Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Consultant

Description

Piedmont Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) continues to strive to be a more inclusive, equitable, and diverse organization. Our mission is to provide trained Volunteers and professional staff to advocate for the best interests of abused and neglected children and youth, promoting and supporting safe, permanent, and nurturing homes for these victims in the child welfare system, the community, and before the courts of the 16th Judicial District of Virginia.  We work toward a community where every child is able to thrive in a safe, healthy, and loving home and all families and children are treated equitably.

Piedmont CASA seeks an experienced Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Consultant to work with the staff and Board of Directors to assist in the creation and implementation of sustainable  policies, practices, programs, and organizational behaviors that incorporate diversity, equity, and inclusion in our operations, as well as associated metrics for accountability.

Job Duties

Piedmont CASA seeks an experienced consultant able to lead us through the next phase of our DEI journey. We expect this consultant to collaborate with the PCASA team to provide:

• Design and implement a DEI action plan strategic internal/external DEI goals and benchmarks that aligns with our organization’s 3-year strategic plan (2022 to 2025).
• Identify new opportunities to integrate components of DEI throughout our work, aligning with our mission, values, goals, capacity, and funding constraints.
• Coaching and other recommendations to the PCASA team to embed DEI within our structures, recruitment, programs, and overall culture moving in line with the above.

Skills Required

We are looking for someone who at minimum has these skills and competencies:

• Professional Consultant with proven expertise and hands-on experience in developing and implementing DEI programs.
• An effective facilitator.
• An understanding of organizational management strategies and tools, and experience successfully implementing organization procedures and organizational change.
• The ability to think deeply about organizational culture and turn that thinking and analysis into actionable plans that can be implemented to achieve measurable success in meeting our diversity, equity, and inclusiveness goals.
• Experience working with small nonprofits or philanthropic institutions.

Work Schedule

This work will be done as a consultant on a part-time basis. Schedule will be agreed upon with Piedmont CASA leadership.

Additional Info

Please send RFP responses and inquiries to Kate Duvall at kduvall@pcasa.org with the subject line “DEI RFP Response” by December 15, 2022.

While funding details are still being finalized, we welcome proposals in the range of $10,000 to $15,000. Please feel free to offer a phased proposal or menu of options.

Please include the following information in your response:

• Describe you/your firm’s capabilities. Specifically, include your experience working with small nonprofits and/or philanthropic institutions, and your ability to provide each of the desired deliverables.
• Provide a project outline and timeline.
• Provide your proposed fee, with detailed information about what expenses will be covered by the fee, and any variable expenses (e.g. travel reimbursement).
• List the principal consultants who will work directly on each component of this project, as well as their qualifications.
• Provide a client list, highlighting successful diversity, equity, and inclusion plan development and implementation.
• Provide three references from past clients.
• Include any additional information you deem pertinent to consultant selection.