Director of Equity & Inclusion

About the role

The Director of Equity & Inclusion serves as the County's senior executive responsible for leading organizational transformation toward an equitable, inclusive, and human-centered government. Reporting directly to the County Executive and serving as a member of the Executive Leadership Team, this leader provides strategic direction, policy leadership, and operational oversight to advance equity and inclusion across all County departments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the County's human-centered organizational transformation by advancing strategies that strengthen organizational culture, employee engagement, inclusive leadership, and equitable service delivery across all County departments.
• Advance a culture of accountability and continuous improvement by leveraging data, performance measures, organizational assessments, and employee feedback to drive meaningful and measurable organizational outcomes.
• Strengthen the County's Equity & Inclusion framework by leading enterprise-wide policies, initiatives, governance, and performance reporting.
• Build organizational capacity for inclusive leadership by partnering with executive leadership, departments, and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to foster psychologically safe workplaces, leadership development, and collaborative decision-making.
• Enhance community engagement and equitable public service by strengthening partnerships with residents, community organizations, and other stakeholders while promoting equitable access to County programs, services, and resources.
• Serve as a strategic advisor to the County Executive and Executive Leadership Team by providing thought leadership on equity and inclusion, organizational effectiveness, policy development, and human-centered government.

Requirements

The successful candidate will be an accomplished executive leader with a proven record of leading enterprise-wide, human-centered organizational transformation within complex organizations. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional interpersonal, cross-cultural communication, and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships across executive leadership, employees, elected officials, and community partners. Politically astute while remaining apolitical, this individual will lead with integrity, discretion, empathy, and professionalism in a dynamic public-sector environment. The ideal candidate will demonstrate expertise in organizational psychology, process improvement, change management, and inclusive leadership, with proven success using quantitative and qualitative research, data analytics, and performance measures to inform organizational strategy, culture, systems, and policy decisions. Experience leading high-impact, enterprise-wide initiatives, managing competing priorities, and fostering psychologically safe, high-performing workplaces is essential. Experience in local government or another complex, community-facing organization is highly desirable.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree along with 8 years of related experience.
• Master’s degree in Public Administration, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Psychology, Civil Rights Laws, or related field preferred.
• 8–15 years of executive experience leading organizational methods with equity outcomes, human-centered systems, or large-scale transformation efforts.
• Demonstrated track record of advancing inclusive, data-driven, and human-centered practices in large organizations.

Skills

• Strategic thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, cross-cultural communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Expertise in organizational psychology, process improvement, change management, and inclusive leadership.
• Proven success using quantitative and qualitative research, data analytics, and performance measures to inform organizational strategy, culture, systems, and policy decisions.
• Experience leading high-impact, enterprise-wide initiatives, managing competing priorities, and fostering psychologically safe, high-performing workplaces.
• Experience in local government or another complex, community-facing organization.

Benefits

• Retirement from the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) 401a and 457 retirement savings and investment plans.
• Paid Annual Leave, Paid Personal Leave, Paid Sick Leave, and Paid Holidays.
• Optional Group Medical and Dental Health Plans and Optional Group Life Insurance.
• An Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Career Development Opportunities.
• Full-time positions with Prince William County Government qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).