Title: Senior Advisor to the Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer (Chief of Staff)
State Role Title: Special Assistant
Hiring Range: $100,000 - $120,000
Pay Band: UG
Agency: Office of the Governor
Location: Richmond, E Broad St
Agency Website: www.diversity.virginia.gov
Recruitment Type: General Public - G
Job Duties
Provides advisory leadership to ensure the mission, vision, and core values of the administration are put into practice to drive an organizational strategy that advances access for all Virginians.
Assist in management of competing priorities in a fast-past environment while collaborating across the administration to address organizational challenges to foster a sense of belonging among agencies and institutions of higher education.
Advise on strategies to drive achievement of goals and objectives related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including key performance metrics to measure progress across agencies and institutions of higher education.
Performs other duties as assigned, to include administrative tasks.
Minimum Qualifications
To perform the job successfully, the following competencies should be demonstrated to perform the essential functions of this position.
• Subject Matter Experience — The candidate can demonstrate familiarity with the discipline of diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as human resources management.
• Executive Advisement — The candidate can demonstrate a capacity to serve as an aide to c-suite executives, to include managing shared inboxes, calendars and voicemails, preparing daily briefing binders, drafting responses to stakeholder and/or speaking requests, managing customer relationship and legislative action management systems, and managing office-wide expenditures and travel arrangements.
• Verbal and Written Communication — The candidate can develop high-quality deliverables to communicate complex information to various audiences, to include verbally via public speaking engagements, as well as in writing to include a background in drafting strategic plans, performance plans, executive summaries, annual reports, testimonies, policy position papers, agendas, meeting minutes, memorandums, standard operating procedures, talking points, press releases, letters of recognition, social media captions, and briefing decks.
• Research and Analytics — The candidate can synthesize qualitative and quantitative data sources to help inform decision making to include experience with maintaining dashboards with key performance metrics, as well as helping to conduct studies and administer surveys to measure employee and/or external stakeholder engagement.
• Political Acumen — The candidate can demonstrate familiarity with operations of state government, to include working relationships with elected officials, appointed officials, and civilian employees, as well as prior experience with the legislative policy-making process.
• Program Management — The candidate can help to execute programs to commemorate cultural heritage celebrations and special observances, to include collaborating with employee resource groups and community stakeholder groups.
Additional Considerations
This position is not telework eligible
This is an At-Will position appointed by the Governor of Virginia. Selected applicant will need to successfully pass a criminal background check. Limited travel may be required. This position is based in Richmond, Virginia.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Contact Information
Name: Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Phone: none
Email: diversity@governor.virginia.gov
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.
Note Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
The Commonwealth of Virginia is located in the South Atlantic region of the United States. It was the 10th state to be admitted to the Union on June 25, 1788. Home to approximately 8 million residents, Virginia is the 12th most populous state in the United States. The capital is Richmond, and its most populous city is Virginia Beach.
The narrative history of the Commonwealth of Virginia often begins with the founding of Jamestown in 1607, near what is now modern day Williamsburg, Virginia. Jamestown became the first permanent English settlement in the New World, and the Virginia General Assembly, established on July 30, 1619, is now recognized as the oldest legislative body in the western hemisphere. When Virginia became a royal colony in 1624, the robust tobacco trade that had been developing in Virginia helped establish the American colonies as a powerful economic force. During the American Revolution, Virginia witnessed the final surrender of British forces at Yorktown and later became known as the birthplace of many revolution-era figures and future American presidents, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. To date, 8 United States presidents have been born in Virginia, more than in any other state.
The modern government of Virginia is nearly identical in structure to the federal government, and is divided into 3 branches, these being the executive, legislative, and judiciary branches. The Virginia General Assembly is comprised of the 100-member House of Delegates and the 40-member Senate. A governor and lieutenant governor are elected every 4 years. Governors cannot be elected to or serve consecutive terms. Virginia’s judicial system consists of the Supreme Court of Virginia and the Court of Appeals of Virginia, the Circuit Courts, and the lower General District Courts and the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Courts. Virginia has 13 electoral votes in presidential elections, and possesses 11 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
