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Job type full-time
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Description
About pearson
We are the world’s learning company with more than 21,000 employees operating in 70 countriesWe combine world-class educational content and assessment,powered by services and technology, to enable more effective teaching and personalized learning at scaleWe believe that wherever learning flourishes so do people.
The vice president, diversity, equity & inclusion (dei), products and services is a key strategist in pearson’s global assessment division and a member of the leadership team, driving forward the key strategies of the organizationThis senior equity advisor role leads the person global assessment team’s commitment and strategy to be a diverse, anti-racist, equitable, and inclusive organizationThis position requires an inspiring, collaborative, courageous, innovative, and visionary leader with outstanding people, communication, and management skills.
Overall functions and responsibilities
Champion the overarching vision of anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion with respect to meeting customer assessment objectives.
Represent pearson’s anti-racism and equity goals at industry conferences, trade shows and other industry meetings.
Serve as a liaison to advocacy groups in the united states to translate under-represented market needs into pearson assessment solutions.
Serve as a coach, guide, advisor and mentor to assessment leaders in the industry, such as state education leaders, ensuring the sharing of racial equity best practices across assessment and education programs.
Enhance business development support for large customer opportunities, including the development of key partnerships to support customers’ diversity and inclusion goals.
Develop and review programs, products and services, and/or other key strategies to address student opportunity and achievement gaps.
Support customer communications and presentations, as needed, to support strategic initiatives.
Provide leadership over the assessment supplier diversity team, including mentoring, coaching and development.
Provide division-wide input into customer planning and implementation efforts including, but not limited to, the development, testing, marketing and implementation of products and services to ensure the products are culturally sensitive and meet the diverse needs of our client base.
Serve as the primary steward of anti-racism dialogues and trainings with customer support teams, facilitating and designing learning and other processes for internal and/or external team members that advance racial equity.
Leadership expectations
Serve as senior leadership on sales, customer engagement, and partnership opportunities which may include participation in meetings and delivering presentations.
Build and maintain exceptional industry and peer relationships based on mutual respect, understanding and an environment of collaboration.
Establish and maintain productive relationships with key national organizations and represent pearson in cross-organizational initiatives.
Exhibit customer focus by developing and implementing strategies for including diversity & inclusion goals in project plans.
Demonstrate the ability to motivate others to implement new programs to drive change.
Effectively and efficiently manage conflict.
The anticipated starting salary range for colorado-based individuals expressing interest in this position is $165k- 200kThis position is eligible to participate in an annual incentive programBenefits available to eligible employees can be seen at: https://pearsonbenefitsus.com/
Pearson is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer and a member of e-verifyAll qualified applicants, including minorities, women, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Qualifications
Education, skills and knowledge
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.graduate degree a plus.
Minimum of 10 years of experience in a dynamic & results-oriented leadership role developing and monitoring initiatives around diversity, racial equity, inclusion or related workThis experience must include providing input into products and/or services that expand access to diverse learners.
Experience in education, specifically related to assessment, and/or government highly preferred.
Proven track record of successfully leading a large complex organization and a broad range of stakeholders to reach ambitious goals around major change management initiatives.
Experience in guiding the analysis of data and data-based inquiry to drive improvement in practice.
Experience coordinating and delivering professional development for a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
Strategic and critical thinker with a proven ability to lead thoughtful, transformative action in complex organizations.
Deep knowledge of research, principles, and practices around diversity, inclusion, and/or racial equity.
Ability to coordinate and collaborate with diverse groups across multiple departments, customers, and organizations to achieve convergence in strategy and practice.
Ability to meaningfully engage a wide variety of stakeholders in challenging dialogue and critical self-reflection around racial identity, implicit bias, systemic racism, structural inequities, etc.
Proven ability to initiate, build, and manage cohesive partnerships and professional relationships with stakeholders at all levels internal and external to the company.
Confident, clear presenter skilled at using data to drive critical conversations and continuous improvement among peer and non-peer colleague groups.
In-depth knowledge and experience in leading data-driven practices at a systems level, including distilling analysis into insights and translating insights into action.
Passion and urgency for addressing racial inequities and improving the lives of students and families utilizing pearson products and services.
Working conditions
General office and/or working from home.
Overnight travel is required – up to 50% (once current environmental conditions allow for travel).
Primary location: us-re-remote
Other locations: us-district of columbia, us-illinois, us-georgia, us-pennsylvania, us-maryland, us-kentucky, us-california
Work locations:
Us-remote
Remote
Job: communication
Organization: assessments school
Employee status: regular employee
Job type: standard
Job level: executive
Shift: day job
Travel: yes, 50 % of the time
Job posting: sep 23, 2021
Job unposting: ongoing
Schedule:: full-time regular
Req id: 2113743
