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Diversity Coordinator

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Stanford University
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School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States

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Full Time
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Four-Year Institution
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Diversity Coordinator🔍School of Medicine, Stanford, California, United States📁Administration📅Jul 15, 2021 Post Date📅90423 Requisition #The Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology at Stanford University School of Medicine are seeking a Diversity Coordinator. This newly created position will assist the Vice Chair and Director of Diversity and will provide administrative support for outreach initiatives related to diversity and inclusion in the Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology. Our departments are committed to expanding access to underrepresented minorities in the neurosciences and are looking for an administrative professional who is passionate about social justice and intersectionality issues, and can help us enhance and promote our diversity programs locally and nationally.

https://med.stanford.edu/neurosurgery.html
https://med.stanford.edu/neurology.html

Duties include:

  • Act on behalf of the supervisor, department manager, or chair in regards to establishing priorities and identifying and resolving problems that are administrative in nature.
  • Oversee and/or perform duties associated with scheduling, organizing, and operating complex conferences, seminars, and events, including arranging with vendors for services, overseeing the production and distribution of materials, administering logistics, and managing event within budget.
  • Compose and draft documents and correspondence for presentations, course handouts, grants, conferences, seminars, and reports; perform substantial editing and fact checking. Create, maintain, modify, and/or ensure accuracy of content in various unit documents, displays, reports, brochures, social media, and/or websites.
  • Plan and schedule calendar(s) with limited consultation, resolve calendaring conflicts, and arrange travel in compliance with unit, university, and sponsor policies.
  • Create complex reports and spreadsheets which may utilize specialized software and systems.
  • Oversee and/or process a variety of complex financial transactions; produce, monitor, and reconcile budget statements; research, identify, and resolve discrepancies. May assist with capital or special equipment requests and/or vendor selection.
  • Coordinate and monitor routine maintenance services completion. Plan and coordinate office moves and/or minor renovation projects.
  • May lead staff or supervise day-to-day work of student and/or temporary workers, including scheduling, assigning, and prioritizing workloads, setting appropriate deadlines, reviewing work for quality and timeliness, and providing performance review input.
* - Other duties may also be assigned

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelor's degree preferred.
  • Ability to work with a diverse group of students, staff, and faculty.
  • Experience creating and conducting training and development initiatives.
  • Experience with student activities and programming.
  • Proficient in social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
  • Proficient in InDesign, Photoshop
  • Strong commitment to diversity and social justice, including intersectionality issues. Ability to stay current on issues of diversity and inclusion in an academic environment.
  • Strong organizational skills, detail oriented.
  • Willingness to work occasional nights and weekends.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE (REQUIRED):

High school diploma and four years of administrative experience, or combination of education and relevant experience.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (REQUIRED):

  • Advanced computer skills and demonstrated experience with office software and email applications.
  • Demonstrated success in following through and completing projects.
  • Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Excellent customer service and interpersonal skills.
  • Ability to prioritize, multi-task, and assign work to others.
  • Ability to take initiative and ownership of projects.
  • Ability to routinely and independently exercise sound judgment in making decisions

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS*:

  • Constantly perform desk-based computer tasks.
  • Frequently sitting.
  • Occasionally stand/walk, reach/work above shoulders, grasp lightly/fine manipulation, grasp forcefully, use a telephone, sort/file paperwork or parts, lift/carry/push/pull objects that weigh up to 10 pounds.
  • Rarely twist/bend/stoop/squat, kneel/crawl.
* - Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.

WORK STANDARDS:

  • Interpersonal Skills: Demonstrates the ability to work well with Stanford colleagues and clients and with external organizations.
  • Promote Culture of Safety: Demonstrates commitment to personal responsibility and value for safety; communicates safety concerns; uses and promotes safe behaviors based on training and lessons learned.
  • Subject to and expected to comply with all applicable University policies and procedures, including but not limited to the personnel policies and other policies found in the University's Administrative Guide, http://adminguide.stanford.edu

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Stanford University is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to recruiting and hiring qualified women, minorities, protected veterans and persons with disabilities.

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