Director of Learning, Equity and Belonging

***This position is an In Person role. Start date for this position is 11/3/2025.***

About PPL

Project for Pride in Living (PPL) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering low-income individuals and families to become self-reliant through integrated services in housing, employment, and education. We believe in the power of community and the potential of every person. When joining PPL, you become a part of a diverse team whose goal is to assist our residents and communities with the groundwork they need not only to survive but also to thrive.

Job Summary

The Director of Equity, Learning, and Belonging will provide vision and leadership in promoting a workplace culture that values collaboration, shared responsibility, and accountability. The Director will work across departments and externally to build on PPL’s strengths to engage, convene and partner with staff, residents/participants, youth to address gaps in internal and external communities. Director will partner with the Chief People Officer, Senior Director of HR, and other leaders across the organization in guiding strategic efforts, fostering staff engagement and culture, and supporting talent development that prepares PPL staff to work with and in communities. 

Key Responsibilities

Race Equity and Inclusion (40%)

• Executes, in conjunction with the Chief People Officer, an integrated equity, belonging, and inclusion strategy within the organization with demonstrable measurable results.
• Infuse knowledge and best practices related to race equity across PPL in all programming, communications, internal culture building, and staff development. 
• Develop and implement a consistent set of racial equity/cultural competency trainings to promote cultural understanding deepen our drive for equity and inclusion.
• Partner with Senior Director of HR to support employee relations issues, policies, and practices

Community Belonging and Public Policy (10%)

• Work with the co-chairs and the members of PPL’s Public Policy Committee and internal departments to determine the impact of regulatory proposals and legislation.
• Monitor the political environment and identify opportunities to advance local policies that benefit PPL and the community.
• Represent PPL on select external public policy partnerships across the Twin Cities.

Learning and Talent Development (40%)

• Support PPL Emerging Leaders and leadership Scholars programs through module development, program planning and facilitation, and execution.
• Coordinate, plan, and manage agreements with internal and external experts to provide learning & development modules to PPL staff.
• Develop and maintain the programming for PPL’s DEI library.
• Support the development of programming and facilitation training for affinity spaces, race equity series, Intercultural Development Inventory, Courageous Conversations About Race, and Mental Health First Aid.

Leadership and Administration (10%)

• Chair the Race Equity Advisory Team which functions as council to the Chief People Officer.
• Hire and supervise Ameri Corp worker and interns as needed to support race equity work and programming. 
•  Develop and maintain race equity budget

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This position supervises alternative staff such as Ameri Corp Worker and/or interns.  Importantly, the position will need to learn from, leverage and influence a variety of leaders across PPL.

Qualifications

• 5 – 7 years’ professional experience in community outreach and engagement, including direct experience working with community organizations.   
• Demonstrated understanding of the state, local and community environment 
• Demonstrated commitment to racial equity and disparity reduction and understanding of the needs of low-income communities we serve.
• Proven leadership and success in engagement and collaboration at the individual, community, and organizational levels, and strong interpersonal and relationship building skills, with the demonstrated ability to engage and influence others.

Benefits

• Health & Dental Insurance
• Employer-Paid Short & Long-Term Disability & Life Insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• HSA or FSA Options
• PTO & Paid Holidays
• 403(b) Retirement Plan with Employer Match
• Summer Half-Day Fridays (Memorial Day-Labor Day)
• Meaningful work that impacts lives

Hours: Full time, Exempt

Salary: $90,000-$115,000/ annually 

Project for Pride in Living, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the organization will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer. 

Salary : $90,000 - $115,000