Health Equity Lead / DEI Specialist Senior

State of Minnesota; Saint Peter (MN); Híbrido; USD 66 000 - 98 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

The State of Minnesota is seeking a Health Equity Lead to advance health equity within DCT and address social determinants of health. The role will work statewide with health equity teams to advise leadership and implement an equity plan.

The position emphasizes data-driven evaluation, policy alignment, and culturally responsive service delivery, with a hybrid schedule (3 days on-site in St. Peter and 2 days Telework).

Qualificações

• Three years of diversity, equity and inclusion wok experience.
• Experience with ethnically and culturally diverse communities and health inequities.
• Experience with contemporary diversity, equity, inclusion, and multiculturalism theories and issues.
• Experience communicating complex information to diverse audiences.
• Experience supporting and advising teams, coordinating training and staff development, and meeting facilitation.

Responsabilidades

• Co-lead divisional health equity audit and implementation, tracking, and evaluation of health equity action plan.
• Lead service-line implementation of health equity strategies, conduct performance and accountability evaluation with divisional leadership.
• Co-lead incorporation of equity as a foundation in strategic planning and policy development/review.
• Provide leadership in partnership with DCT support services and service lines to ensure staff understand health equity vision and policies.
• Support planning, design, implementation, analysis, interpretation, and reporting on health disparities data.
• Support DCT’s commitment to health equity by evaluating clinical quality and demographic data and healthy workplace data.

Conhecimentos

Diversity, equity & inclusion

Cross-cultural communication

Stakeholder engagement

Training & facilitation

Formação académica

Public health degree

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Working Title: Health Equity Lead

Job Class: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Specialist, Senior

Agency: Direct Care and Treatment

• Job ID : 98073

• Location : St. Peter

• Telework Eligible : No

• Full/Part Time : Full-Time

• Regular/Temporary : Unlimited

• Who May Apply : Open to all qualified job seekers

• Date Posted : 10/29/2026

• Closing Date : 11/12/2026

• Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit : Direct Care and Treatment / MAPE DCT Central Office

• Division/Unit : DCT Support Services / DCT Health Equity

• Work Shift/Work Hours : Day Shift / 8am-4:30pm

• Days of Work : Monday - Friday

• Travel Required : No

• Salary Range: $31.81 - $46.96 / hourly; $66,419 - $98,052 / annually

• Classified Status : Classified

• Bargaining Unit/Union : 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE

• FLSA Status : Nonexempt

• Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities (https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/) : Yes

Direct Care & Treatment (DCT) is unable to provide sponsorship for work visas. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United Statesat the start of employment. DCT does not participate in E-Verify.

The work you'll do is more than just a job.

At the State of Minnesota, employees play a critical role in developing policies, providing essential services, and working to improve the well-being and quality of life for all Minnesotans. The State of Minnesota is committed to equity and inclusion, and invests in employees by providing benefits, support resources, and training and development opportunities.

***This** position will be hybrid with 3 days on-site in St Peter and 2 days Telework (https://mn.gov/mmb-stat/policies/1422-telework.pdf) *****

Direct Care and Treatment (DCT) is seeking an individual to join our DCT Health Equity Team as a Health Equity Lead! This position will support statewide efforts to advance health equity within DCT and systematically address social determinants of health in alignment with DCT’s mission, vision, strategic direction, and the goals of the DHS Equity Policy. The Health Equity Lead will support the implementation of a health equity plan in DCT divisions to eliminate disparities in service delivery and workplace culture. An emphasis of this position is to make data driven evaluation to inform decision making, program evaluation, and systems change by centering individuals served in DCT programs whose lives continue to be impacted by systemic inequities. This position will work with divisional health equity teams to advise leadership and management on resources, tools, implications, strategies, and best practices to apply an equity lens in decision making. This may include operational decisions at the site level, cultural responsiveness for client planning, and strategic planning processes.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Co-lead divisional health equity audit and implementation, tracking, and evaluation of health equity action plan.

• Leadservicelineimplementationofhealthequitystrategies,conductperformanceandaccountabilityevaluationinpartnership with divisional leadership and management.

• Co-leadincorporationofequityasafoundationinstrategicplanningandpolicydevelopment/reviewandmobilizinginitiativesto support an infrastructure for system change.

• ProvideleadershipinpartnershipwithDCTsupportservicesandservicelinestoensurestaffunderstandDCT’svisionforhealth equity, applicable policies, and procedures, and are engaged in developing their health equity skillset and intercultural development with specific attention to culturally responsive services, racial health disparities, the social determinants of health, and non-discrimination in health programs.

• Supportplanning,designing,implementation,analysis,interpretation,andreportingonassessmentandevaluationactivities relevant to health disparities data.

• Support DCT’s commitment to health equity by evaluating clinical quality, equity in service delivery, demographic data, and healthyworkplacedata.Thispositionprovidesexpertiseinscientificresearch,methodology,andanalysisonbothqualitativeand quantitative data.

Minimum Qualifications

Three (3) years of diversity, equity and inclusion wok experience which demonstrates the following:

• Experienceworkingwithethnicallyandculturallydiversecommunities,AmericanIndian,peoplewithdisabilities,LGBTQ+, veterans and/or other communities that experience health inequities.

• Experiencewithcontemporarydiversity,equity,inclusion,andmulticulturalismtheoriesand issues.

• Experience communicating complex information in varied settings to a wide variety of audiences.

• Experiencesupporting and advisingteams, coordinate trainingand staff development,and meeting facilitation.

Note: A bachelor’s degree in public health, public policy, public administration, health education, social work or related field may substitute for 1 year of experience OR a master’s degree in public health, public policy, public administration, health education, social work or related field may substitute for 18 months of experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in residential/hospital level of healthcare.

• Experience in healthcare addressing social determinants of health across a spectrum of populations.

• Experience providing consultation and coaching to management to improve cross-cultural communication.

• Understanding of the role and operation of state government in building the health and human services infrastructure.

• Skills in Project Management.

• Ouremployeesarededicatedtoensuringculturalresponsiveness.Preferredcandidateswillhaveavarietyofexperiences working effectively with others from different backgrounds and cultures.

Additional Requirements

To facilitate proper crediting, please ensure that your resume clearly describes your experience in the areas listed and indicates the beginning and ending month and year for each job held.

REFERENCE/BACKGROUND CHECKS – Direct Care & Treatment will conduct reference checks to verify job‑related credentials and criminal background check prior to appointment.

EDUCATION VERIFICATION - Applicants will be required to provide a copy of their high school diploma OR a copy of their highest degree earned at time of interview. Copies of a college degree/diploma are acceptable ONLY if it clearly identifies the field in which it was earned and the graduation date.

Direct Care & Treatment (DCT) healthcare facilities require employees to provide documentation that they are free from tuberculosis (TB) through a blood test prior to employment. DCT does not accept TB skin testing.

AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities is an Equal Opportunity employer/educator committed to the principles of diversity. We prohibit discrimination against qualified individuals based on their race, sex, color, creed, religion, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or membership in a local commission as defined by law. As an affirmative action employer, we actively seek and encourage applications from women, minorities, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations will be made to all qualified applicants with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability who needs assistance or cannot access the online job application system, please contact the job information line at 651-259-3637 or email [e-mail] . Please indicate what assistance is needed.