Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Respect (DEIR) Engagement Coordinator (Management Analyst 3)

About the role

The DEIR Engagement Coordinator plays a role in advancing the Department of Ecology’s mission by strengthening diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect (DEIR) across the agency. This role is located in the Human Resources Office and works closely with the DEIR and Workforce Experience Team.

Responsibilities

• Lead the employee-led DEIR Design Team by coordinating meetings, developing agendas, advising sub-groups, and elevating proposals to leadership.
• Develop and maintain sustainable mechanisms for collecting feedback from Design Team members and from larger workforce on issues and recommendations coming from the Design Team.
• Encourage active participation from Ecology’s workforce and sustain momentum in DEIR initiatives by identifying engagement and participation strategies and barriers.
• Using knowledge of DEI, partner with the DEIR Design Team and sub-groups, the HR Training Team, and other business partners to develop and maintain a sustainable mechanism for educating Ecology’s workforce on DEIR topics to promote learning and development.
• Consult with HR teams and Executive Communications to support the development and implementation of sustainable feedback mechanisms for the workforce to provide feedback to HR teams.
• Support the evaluation and implementation of employee recognition at Ecology as led by the DEIR and Workforce Experience Team.

Qualifications

• Seven years of experience and/or education related to the duties of the position, which includes the following:
  • Demonstrated skill to lead cross-functional teams or workgroups by setting clear direction, facilitating collaboration, aligning members around shared goals, managing group dynamics, and delivering measurable results.
  • Demonstrated skill in managing multiple projects simultaneously, prioritizing tasks, and ensuring timely completion of deliverables.
  • Demonstrated skill to develop and facilitate employee discussion formats—such as focus groups, listening sessions, and workgroups—that apply psychological safety principles, encourage diverse perspectives, manage group dynamics effectively, and translate feedback into actionable outcomes.
  • Facilitating conversations that are used to engage, inform and strategize as it relates to diversity of perspectives and identities, equitable policies and practices, inclusive culture, and respectful behaviors.
  • Demonstrated skill to apply concepts of diversity, equity, inclusion, and respect into practical application in work activities, including evaluating policies, processes, and decisions for equitable impact; identifying systemic barriers; fostering inclusive engagement and participation; and promoting respectful, culturally responsive workplace interactions.
  • Demonstrated skill to conduct research, analyze quantitative and qualitative data, identify trends and themes, and translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Involving a major study in business administration, public administration, law, public health, social science, race, gender, or sexuality studies, Humanities, Human Resource Management, organizational change, social justice, Behavioral Science, Industrial Relations, Public Relations, International Relations, Equity Studies, Communications, environmental, biological, chemical, physical, or natural resources or a related field.

Benefits

The salary listed above includes the scheduled 2% general salary increase that goes into effect on July 1, 2026. This position is eligible for telework and flexible schedule options. You may telework most of your work time with occasional in-person meetings and activities. Schedules are dependent upon position needs and are subject to change.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $75,000 - $95,000 annually, depending on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

This position is eligible for telework and flexible schedule options. You may telework most of your work time with occasional in-person meetings and activities. Schedules are dependent upon position needs and are subject to change.

Application Timeline

Applications submitted after June 17, 2026 may not be reviewed unless additional qualified applicants are needed.

How to Apply

To apply, click “Apply” at the top of this page. Complete the entire application, including full work history and responses to all supplemental questions. Applications with blank fields or supplemental question responses with comments such as “see resume” may be considered incomplete. For detailed application information, please visit our Recruitment website.