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Job Description

About the Role

Reporting to the VP of Inclusion, you will own and optimize the current strategy for Employee Resource Groups (ERG) while organizing and deploying a new body of work that encompasses all employee-led communities and initiatives.

You will connect weekly with HR leadership and executive sponsors, and present to the HR department regularly. 

You will tie together all current employee-centric DEI work and co-author an internal/external narrative in partnership with the Culture & Communications team. You will provide coaching and oversight to employee-led communities to resolve known and unforeseen issues. In partnership with HR leadership, you will inform company policies and operating principles related to employee-led communities. All of this critical work will align with our multi-year DEI commitments and will be complementary to our approach to independent journalism. This is a hybrid position, and you will work out of our NYC headquarters 3 days per week.

Responsibilities:

• Model all of the Values and Behaviors of The New York Times and be able to present and consult on culture-related work 

• Build and evolve the execution of a company-wide employee-led communities strategy that enables a globally inclusive employee experience while nourishing relationships with all community leaders

• Launch and maintain a generalized DEI employee strategy to ensure all employees (across all roles, levels, experiences, and locations) understand and engage with opportunities that contribute to an inclusive workplace beyond employee-led communities

• Oversee the Executive Sponsor program and build initiatives that support and engage leaders across the business and newsroom increasing their engagement as allies and partners 

• Partner with leaders at The Athletic, Shared Services Center (SSC), College Point to establish the best approaches for employee-led communities 

• Invent and maintain models, systems, and frameworks for employee-led communities that are supportive of our colleague’s needs, our priorities, and DEI commitments that inspire operational efficiency

• Offer recommendations and forecasts that integrate trends, research, and insights to inform future strategies while receiving support from partners across the organization

• Refresh and publish new resources to guide and refine employee-led communities including charters, essential processes and resources, best practices, and event planning toolkits in collaboration with community leaders and partners 

• Ensure all work is delivered based on agreed-upon timelines and milestones while managing up and out to partners and leaders to demonstrate progress

• Produce a remarkable, substantial, and collaborative annual summit for ERG co-chairs, committee leaders, executive sponsors, and community partners

• Oversee the annual budget for employee-led communities and audit and improve all processes

• Be an active liaison with employee-led communities to assess and address concerns, and collaborate on generating solutions with important partners across the business to ensure employees are seen, heard, and valued

• Inform and offer recommendations to our Learning and Development and Employee Success teams to advocate for employee needs in our content and processes 

• Speak publicly and write (internally and externally) about DEI and community-driven work on behalf of The New York Times

• Bridge the needs of employee-led communities with the priorities of the organization while mitigating risks and building shared wins.

• Lean into situations that require mediation and swift resolution while moving people and opportunities forward.

• Connect with employees across the business to ensure data-backed outcomes are implemented and reported to increase transparency.

Basic Qualifications:

• 10+ years of overall professional work experience such as Diversity & Inclusion, Hu