Coordinator, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program Full Time

Job Title: Coordinator, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program
Job Status: Permanent
Eligibility: Open to any qualified candidates

JOB PURPOSE

Works with CNO leaders and staff members to promote and support practices that advance the organization’s commitment of embracing diversity, equity, and inclusion.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Leads or participates in outreach and DEI initiatives, building relationships with key parties/partners to create awareness about the importance of DEI within CNO and the nursing profession.
• Plans, develops and leads key DEI projects in collaboration with CNO staff members and external DEI practitioners.
• Identifies opportunities to promote DEI initiatives and best practices across all levels at CNO and with CNO’s Council by building relationships with key external parties/partners from underrepresented communities and partnering with external DEI practitioners to create learning opportunities.
• Provides expertise on DEI-related issues to support CNO employees, escalating more complex issues to the Director, DEI, as required.
• Conducts research and benchmarks best practices to identify opportunities to strengthen CNO’s DEI strategy and contribute to DEI initiatives, action plans and resources.
• Works with the Analytics and Research team to identify, monitor and analyze key data, metrics and trends relevant to DEI in healthcare, regulation and legislative environments, and translates applicable legislation to CNO.
• Collaborates with colleagues and/or external vendors to provide insights and deliver materials (e.g., presentations, workshops, and training) that support initiatives across other dimensions – services to registrants, applicants, relationships with stakeholders, and impacts on the delivery of care to the public – to achieve a coordinated approach to advance DEI.
• Collaborates with colleagues to develop and administer monitoring and reporting systems and processes to measure effectiveness of activities as they relate to the experience of CNO staff members.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience
• Completion of post-secondary education related to DEI, policy, health care, health or a complementary discipline in the social sciences.
• Minimum three years of related professional experience in a similar role plus lived and learned experience with a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion that may be demonstrated by volunteer experience serving community-based organizations, and ongoing participation in continuing education programs.

Organizational Competencies
Consistently demonstrate CNO’s Staff Core Competencies:

• Innovation – Curiously cultivate new ideas with a desire to learn and a collective focus on the best outcome.
• Integrity – Conduct every interaction with fairness, honesty, and mutual respect.
• Collaboration – Work with the right people at the right time to make the best-informed decision.
• Well-being – Care for the physical, mental, spiritual, and emotional needs of ourselves and others.

Job Competencies, Knowledge, Skills

• Client Focus – establish stakeholder relationships to effectively identify and address their needs to promote and support DEI initiatives and best practices.
• Communication – demonstrates excellent presentation and communication skills to share information effectively at all organizational levels to raise DEI awareness; conveys complex messages in plain language and with appropriate sensitivity; adjusts approach when difficulty in understanding arises; considers the viewpoints of others when collaborating with key parties/partners to support DEI initiatives.
• Project / Program Management – plans work activities, manages competing priorities, identifies critical tasks, organizes, and prioritizes work activities to meet deadlines and sees work activities through to completion; has demonstrated knowledge of success measurement principles and project management methodologies.
• Change Management – has a keen awareness of societal issues related to DEI and in-depth knowledge of applying anti-discrimination legislation; supports the implementation of change by identifying others that can help champion and drive change, anticipating and developing plans to address potential obstacles or resistance, and monitoring the implementation of change efforts, modifying approaches as required.
• Adaptability – able to assess a situation and propose constructive resolutions that respect and consider different perspectives; anticipates the need to adjust approach to changing situations.
• Demonstrates current knowledge of human resource practices and applicable legislation, approaches to develop policy and processes, and the employment law landscape in Ontario.
• Proficient in the use of technology to deliver services, including proficiency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook), virtual technologies (e.g. Zoom and Teams).

Hiring Range: $120,562 – $128,116
Full Salary Range: $120,562 – $144,674

To Apply
Please email cover letter and resume by September 30, 2024 at 4:00 pm via UKG PRO

Our DEI Commitment
The College of Nurses of Ontario protects the public by promoting safe nursing practice. We strive to be diverse, inclusive, fair, equitable and accessible by addressing barriers and promoting dignity and respect for all. If you require Code-protected accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please contact [email protected] citing “Request for Accommodation” in the subject line.

Land Acknowledgement
The College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) operates on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of many Indigenous communities across Ontario which continue to be home to Indigenous peoples.
CNO’s office is in Toronto, on land that is the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples.