How to Apply
A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.
Summary
The Office for Health Equity and Inclusion (OHEI) develops mechanisms for inclusion, diversity and cultural sensitivity among faculty, staff, and learners at Michigan Medicine. We strive to create an impact on these stakeholders that will reverberate in Michigan Medicine?s patient care and community outreach initiatives. The team is expanding to focus on research, dissemination of information, and policy guidance around the issues of diversity, inclusion, health, and equity. We also serve current and prospective health sciences students of all ages, to strengthen the pathway for diverse students to access this competitive and growing field.
The Training & Facilitation team serves as the primary support for all workforce diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) educative efforts across the academic medical center. The team works closely with multiple Michigan Medicine (MM) units/departments, offices, Resource Groups (RGs), and local leaders of DEI initiatives (DEI Leads) to implement the university president's DEI strategic plan.
The Training Program Manager will contribute to the development, implementation, assessment, and evaluation of a wide range of programs aimed at expanding existing strategic DEI initiatives and planning. These programs will target all MM faculty, staff, and learners, to promote cultural sensitivity and the development of intercultural competences. The Training Program Manager will work with leadership to establish the strategy for the education, empowerment, and training of the three unique audiences of MM while using a data-informed approach to content creation and facilitation. This specifically includes overseeing the unconscious bias in hiring and selection program, training curriculum development, and the successful development of an asynchronous curated DEI learning path. This role involves collaborating with multiple external and internal stakeholders to design and deliver effective training initiatives aligned with organizational goals, monitoring the impact and effectiveness of training programs, and making recommendations for improvement.
Creating opportunities for collaborative work and community building is essential to the success of someone in this role. The Training Program Manager will also provide consultative support to Michigan Medicine units working to improve their culture and climate. The ideal candidate will enjoy dynamic partnership with committees and leaders throughout the university focused on continuously improving our culture and climate.
Mission Statement
Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.
Why Join Michigan Medicine?
Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world’s most distinguished academic health systems. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.
What Benefits can you Look Forward to?
- Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
- 2:1 Match on retirement savings
Responsibilities*
Guide the establishment, maintenance, expansion and execution of comprehensive DEI strategic training programs tailored to meet the needs of Michigan Medicine's faculty, staff, and learners. Collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure that curricula reflect organizational objectives and address gaps in cultural competence and inclusion.
Implement assessment frameworks to measure the effectiveness of DEI initiatives and programs, adapting content and approaches based on participant feedback and evaluations. Utilize data to demonstrate training impact and inform continuous improvement.
Cultivate and sustain strategic partnerships with internal departments and external academic and community organizations to amplify the reach and effectiveness to ensure cohesion between DEI efforts and overarching institutional goals. Create and support integrated programmatic efforts.
Experience with data-informed and data-driven strategizing in a large, complex policy driven organization with the ability to form strategic recommendations.
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Oversee the design and delivery of a strategic DEI workforce diversity initiative with a particular focus on equitable hiring, recruitment, and selection processes.
Required Qualifications*
- Bachelor's degree in higher education, public health, or a related field, with a preference for a Master's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum 5 years' experience in program facilitation and training and an ability to effectively convey DEI content to various audiences.
- Extensive experience in developing educational programs, particularly in a medical or healthcare education setting, with a proven track record of achieving learning objectives.
- Experience overseeing initiatives related to workforce diversity, equitable hiring, recruitment, and selection processes.
- Strong project management skills to handle complex projects simultaneously.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication abilities, including professional interaction, presentation skills, and effective writing, editing, and proofreading.
- Demonstrated ability to work across varied functions, build stakeholder relationships, and contribute to collaborative team efforts.
- Demonstrated awareness and understanding of a wide range of diversity facets and the ability to model the values of equity and inclusion.
- Exemplary ability to organize work, manage time efficiently, be detail-oriented and coordinate projects.
- A deep-seated passion for improving diversity, equity, and inclusion within the workplace, coupled with a commitment to reflective practice and continuous learning in these areas.
- Demonstrated awareness and understanding of multiple facets of diversity: cultural, ethnic, racial, religious, gender, educational, age, sexual orientation, linguistic, professional, and other more subjective aspects of cultural identity.
Work Schedule
Monday - Friday
8a-5p
Work Locations
Office for Health Equity and Inclusion
5101 Med Sci 1, C-Wing
1150 W. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5604
This position is primarily remote.
Background Screening
Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.
Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.
U-M EEO/AA Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.