Director of Equity and Inclusion
Northwest Harvest
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Auburn • Washington • United States
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Salary
💰 $131,060 - $174,310 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Provide strategic leadership to the Equity & Inclusion function, setting clear priorities, measurable goals, and aligned work plans that reflect Northwest Harvest’s equity commitments and strategic direction
- Supervise and develop the Equity & Inclusion Program Manager and related staff or facilitator cohorts, fostering clarity, accountability, and professional growth
- Serve as a member of the Leadership Team (LT), contributing to organizational trust, shared accountability, and strategic alignment
- Partner with the Chief Equity & People Officer to set direction, establish milestones, and monitor progress of equity initiatives
- Lead through influence by strengthening clarity and consistency in how equity practices show up across departments
- Model reflective leadership and support leaders in building predictable, values-aligned ways of working
- Champion clear, steady communication regarding equity priorities, progress, and learning across the organization
- Design and embed structured reflection practices that support leaders and teams in learning, growth, and alignment
- Clarify and operationalize behavioral expectations aligned with Northwest Harvest’s anti-racist and anti-oppression commitments
Requirements
- Minimum seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in leading anti-racist work in nonprofit, community-based, philanthropic, or similarly mission-driven contexts.
- Deep passion and expertise in the basic structures, systems and practical applications of anti-racism and equity work with three (3) years solid management experience.
- Knowledge of: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion frameworks and anti-racist, anti-oppression organizational practice within mission-driven nonprofit environments
- Systems-level approaches to institutionalizing equity, including structured reflection practices, relational accountability models, and leadership behavior standards
- Organizational development principles as applied in resource-constrained nonprofit settings
- Nonprofit governance, strategy alignment, and the relational dynamics of similarly sized organizations
- Methods and practices for facilitating structured reflection, navigating conflict constructively, and coaching leaders through growth and discomfort
- The meaningful use of qualitative and quantitative data to inform organizational learning and continuous improvement
- HR processes, practices, and relevant employment regulations sufficient to partner effectively with People leadership
- Proficiency using organizational systems and platforms (e.g., ADP, Microsoft Office Suite, SharePoint, 15Five or similar engagement tools, and other enterprise software)
Benefits
- medical/dental/ vision/ insurance
- long term disability insurance
- Life/AD&D insurance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Vacation and Sick leave
- 8 paid holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, after Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day
- Floating holidays for you to use should you observe a holiday not outlined in Northwest Harvest’s current observed holidays or at your discretion
- birthday holiday
- Employees are eligible to participate in payroll deducted supplemental benefits i.e., Flexible Spending account-HRA and DCE, various AFLAC and New York Life plans
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
anti-racist workequity frameworksdiversity frameworksorganizational development principlesstructured reflection practicesrelational accountability modelsleadership behavior standardsqualitative data analysisquantitative data analysisnonprofit governance
Soft Skills
strategic leadershipcommunicationinfluencereflective leadershipcoachingconflict navigationprofessional growth facilitationaccountabilitytrust buildingvalues alignment