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Job Description:
The Director, DEI & Employee Resource Groups (ERG) is responsible, in consultation with the SVP, DEI, for implementing the framework for an effective member-facing ERG program and executing that program and additional DEI duties as assigned. The ERG Director will be responsible for researching, monitoring, and reporting on workforce trends as they impact bankers’ professional development and implement new research into programs and practices that develop bankers from underrepresented groups.
The Director will schedule, coordinate, and run Employee Resource Group meetings, ERG leadership committee meetings, and determine interest in new ERGs as identified in collaboration with the SVP, DEI. The ERG Director will formulate and leverage partnerships with appropriate organizations and state bankers’ associations, including attending outside events, to further develop banker-focused ERGs and expand them across the banking industry.
Key Duties:
Implement the ERG strategy developed by the SVP, DEI and other stakeholders
Execute programs, content, and initiatives in the following areas:
Content planning for ERG meetings and events
Execute meeting logistics including scheduling, sourcing speakers, moderating, notetaking, producing executive summaries, maintaining distribution lists, maintaining group sites, etc.
Coordinate with VP, Schools (Executive Education) for Women of Stonier
Coordinate with VP, Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) & DEI, for Women in Model Risk Management & Development and other women-focused groups
Coordinate with other ABA divisions and programs, such as Compliance to engage bankers in ERGs and DEI
Integrate banker-focused ERGs throughout ABA, especially Member Engagement (ME) and Member Experience (MX) and through increasing membership of candidates from underrepresented groups on committees, councils, and working groups
Execute the communications strategy for ERGs to our bankers in collaboration with Marketing and Communications
Actively promote ERG membership to bankers
Coordinate with state associations
Communicate with group members as to scheduling, group sites, directing to other resources, and answering general questions
Source 3rd party providers with existing expertise or content in a variety of topics of interest to ERG members. This may include finding experts for webinars, meetings, regional events, and state associations as needed and providing online training content through our LMS
Collect, track, analyze, and maintain all data related to ERG metrics and data points within the banking sector to provide proactive reporting to senior leadership
Support the member-facing DEI strategy and functions
Other duties as they arise for ERGs and general DEI programs and initiatives, including administrative duties
Requirements:
At least 7 years of related experience with 3-5 years of experience and/or education equivalence focused on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion or Organization Design
Strong written and verbal communication skills and excellent organizational skills
Collaborative work/leadership style
Demonstrated agility to adjust programs and initiatives as new research or metrics become available
Experience managing one or more DEI, ERG, or professional advancement programs
Experience in program and content development
Experience working in trade associations
Experience with banking or the finance industry
Experience engaging with high-level executives/leaders
DEI or Organizational Design certification or concentration
Target Salary Range for Role:
$110,000 - $120,000
Salary Band Range:
$81,848.00 - $108,470.00 - $135,093.00
American Bankers Association (ABA) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, marital status, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected Veteran status, personal appearance, political affiliation, family responsibilities, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
ABA encourages and celebrates diversity so if you are motivated, hardworking and want to make a difference, come as you are!
The American Bankers Association is the united voice of America’s hometown bankers—small, regional and large banks that together employ more than 2 million women and men, hold nearly $17 trillion in assets, safeguard $12.8 trillion in deposits and extend more than $9 trillion in loans. ABA believes that government policies should recognize the industry’s diversity. Laws and regulations should be tailored to correspond to a bank’s charter, business model, hometown markets and risk profile. This policymaking approach avoids the negative economic consequences of burdensome, unsuitable and inefficient bank regulation. Through a broad array of information, training, staff expertise and other resources, ABA supports America’s hometown bankers as they perform their critical role as drivers of America’s economic growth and job creation.
