Director of People and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging & Justice (DEIBJ)
Remote, Full time
WHO WE ARE
We know that our climate goals can only be met by rapidly reducing emissions and removing the carbon that already exists in our atmosphere. Carbon180 is a climate NGO with a vision to remove legacy carbon emissions from the atmosphere and create a livable climate in which current and future generations can thrive. Based in Washington, DC, we design and champion equitable, science-based policies that bring carbon removal solutions to gigaton scale.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Overview
Carbon180 is seeking a director of people and diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and justice (DEIBJ). This role will help us to accelerate and expand our in-house capabilities as we navigate our next evolution of growth. The ideal candidate for this role is a mission-driven visionary with deep expertise in talent management, compensation, benefits, employee relations, compliance, recruitment, and retention. The ideal candidate will have experience leading people operations or human resources in fast-paced non-profits and be personally invested in DEIBJ. At Carbon180, we continually strive to dismantle inequitable systems and prioritize inclusion. The director of people and DEIBJ will lead those efforts. This role will function as a member of the strategy and operations leadership team and will report to the managing director of strategy and operations.
Major Roles and Responsibilities
- Set vision and priorities for people operations, human resource, and DEIBJ work, informed by organizational needs, values, and org-wide strategic initiatives. As appropriate for the C180 culture, integrate field best practices.
- Build the people and DEIBJ team to provide the organization with support and deep technical expertise on talent management, compensation, benefits, employee relations, compliance, recruitment, and retention.
- Mentor and support the people and DEIBJ team with emotional intelligence. Oversee the team’s performance and effectiveness while also supporting their development and modeling the behaviors the team wants to cultivate in the rest of the organization. This work will require building strong working relationships of co-creation, collaboration, and thought-partnering.
- Consistently develop and improve internal HR, hiring and onboarding, personnel management systems enabling the C180 team to attract, secure, and maintain high quality team members.
- Partner with team members to facilitate stellar performance, cultivate a strong culture of accountability, and maintain and enhance our organization’s mission and values-alignment as we grow.
- Operate with transparency by clearly and regularly reporting to the board and, as appropriate, the organization on key metrics and outcomes of our people and DEIBJ efforts. Proactively create and share clear strategies to address gap areas.
- Design and lead the implementation of new internal HR systems, procedures, and/or policies to maximize team productivity and flourishing while centering DEIBJ and org values.
- Partner with the strategy and operations team to ensure organizational alignment on strategic and cultural work. Examples include creating administrative policies or selection of administrative systems with the finance and admin team; conceptualizing appropriate onboarding classes with the learning and organizational development team; and managing organization-wide systems.
- Drive collaboration and forecasts needs for cross-team projects.
- Shape department-level strategy in alignment with the organizational strategy.
- Lead the compensation and staff support committees and serve as an active and engaged member..
- Steward the culture of Carbon180 by centering equity and justice in all work, ensures alignment with organizational values, and supports and models DEIBJ principles.
YOU WILL NEED
- A minimum of 8+ years of experience in human resources and culture in nonprofit settings. Candidates with 10+ years of HR experience are preferred.
- Extensive experience leading DEIBJ and organizational culture development strategy.
- People management and change management experience.
- Ability to comfortably juggle multiple priorities and to lead cross-functional areas.
- Demonstrated commitment to and knowledge of DEIBJ principles.
- Experience conceptualizing and implementing a vision for people and DEIBJ work within an organization.
Who You Are
Our ideal director of people and DEIBJ believes deeply in our mission. Beyond that:
- You actively seek opportunities to dismantle inequitable systems and other harmful corporate norms, and are eager to learn and grow your DEIBJ literacy.
- You move fluidly from strategy to execution. You appreciate the big picture and feel inspired to set a bold vision, but you know it’s all in the details. You manage projects fluidly, fiercely prioritize, and track timelines, data, and information in an organized and systematic fashion. You don’t drop balls, miss deadlines, or forget to respond to someone’s inquiry — and you’re not afraid to roll up your sleeves to do the work.
- You’re a driver of results. You’ve demonstrated the ability to set ambitious goals and achieve them, and you combine your exceptional strategic, analytical, and critical thinking skills with your penchant to make data-informed decisions for impressive outcomes.
- You’re a systems thinker and creator. You’re unfazed by ambiguity and thrive in situations where you get to build something out of nothing or create order out of chaos. You want to do work that’s never been done before, better than anyone’s ever done it.
- You effectively collaborate to get things done. A relationship-builder at heart, you work with people to get things done in a mutually beneficial, non-transactional way. You are both warm and motivated. You do the things you say you will do, hold others to account, and support others pursuit of shared goals.
- You’re high impact, low-ego, and kind to yourself and others. Our core values (see below) resonate with who you are and what you believe.
- Creative problem solving fires you up. When faced with a mountain, you know there are plenty of ways to climb it. You’re not dissuaded by challenges, but energized, and can build structure out of chaos.
WHAT WE OFFER
Carbon180 is deeply committed to providing market-leading compensation and robust benefits to our employees. Our salaries are in the 70th percentile of the Washington, DC market. We employ an external firm to conduct market analyses every three years, and we are committed to safeguarding internal salary equity. For those reasons, we have a non-negotiation policy on salaries.
The starting salary range for this position will be $158,300 to $190,000 with opportunities for growth up to $221,600.
Carbon180 prides itself on offering benefits and perks to our employees that illustrate how we live our values, including:
- 36-hour workweeks (we close at 1 pm every Friday) and dedicated no-meeting time each week.
- A remote-first flexible work culture.
- Four weeks of PTO, three weeks of paid org-wide breaks including one week in the summer and two weeks in the winter, four weeks of sick leave, and five floating holidays/personal days.
- 100% company-covered insurance premiums for medical/dental/vision/long-term disability for you and your dependents.
- Quarterly health and wellness, book, and learning and development stipends.
TO APPLY
To apply for the role of director of people and DEIBJ, please submit an application here.
On the application, you’ll be asked to:
- answer some basic questions about your background and experiences,
- in place of a cover letter, answer a few written reflection questions to help us learn more about your interest in joining our team and in this role specifically, and
- send your resume via email as prompted in the application form.
Interview Process and Timeline
- Applications are being accepted and reviewed on a rolling basis.
- There will be three rounds of interviews with the first round beginning in November 2023.
- We anticipate extending an offer by early January 2024.
If you have any questions or issues submitting your application, please email us at [email protected].
We currently require that all employees that plan to enter a Carbon180 office or otherwise meet in person with coworkers or other third parties on Carbon180 business are fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus. Accordingly, this role may require full COVID-19 vaccination (subject to any exemptions or accommodations due to medical or religious reasons).
OUR VALUES
At C180, we believe in living by an internal set of core values, which we strive to embody and celebrate in moments big and small.
- One boat. We work hard to ensure that we are rowing in one direction as a team, aligning our work and resources to shared goals.
- Pencil to pen. We think critically, do our research, and weigh multiple options. Then, we commit to move to action.
- Win and lose together. When one of us succeeds, we all win. When we encounter challenges, we determine how best to redirect the energy and resources of the team to solve them.
- Person in the professional. Our team is composed of real people with real passions, interests, and needs, within and outside of our work. To be our best and most productive selves at work, we believe we need to care for ourselves and others.
- Make space, share space. We believe in making space for all voices to be heard, within our team and our broader work — particularly and especially voices historically disenfranchised and disproportionately impacted by the effects of climate change.
- Be a window, not a door. We’re committed to transparency, and to shining light on how and why decisions are made. We are honest with one another, ask for clarity, and operate with integrity to build a culture of trust.
- Grow the braintrust. We are committed to constantly learning, and to staying up to speed on the science of our field. We work to grow our knowledge, sharpen our skills, and to bring great minds to the field of carbon removal.
Don’t check off every box in the requirements listed above? Please apply anyway! Studies have shown that marginalized communities – such as women, LGBTQ+, and people of color – are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to still consider submitting an application. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings!
Carbon180 is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Carbon180 continually seeks to enrich its staff and team culture. In particular, we’re dedicated to broadening opportunities for individuals from demographic groups that are historically underrepresented in the sciences and in environmental advocacy. We’re also committed to building an inclusive workplace culture where talented people of widely different backgrounds can thrive. We’ve adopted this commitment because we believe the inclusion of culturally diverse perspectives will improve our work and produce better societal and environmental outcomes for all, including historically disenfranchised communities.