City of Portland, Maine Hiring for Employee Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Specialist at Portland, ME Full Time

REQUIRED – A City of Portland On-line Application is required to be submitted to Apply. Please see link below.

EMPLOYEE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND BELONGING SPECIALIST

Human Resources Department

The City of Portland’s Human Resources Department seeks a kind, thoughtful, dynamic, and self-motivated person to spearhead the City’s diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging program focused internally on supporting, retaining, and attracting City employees. This is professional human resources work focused on the City’s employee-centered diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging efforts.

This position will be responsible for projects such as analyzing the City’s benefits, compensation, communications, discipline, and other systems to ensure that they are equitable across the City’s workforce; developing and implementing inclusion and belonging initiatives to help ensure that employees feel heard and supported in the workplace, connected to their work, and valued by the City; coordinating with the HR Director and departments on recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce; working with the HR team on policy development, training, and implementation; and working closely with the City’s Justice, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Director on workplace trainings and initiatives.

The DEIB Specialist will also have primary responsibility for developing, coordinating, implementing and monitoring the City’s Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action plans, among other responsibilities. This position will report to the HR Director but will work closely with the entire HR team, individual departments, and the City’s JDEI Director and Office of Economic Opportunity. The right person will be highly collaborative, have excellent communications skills, enjoy taking the lead on new initiatives, be solution oriented, and be an excellent listener. Applicants must have specific experience creating and implementing DEIB initiatives to be considered for this position. Offers of employment are contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory criminal background check.

Non – Union position – Grade C44 – Starting Salary range is $73,097 – $84,733/year, and full salary range is up to $104,216/year.

Accepting applications until vacancy is filled.

REQUIRED – A City of Portland On-line Application is required to be submitted to Apply. Please click the link below to Apply (or copy this URL to your browser):

https://selfservice.portlandmaine.gov/ess/EmploymentOpportunities/JobDetail.aspx?req=256&sreq=5&form=5000&desc=EMPLOYEE%20DIVERSITY,%20EQUITY,%20INCLUSION%20AND%20BELONGING%20SPECIALIST

City Benefits

Permanent employees receive a generous benefits package that includes paid holidays; employee health insurance; sick and vacation leave; optional life, dental, vision and income protection insurances; choice of retirement plans; and tuition reduction program with the University of Southern Maine and Thomas College.

The City of Portland is strongly committed to diversity in its workforce.

Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply.

We are an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

***COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate*** For the safety of our employees and our constituents, the City of Portland requires that new employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to the start of employment. Candidates may request an accommodation for medical reasons or sincerely held religious beliefs at the conditional offer stage.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $73,097.00 – $84,733.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location