DEI Programs Manager: Data-Driven Inclusion & Engagement

Foley Hoag LLP; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 123,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Foley Hoag LLP seeks a Manager of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to support high-impact DEI programming and cultivate inclusive excellence firm-wide. The role focuses on data-informed decision making, communications, events, and affinity-group coordination from Boston, MA.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years supporting DEI initiatives, with strong Excel/PowerPoint skills, and knowledge of DEI concepts. Excellent collaboration and reporting are expected.

Qualifications

• Minimum of four (4) years of experience supporting DEI initiatives or transferable skills in data analysis, marketing, or event planning.
• Knowledge of DEI topics, such as identity, intersectionality, privilege and power, unconscious bias, micro-aggressions, inclusive leadership, improving culture, cultural humility, and intergroup and intra-group dynamics and dialogue.
• Event planning experience required.
• Advanced skills in analyzing, researching, interpreting and synthesizing large amounts of data with the ability to tell a persuasive story behind the data.
• Strong technical skills and proficiency with Microsoft Office, with particular emphasis on PowerPoint and Microsoft Excel.
• Marketing and branding exposure and/or experience is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the DEI Director to create DEI marketing materials, resources, toolkits, brochures, and reports.
• Facilitate onboarding coffee-chats for new hires and remain accessible to all new hires during the onboarding period.
• In collaboration with the firm’s Business Development Department, create, highlight, and share DEI stories and successes through the firm’s newsletters, websites, and social media channels.
• Ensure DEI content on the firm’s intranet and external website remains relevant and updated to showcase achievements and milestones.
• Create promotional materials for recruitment, client interactions, hiring events and other events.
• Develop and produce the monthly DEI newsletter from concept through completion, delivering polished, publication-ready drafts with minimal supervision.
• Create and maintain an accurate, user-friendly multifaith calendar, ensuring it is regularly updated and easily accessible.
• Manage DEI industry surveys, RFPs and other client requests (preparation, completion, reporting of results, recommendations, and post-actions)
• Create program evaluations to assess the effectiveness of DEI-related strategies and programming, providing regular reports to the DEI team.
• Maintain knowledge on current and emerging developments/trends assessing the firm’s impact and collaborate with the DEI team to incorporate new trends and developments in current and future initiatives.
• Provide effective support, guidance, and oversight to our Women’s Forum, nine (9) Affinity Groups (AG), and their leadership teams ensuring a self-sustaining model with capabilities to support the DEI strategy and objectives.
• Lead Affinity Groups operations including onboarding, training, annual action planning, guidelines and templates; oversee membership engagement activities and work to ensure consistent execution in alignment with budgetary requirements.
• Manage and oversee the AG membership process, including maintaining accurate, up-to-date listservs, ensuring they are well-publicized and easily accessible to relevant stakeholders.
• Serve as the ambassador to key stakeholders promoting the value proposition to better engage with current and future employees and leaders.
• Support the full logistical lifecycle of programs/events from start to finish; working with the Senior DEI Coordinator, help to oversee administrative and budget tasks for virtual and live events, including date/room clearance, on-site event management, invitations, coordination of panelists and speakers, communications, social media, scheduling and running tech rehearsals, and post-event follow-up, including all invoicing/payments, tracking attendance, working with other offices, drafting follow-up correspondence, logging activities and tracking feedback.
• Perform other duties as assigned or requested.

Skills

Data analysis

Excel

PowerPoint

Communication skills

Event planning

Affinity groups support

Marketing/branding exposure

AI tools usage

Tools

Microsoft Office

AI tools usage

Job description

Foley Hoag LLP seeks a Manager of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to support high-impact DEI programming and cultivate inclusive excellence firm-wide. The role focuses on data-informed decision making, communications, events, and affinity-group coordination from Boston, MA.

The ideal candidate has 4+ years supporting DEI initiatives, with strong Excel/PowerPoint skills, and knowledge of DEI concepts. Excellent collaboration and reporting are expected.