Senior Director, Equity, Belonging, and Employee Experience (Hybrid in Durham, NC; Chicago, IL; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA; or Washington, DC)
Detailed Essential Responsibilities and Success Factors will be published with the formal job post around mid-to-late April 2025. For now, we are seeking interested candidates based on the firm’s summary of this role.
Arabella Advisors is deeply committed to Equity & Belonging and is currently understanding what it means for our business, clients, people, and prospective employees.
We are interested in finding individuals who might be interested in exploring the vital role of Senior Director, Equity, Belonging, and Employee Experience. Please review the role summary below. If you are interested, please submit a resume to join the candidate pool using the link below.
We are a mission-driven professional services firm with a passion for creating a workplace culture and experience that is energized, engaged, empathetic, and equitable, where everyone feels like they truly belong. This new position at Arabella is an exciting opportunity for someone to shape equity and belonging at Arabella and within the social sector which is the primary market we serve. Reporting to the Chief People, this position will lead the implementation of firm-wide strategies to continuously advance equity and belonging across Arabella.
The Senior Director of Equity and Belonging will work collaboratively with leaders and Employee Resource Groups across the firm to operationalize equity and belonging at the team level at the team level, to partner with the Chief People Officer and the People Team in setting and implementing firmwide strategic priorities, and to facilitate firmwide employee experience and culture change initiatives.
This role will require someone who has a deep commitment to both individual and collective equity and belonging and is excited about the complexity and ambiguity that comes from: juggling multiple stakeholders’ needs, business needs, cultural dynamics and projects; walking alongside people in their lived experience at Arabella; and working across teams, projects, and lines of business on a regular basis. This person must have fluency in growing and scaling businesses and have an understanding of the current DEI environment.
Working with Us
This position must be based in Washington, DC, Chicago, IL, Durham, NC, New York, NY, or San Francisco, CA. We work in a hybrid environment to ensure continued flexibility for staff, while deepening our strong culture rooted in collaboration and in-person interactions between colleagues. We expect that after initial onboarding, all Arabellans will have the choice of two hybrid schedules. Our hybrid schedule options include Flex, with 1-2 days per week in the office, or Office-based, with 3+ days per week in the office (or more if preferred) and the remaining days working at home/remotely. We will make reasonable accommodations under the guidelines of the Americans With Disabilities Act.
We are committed to having a passion-driven, inclusive, transparent, collaborative, healthy, and fun culture. We invite you to visit our careers page to learn more.
Our Commitment to Equity and Belonging
Advancing equity and belonging within our firm and in our work with partners is critical to our mission. To be effective partners to philanthropists, nonprofits, and communities impacted by philanthropic dollars, we need to have a highly diverse staff, a workplace where individuals are encouraged to retain their uniqueness and can feel a sense of belonging, and a nuanced understanding of the characteristics that undergird the issues we engage in and the interactions we have with one another. For us, equity means that our staff members, our clients, and the people they serve can experience the same level of success, no matter their starting place. We expect all our employees to share this commitment and always seek ways to improve how well we live these values.
Total Rewards (compensation and benefits)
This will be a full-time position. We offer a competitive and holistic total rewards package that includes salary, bonus, and benefits. Our compensation ranges are based on national compensation benchmarks for similar organizations.
The annual salary range for this position is $125,000 - $150,000, and this position has an annual bonus potential of 10%.
We consider national benchmark indicators along with job related skills, experience and relevant education and training, to determine compensation that is fair and competitive.
All full-time staff are eligible for our generous benefits package on their first day of employment:
- Health insurance- On average Arabella pays 86% of the medical premium, 80% of the dental premium, and 100% of the vision premium
- Paid time off- 16 days’ vacation, 10 personal days, 11 company holidays (7 federal and 4 more from a list of inclusive cultural and religious holidays and your birthday), 20 hours volunteer leave, 8 weeks parental leave
- 401(k) retirement plan- We offer a 4% employer match on a dollar-per-dollar basis, and there is no waiting or vesting period; all funds contributed by you and Arabella are yours to keep on day 1
- Reimbursements for your personal cell phone plan and fitness
- Pre-tax withholding for transportation and parking
- Bonus incentive opportunities
- Access to professional development opportunities
How to Express Interest
Submit an application to express your general interest in this role using the link below. The full job description with Essential Responsibilities and Success Factors will be posted around mid-to-late April 2025.
Arabella Advisors is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to racial equity. We encourage people of color and members of marginalized groups to apply for open positions. Once you have applied, we welcome your feedback on how you have experienced our values around DEI in the recruitment process.
While Arabella is open to individuals from various locations applying to join our team, please note that we generally are unable to pay for relocation expenses, and, except in rare circumstances considered on a case-by-case basis, all applicants must already be legally eligible to work in the United States at the time of application to be considered for this position. If you need accommodation in the recruitment process, please let us know.
We will review applications as they are received and look forward to hearing from you.
