Director of Talent, Culture, and Belonging

Museum of Science, Boston

www.mos.org

Innovation and creativity come from the unique perspectives of a diverse staff. We value your perspective.

SUMMARY STATEMENT:

In this role, The Museum of Science, Boston seeks a collaborative human resources partner who will champion the organization's core values and strategic commitment to attract, retain, advance, and support a broadly multicultural workforce while supporting and advancing a respectful, engaged, and equitable workplace culture.

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, the Director of Talent, Culture, and Belonging leads a team of three and will oversee the strategy and delivery of our employee, volunteer, and internship talent management employee experiences at the Museum alongside our diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and belonging initiatives. The Director will collaborate regularly with the MOS Management Team, the Museum Diversity committee, and cross-functional museum departments and external partners to advance DEIAB principles.

The Director will be a champion of the organization's core values and strategic commitment to attract, retain, advance, and support a broadly diverse workforce of the highest level of excellence that thrives in a respectful, inclusive, and equitable workplace culture.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and inspire an employee-centered culture that celebrates the principles of inclusivity and belonging.
• Provide proactive leadership, direction, and collaboration in all areas of human resources and shape the institutional culture.
• Strategize and oversee the Museum's employee life cycle together with interns and volunteers that includes inclusive recruitment practices, onboarding, succession planning, learning and development, and exit strategy ensuring that it is cost-effective, efficient, and complies with the Museum's diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging plan goals.
• Direct comprehensive volunteer and internship programs that create meaningful opportunities for volunteers and interns to engage in the power of science. Analyze and redefine current volunteer and internship programs to steward prospective community partners that will engage excluded communities.
• Lead efforts to establish relationships that build stronger talent pipelines through enhanced sourcing, effective onboarding, and retention programs. Partner with Learning & Development to design and implement strategies, including ongoing education and training programs, to build the capacity of staff to work effectively, respectfully, and equitably across race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, gender orientation and expression, and other social identities.
• Promote and foster a unified strategic plan to achieve diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility, and belonging goals that are directly connected to the Museum's mission, vision, and values.
• Foster an institutional focus on practices that foster resilience, compassion, equitable practices, innovative thinking, and high-impact work.
• Create and encourage a sense of partnership and involvement among divisions and departments within the Museum's organizational structure.

CANDIDATE PROFILE:

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualities, skills, and experiences:

Human Resources Expertise

The ideal candidate will be tenacious in their efforts to bring people along as a teacher, coach, and advocate of DEIAB initiatives and they will be creating a new path forward with team members and leaders, guests, visitors, and community partners in mind. They will have knowledge of HR and DEIAB best practices and be skilled and empathetic in supporting others as they develop awareness of comfort with, and confidence in DEIAB goals. An advocate for DEIAB, they will bring their lived experiences and commitment paired with strategies that support cultural change. With experience working in complex, multicultural, and dynamic organizations, this leader is able to deftly navigate conflict and lead courageous conversations with others.

Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Access, and Belonging

The ideal candidate will be tenacious in their efforts to bring people along as a teacher, coach, and advocate of DEIAB initiatives and they will be creating a new path forward with team members and leaders, guests, visitors, and community partners in mind. They will have knowledge of HR and DEIAB best practices and be skilled and empathetic in supporting others as they develop awareness of comfort with, and confidence in DEIAB goals. An advocate for DEIAB, they will bring their lived experiences and commitment paired with strategies that support cultural change. With experience working in complex, multicultural, and dynamic organizations, this leader is able to deftly navigate conflict and lead courageous conversations with others.

A Collaborative Relationship Builder

TThe ideal candidate will be emotionally intelligent and comfortable connecting with people of different philosophies, backgrounds, and cultures. With strong interpersonal skills and both social and emotional intelligence, they will have the ability to build trust and earn respect at all levels within a dynamic and complex environment. An active listener and persuasive communicator who exercises a high level of discretion, tact, and confidentiality, this leader will partner with others to push forward to sustainable cultural and systemic changes the Museum aspires to achieve.

Passion for the Mission

A purpose-driven and values-oriented professional, the ideal candidate is driven by a passion for the Museum's values and mission and an appreciation of the organization's culture and aspirations. Demonstrating integrity and transparency, they will have the ability to inspire, motivate and empower colleagues to contribute to building a culture that promotes inclusion, access, belonging, and respect for divergent points of view. In addition, strong candidates will offer:

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Demonstrated experience in managing staff.
• Certification in human resources (PHR/SPHR and/or SHRM-CP/SHRM-SCP) and advanced degree desired.
• Experience working with volunteer and internship programs.
• Experience working with Affirmative Action programs.
• Bilingual in English and another language is highly desirable.

  
  Compensation & Benefits:

  The range for this role is $110,000 to $130,000. Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. MOS employees enjoy a wide range of benefits including a Museum Membership, staff parking, T accessibility, commuter spending account, Duck Tours, and more.

  
  Contact:

  Beth Schaefer and Kathleen Kilkenny of Koya Partners/DSG have been exclusively retained for this search. To express your interest in this role please submit your materials here. All inquiries and discussions will be considered strictly confidential. Koya Partners is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to individuals living with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual living with a disability and need assistance expressing interest online, please email NonprofitSearchOps@divsearch.com. If you are selected for an interview, you will receive additional information regarding how to request accommodation for the interview process.Click Here!
  

  
  BENEFITS:

  Benefits for full-time, exempt (salaried) staff include: free parking, T accessibility, commuter spending account, 23 vacation days, 12 holidays, 10 sick days, medical, dental, and vision insurance, short- and long-term disability, life insurance, retirement and savings plan, health care/dependent care flex spending plan, a Museum Membership, employee discounts, employee referral program, tuition assistance, professional development, direct deposit, free admission, free Duck Tours, discounted movie passes, and much more!

  
  VACCINATION POLICY:

  Staff, interns, and volunteers will be required to show proof that they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. The Museum will consider an exemption from the vaccine requirement if they are unable to get vaccinated due to a qualifying medical disability or a sincerely held religious objection. The Museum is not required to provide an accommodation or exemption from the vaccine requirement if doing so would pose a direct threat to others in the workplace or would create an undue hardship for the Museum.

  
  The Museum of Science is fully committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting, retaining, developing and promoting the most qualified employees without regard to their race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local law. We are dedicated to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment, and where employees are treated with respect and dignity.

  
  No phone inquiries, please. Qualified applicants will be contacted within two to four weeks of initial application.