

Reports To: Vice President of Equity, Culture, and Talent

Responsible for Managing: Equity and Culture Manager and Equity and Culture Program Assistant

Details: Full Time, Exempt, Non-Union

Salary Range: $110,000 - $150,000

Responsibilities:

• Lead in the creation, revision, and management of internal processes and protocols that allow for equity through transparency and consistency across the organization;
• Collaborate with employee working groups to help inform the work of the Equity, Culture, and Talent Department;
• Develop and lead in the execution of the organization’s Wellness Plan and Learning and Development strategy, to include workshops and managing the internal and external heritage month celebrations/programming;
• In collaboration with the Director of Talent, devise tools to assess the cultural health of the organization and translate responses into actions and measures;
• Lead the implementation of the bi-annual culture and climate survey, including data collection, assessment, and analysis to develop recommendations for the Executive Team;
• Work in collaboration with the VP on creating structures to assess and measure organizational health;
• In collaboration with the Director of Talent, engage in efforts to support staff wellness, to include ensuring support for staff during milestone and transition periods, and while staff take leave. Work with the VP to develop redundancies in each department;
• Direct, supervise and manage the Equity and Culture Manager, and the Equity and Culture Program Assistant, providing ongoing guidance, direction and support; delegate appropriately and ensure strong internal communication and coordination; evaluate performance and provide opportunities for comprehensive professional growth;
• Create and support an environment that welcomes differences of opinion, promotes respect for others, and fosters trust and cooperation;
• Support the Department’s confidential labor management relations work as directed by the COO;
• Lead the development of the organization-wide Learning and Development plan with use of the Learning Management System;
• In collaboration with the Director of Talent, create and facilitate leadership trainings for Associate and Deputy Directors to include foundational training during staff onboarding, annual refresher training, and deep-dive training series– including content curation and creation;
• In collaboration with Department Directors, collaborate on relevant DEI and professional development trainings for staff, themselves, and their teams, to include unconscious bias and working with diverse communities;
• Where appropriate, manage relationships with outside vendors and consultants;
• Lead by example in setting high performance standards for self and staff; and
• Perform other duties, as assigned, consistent with the responsibilities in this job description.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 8 years of professional experience with increasing responsibility;
• Experience creating, implementing, or directly supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in organizational settings;
• Knowledge of data collection systems used for surveys and data collection and analysis;
• Knowledge of data based methods of building and maintaining trust in an organization;
• Strong management and interpersonal skills with experience in developing and mentoring staff;
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral;
• Keen attention to detail and the ability to proofread final products and the written products of others;
• Highly organized and detail-oriented with the ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects and responsibilities;
• Experience in or demonstrated ability with conflict resolution;
• Demonstrated ability to work in collaboration with others within the department and across the organization;
• High emotional intelligence and self-awareness;
• Knowledge of learning and development systems like ACORN;
• A personal passion and demonstrated commitment to the organization’s mission and an understanding of the reproductive freedom issue;
• High cultural competence and the desire to engage with individuals with differing lived experiences; and
• A commitment to creating a workplace environment in which diversity is valued and supported and a demonstrated ability to support others in doing the same.

OPTIONAL: Nice-to-haves (or excited-to-learns):

• Experience in non-profit and/or reproductive rights;
• Experience in an organized workforce;
• Use of digital design tools, like Canva.

Reproductive Freedom for All does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, socioeconomic status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or political affiliation.

Candidates with backgrounds, identities, and experiences that are historically underrepresented in reproductive freedom non-profits are encouraged to apply.