Position Title: Antiracism Education and Training Program Manager

Summary:

The Mount Sinai Health System’s Office for Diversity & Inclusion (ODI) is searching for a full–time Antiracism Education and Training Program Manager to help build the capacity of academic medicine faculty, staff, students, and trainees to advance health and racial equity in medicine and science. Primarily, this position will support the development and implementation of an Antiracism Education Curriculum and Training Portfolio for the ODI and for the newly established Center for Antiracism in Practice (CAP). CAP is a joint collaboration among ODI and the Icahn School of Medicine’s Department of Medical Education and the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

Position Description:

The position will dually report to the co–directors of CAP and ODI’s Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (SADEI) who is also a co–director of CAP. This position will oversee the development and delivery of the Antiracism Education Curriculum and Training Portfolio that will build the capacity of our faculty, staff, students, and trainees to become antiracist and center equity in their respective roles. Specifically, this position will work collaboratively with CAP co–directors and the ODI SADEI to inform the development of a portfolio of antiracism education curricula, curricular clinics, and capacity–development training workshops along with resources and tools; to ensure the capacity–development experience is seamless for the learners (faculty, staff, students/trainees); identify opportunities for continuous quality improvement; and over time recruit, equip, mobilize, and support a cadre of trainer consultants to deliver the capacity–building workshops. The ideal candidate is a passionate advocate of health and racial equity, with a strong analysis of the root causes of inequities and how racism is a public health crisis. In addition, well–qualified candidates will have extensive experience in racial equity facilitation and curriculum development; passion for designing and delivering training; the ability to recruit, mobilize, and motivate a cadre of trainers in preparation for and throughout training delivery; and expertise to support and provide feedback to trainers as they facilitate racial equity conversations amongst diverse audiences.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Management

○Engage with faculty, staff, students, and trainees.

○Oversee and coordinate a cross–disciplinary team of faculty, staff, consultants, to develop and deliver the antiracism education curricula, curricular clinics, and capacity–development training workshops

○Assist in CAP and ODI planning, budgeting, decision–making, implementation, or evaluation at the discretion of the SADEI and CAP co–directors

○Communicate effectively, efficiently, and appropriately with SADEI, CAP co–directors and relevant partners invested in supporting antiracism education and training.

○Coordinate and participate in meetings related to the development and implementation of antiracism education curricula, curricular clinics, and capacity–building training workshops

Anticipated future management role –will recruit, manage, and support a cadre of at least 20 trainers, ensuring they are prepared and positioned to capacity–building training workshops

Scope of Work

○Collaboratively conceptualize and support all aspects of the antiracism education curricula, curricular clinics, and capacity–development training workshops and related resources and processes (e.g., assessment, training, technical assistance, and continuous quality improvement).

○Deliver antiracism education curricula, curricular clinics, and capacity–development training workshops

○Facilitate learning communities amongst curriculum clinic participants.

○Lead and/or support data analysis and report writing.

○Coordinate and develop program reports and workplans.

○Contribute technical skills and/or content expertise to other related ODI projects as appropriate or needed.

Anticipated future responsibilities:

○Oversee the systems and processes for implementing the training program, with attention to the experience of both trainers and training participants.

○Ensure training consultants are prepared and supported to deliver a quality training program for faculty, staff and students

○Provide proactive support and feedback to training consultants to ensure high quality training is delivered with fidelity.

○Collaborate on the development and delivery of a Training of Trainers.

Thought Leadership

○Maintain and advance skills in management, supervision, training and facilitation, health and racial equity, and related content areas.

○Contribute to blogs, website content, and other communications efforts to share and promote organizational approaches, expertise, and learning.

○Present at conferences and events with ODI and CAP staff, as appropriate.

○Suggest ideas/improvements in project and/or organizational processes and systems through participation in teams and committees.

New Business Development

○Identify new partners and clients and cultivate existing relationships to further the ISMMS’ antiracism and racial equity work.

○Write proposals and lead proposal development processes for relevant opportunities and contribute to other writing teams where appropriate.

○Work with the CAP co–directors and SADEI to prepare scopes of work and budgets.

Candidate Qualifications:

Required

○Bachelor’s degree and at least 3 to 5(more is preferred)years of professional experience working in community health and/or health and/or racial equity–focused efforts.

○Commitment to and understanding of racial equity and strong analysis of the root causes of inequities and how racism is a public health crisis.

○Extensive experience and skills in training development, delivery, and facilitation, particularly in the areas of racial equity.

○Experience and passion for facilitating racial equity conversations for diverse, multisector audiences with varied backgrounds and exposure to racial equity concepts and lived experiences.

○Strong supervision skills and the ability to connect well across a diversity of thought, backgrounds, and perspectives.

○Ability to create support structures and provide constructive feedback to experienced racial equity trainers to ensure training is conducted with fidelity to the curriculum, with an eye toward continuous quality improvement.

○Ability to encourage, inspire, and mobilize others toward collective and strategic actions.

○Ability to cast a vision and think conceptually, balanced with the ability to be detail–oriented to support program and training logistics.

○Demonstrated maturity of judgement and integrity.

○Strong organizational and time management skills, and ability to juggle many projects and tasks at once.

○Strong written and verbal communication, interpersonal, and facilitation skills, including communicating by video conference, phone, and/or in person (when needed) and ability to adjust style and messaging depending on the audience and medium.

○Ability to engage internal and external stakeholders and hold partners accountable.

○Ability to work as part of a team, but also to work independently and take personal initiative to complete tasks.

○Keen attention to detail and a strong commitment to high–quality products, customer/client service, and team interactions.

○Proficiency with Microsoft Office(e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, OneNote, Teams).○Proficiency in or capability of learning new software (e.g., Zoom, Google Suite –Google Slides, Notes, etc.).○Ability to work virtually with a strong and stable internet connection during the COVID–19 pandemic.

○Flexibility and a sense of humor.

Interested?

Send cover letter and resume to Ann-gel.palermo@mssm.edu.