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This position is required to be in the St Paul office full time during the probationary period and then follow the telework policy once probation is complete. As the Health Care Administration’s Director of Equity and Inclusion, you will provide leadership and direction to division directors and staff to strategically plan for and obtain legislative, stakeholder, and organizational support for changes in multiple public programs overseen by the administration to promote access and more equitable outcomes for Minnesotans who receive publicly-funded health care services. To achieve this, the person in this position must: · Champion the administration's strategic planning around diversity, equity, accessibility and inclusion to develop and implement promising goals and strategies; · Collaborate with other key leaders in directing efforts for the administration to understand gaps in social and physical determinants of health between the communities experiencing health disparities and the population receiving services as a whole; · Work closely with division directors, the administration's Equity Committee, legislative professionals and external stakeholders to promote changes in public policy to improve outcomes for cultural and ethnic communities, American Indians, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA2S+ and other populations experiencing health disparities

Four (4) years experience leading a large and diverse organization in advancing equity, diversity and inclusion related programs. Experience must include: • Championing equity, inclusion and anti-racism by evaluating policies, procedures and ideas to interrupt systemic racism and provide recommendations for improvement • Experience with contemporary diversity, equity, inclusion and multiculturalism theories and issues • Successful track record with applied strategic planning, change management and project management • In depth engagement with ethnically and culturally-diverse communities, American Indian communities, people with disabilities, and other communities that experience health inequities • Proven experience with influencing/directing goals, objectives or policy and/or influencing decision makers/policymakers • Experience supporting and advising teams; coordinate training and staff development; meeting facilitation