Practice Leader | Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
4 days ago
Charlotte
ProSidian Consulting seeks a Practice Leader | Equity, Diversity & Inclusion who will be responsible for helping forward-thinking clients solve problems and improve operations by developing knowledge, portfolio, and reputation for developing leaders and organizations to be more equitable, diverse and inclusive. The Practice Lead | Equity, Diversity and Inclusion plays an integral role in successfully designing, planning and executing client engagements and building the firm's reputation for quality service. This person will be responsible for refining a unique contribution to this work by leveraging our historical approach and building on our core strengths. The Practice Lead will also be responsible for connecting and communicating globally with other Equity, Diversity and Inclusion professionals to build a network of partners and expand our capabilities. This role will serve both our clients and our internal organization to build welcoming and inclusive cultures. The Practice Lead | Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion position will develop and execute strategically diversified consulting Business Development. This position will identify solutions to important client challenges/opportunities, produce results for engagement team deliverables and internal firm initiatives, drive change and impact client outcomes, develop and execute quality solution focused client presentations, and enhance relationships between The Firm and the clients in the markets we serve. This position will produce results, drive change and impact client outcomes nationally/Internationally (CONUS/OCONUS) to complete a wide variety of engagements for Private Companies, Fortune 1,000 Enterprises, and Government Agencies of all sizes. As an executive of the firm, you will also provide oversight and management of Professional Consultants to insure consistent, high-quality service delivery in a cost-effective manner. Practice Leader | Equity, Diversity & Inclusion is responsible for business development, client engagement management, thought leadership, market presence, and team-building/leadership of Management Consultants. Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to, working with other consultant practices and company business units to develop or support business opportunities. Develop, coach and lead the Consulting Practice team. Requirements | Principal Duties and Responsibilities • Lead and support multidisciplinary teams who bring together the talents of engagement team professionals for services deployed across the enterprise., • Conduct thorough needs assessment and create a vision and roadmap that fosters change, create dialog, builds excitement, and creates a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion strategies and solutions., • Develop, benchmark, track, and analyze key metrics to measure the effectiveness of equity, diversity and inclusion efforts., • Build and maintain strong relationships with external stakeholders and leaders within the equity, diversity and inclusion area of practice to further our efforts and become recognized and sought out for our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion expertise in the leadership arena., • Embed equity, diversity, and inclusion into our current content, product, and service offerings where appropriate., • Create new product and service offerings that build on the expertise and incorporate cutting-edge approaches to equity, diversity, and inclusion (e.g., neuroscience, cognitive bias, artificial intelligence, social sciences), • Interface with key client accounts to contribute to diversity efforts within existing leadership solutions., • Forge new relationships with key stakeholders to bring ProSidian into new diversity markets and new client organizations., • Create alignment between our clients' equity, diversity and inclusion goals, business strategy, and key stakeholders to ensure the robust implementation of our overall leadership development approach and equity, diversity and inclusion interventions., • Work collaboratively with other ProSidian Engagement Team Members and Project Leaders to build upon Point of View on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the marketplace that is relevant and cutting edge across all sectors and regions of the globe., • Partner with key leaders and business units to build impactful equity, diversity and inclusion plans., • Align our global practices and policies to ensure agreed upon equity, diversity and inclusion outcomes., • Provide Leadership Solutions Partners and Facilitators and Societal Advancement faculty with knowledge, skills, and abilities to facilitate best in class equity, diversity and inclusion subject matter to clients., • Provide Strategic Business Partners with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to accurately represent our point-of-view, portfolio of offerings, and expected outcomes for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion work., • Partner with the Global Research & Evaluation team and the Commercialization and Innovation team to ensure alignment across our research and evaluation approaches, projects, and our product and service offerings., • Master's Degree (Ph.D. preferred), • Advanced study in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion research and practices preferred, • Strategic and forward-thinking with strong business acumen and proven ability to identify and proactively address issues of equity, diversity, and inclusion within global organizations, • Ability to work both strategically and tactically to deliver results utilizing people, project and program management, • Ability to create direction, alignment, and commitment across functional areas., • Experience leading large scale change efforts that require global alignment while managing compliance and risk CORE COMPETENCIES • Teamwork ability to foster teamwork collaboratively as a participant, and effectively as a team leader, • Leadership ability to guide and lead colleagues on projects and initiatives, • Business Acumen understanding and insight into how organizations perform, including business processes, data, systems, and people, • Communication ability to effectively communicate to stakeholders of all levels orally and in writing, • Motivation persistent in pursuit of quality and optimal client and company solutions, • Agility ability to quickly understand and transition between different projects, concepts, initiatives, or work streams, • Judgment exercises prudence and insight in decision-making process while mindful of other stakeholders and long-term ramifications, • Business Tools understanding and proficiency with business tools and technology, including Microsoft Office. The ideal candidate is advanced with Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint and Word, and proficient with Adobe Acrobat, data analytic tools, and Visio with the ability to quickly learn other tools as necessary., • Commitment - to work with smart, interesting people with diverse backgrounds to solve the biggest challenges across private, public and social sectors, • Curiosity the ideal candidate exhibits an inquisitive nature and the ability to question the status quo among a community of people they enjoy and teams that work well together, • Humility exhibits grace in success and failure while doing meaningful work where skills have impact and make a difference ProSidian Employee Benefits and Highlights: Your good health and well-being are important to ProSidian Consulting. At ProSidian, we invest in our employees to help them stay healthy and achieve work-life balance. That's why we are also pleased to offer the Employee Benefits Program, designed to promote your health and personal welfare