Manager of DEIB Operations

Position Summary

The Manager of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Operations, reporting directly to the Director of DEIB, plays a central operational and programmatic leadership role in helping the Lycée live its mission to graduate “Citizens of Culture and Courage.” The Manager acts as the operational hub of the DEIB department, translating high-level strategy into seamless daily practices, institutional project plans, and community programs across all divisions (Nursery–Grade 12).

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Project Management & Department Operations

  • Lead Annual Implementation Planning: Build, track, and monitor annual DEIB project timelines, implementation plans, and departmental priorities to ensure deliverables are completed on schedule.

  • Streamline Workflows: Organize departmental meetings, calendars, task workflows, and follow-up actions across all divisions.

  • Maintain Operational Systems: Establish and preserve procedures, digital archives, shared folders, templates, and operational documentation to build institutional memory.

  • Serve as the central point of contact for implementing cross-divisional, schoolwide DEIB action plans in partnership with division heads and cycle coordinators.

• Program & Event Implementation

  • Coordinate Faculty Learning Logistics: Direct operational logistics for adult learning, including New Faculty Onboarding, the Annual Faculty Learning Progression, and ongoing professional development in partnership with the Director and the Dean of Innovation and Professional Learning.

  • Manage Schoolwide Signature Events: Lead the end-to-end operational planning for major initiatives such as the Day of Understanding, Day of Belonging, Baldwin Day, guest speaker series, workshops, and conferences.

  • Manage Event Operations: Oversee room reservations, vendor contracts, purchasing, registration workflows, attendance tracking, and day-of event execution.

  • Evaluate Program Impact: Design and distribute post-event feedback tools to evaluate program efficacy and drive continuous improvement.

• Student Leadership, Affinity Groups & Family Engagement

  • Serve as Operational Liaison: Manage the calendar, scheduling, purchasing, and communications for Affinity Group Advisors and student leadership initiatives (Note: educational leadership, coaching, and sensitive student matters remain with the Director and relevant academic leaders).

  • Maintain Advisor & Student Resources: Standardize shared resources, guidebooks, and toolkits for student leaders and faculty advisors.

  • Support Onboarding & Community Programs: Partner with school leaders to execute DEIB components of New Student Onboarding, New Family Onboarding, parent learning opportunities, and family-facing resources.

• Communications, Data & Systems Administration

  • Manage Departmental Communications: Draft and distribute faculty, student, and family communications, including newsletter updates, announcements, slide decks, and digital media.

  • Maintain Web & Digital Platforms: Update DEIB web pages, registration systems, shared resource libraries, and workflow tools.

  • Lead Data Collection & Analytics: Collect, organize, and analyze quantitative and qualitative data (climate surveys, participation metrics, candidate pipelines, and feedback logs) to produce annual reports, dashboards, and strategic recommendations.

• Financial & Administrative Management

  • Budget Oversight: Monitor and track the daily DEIB departmental budget, ensuring accurate accounting and alignment with strategic priorities.

  • Financial Processing: Manage purchasing, vendor contracts, purchase orders, invoices, and payment processing in coordination with the Business Office.

  • Travel & Professional Development: Coordinate travel arrangements, conference registrations, and expense reports for departmental staff and faculty attending external DEIB conferences.

• General Duties

  • Attend school assemblies, games, concerts, galas, and other events; perform other duties as assigned by the Director of DEIB.

Qualifications And Skills

• Education: Bachelor’s degree required; coursework or certification in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Organizational Leadership, Project Management, or Education preferred.

• Experience: At least 3 years of professional experience in DEIB operations or educational administration (preferably in K–12 independent, bilingual, or international schools).

• Language Skills: Professional working proficiency or fluency in both French and English is strongly preferred.

• Technical Skills: Proficiency with Google WorkSpace preferred.

• Knowledge of project management platforms, survey and data analytics tools, learning management systems and financial/budget software would be a plus.

• Core Competencies & Mindset:

  • Cross-Cultural Sensitivity & Diplomacy: Demonstrates deep self-awareness, active listening skills, and the capacity to bridge cultural perspectives between French and American educational philosophies (laïcité vs. US DEIB framework).

  • Project & Process Mastery: Exceptional organizational agility with a proven ability to prioritize competing demands, create clean operational workflows, and execute flawless events.

  • Discretion & Confidentiality: Maintains absolute confidentiality and high ethical standards when handling sensitive student, family, or personnel information.

  • Systems Thinking & Analytical Acumen: Comfortable working with data sets, climate metrics, and narrative feedback to translate raw input into clear executive summaries and actionable goals.

  • Relational Leadership: Possesses an approachable, warm presence that builds immediate trust with students, faculty/staff, and parents alike.