The New England Swimming Board of Directors is seeking an individual into Chair the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee. This is a Board position.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
• Educate, facilitate, and advocate for diversity, equity and inclusion within New England Swimming (NES)
• Actively participate in all Board Meetings
• Recruit and lead members of the DE&I Committee and other stakeholders to accomplish the objectives of the committee.
• Together with the Vice Chair of Program Operations, establish goals for the committee and the budget required to achieve those goals.
• Deliver regular reports to General Chair, Board of Directors and House of Delegates.
• Develop short and long-term projects that will benefit the LSC and its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion objectives.
Create and coordinate community related activities throughout NES that help promote diversity, equity and inclusion.
• Develop, coordinate and implement strategies, policies and programs that support prospective, new and current NES membership.
• Develop mentoring contacts and relationships.
• Communicate information about programs and activities that support DEI to NES clubs.
• Collaborate with other NES Committee Chairs to embed the broad objectives of DE&I.
• Participate in regular communication with Zone Diversity Coordinator.
Term: Two Years
Position Requirements
• USA and New England Swimming Membership
• Must possess the ability to think about D&I on an LSC level versus representing ideas/situations specific to their local area or team.
• Strong interpersonal skills: ability to communicate professionally across all stakeholders
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong organizational and planning skills