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Vice President Diversity

The Vice President Diversity is responsible for assisting with ensuring that HRP-MN is an inclusive organization and for ensuring that HRP-MN membership is informed on current diversity issues related to human resources. The Vice President Diversity presents issues and articles to HRP-MN members and the Board related to multi-cultural diversity as well as issues related to other special interest groups, such as employees with disabilities, in the workplace.  This position reports to the President.

Duties

• Keeps members abreast of all legislation related to diversity in the workplace.
• Coordinates one or more activities that are specifically related to diversity issues.
• Provides feedback to the HRP-MN board regarding membership climate in regard to providing a welcoming environment, in comparison to external benchmarks.
• Identifies diversity HR organizations and determines how HRP-MN can interact/coordinate.
• Contacts diverse members personally to encourage their involvement in HRP-MN.
• Maintains budget records and provides budget request for next fiscal year.
• Works with Vice President Membership to provide names of potential new members.
• Encourage Board members to consider the advantages of a culturally diverse board and committees.
• Maintain and update diversity information on the HRP-MN website.
• Provides leadership and direction for the HRP-MN Diversity Committee through the Diversity Committee Chair.

Committee Interface

• Programs: Coordinates diversity topics at least once per year. Attends Program Committee meetings.
• Diversity: Attends committee meetings whenever possible. Provides leadership and direction.
• Professional Development: Coordinates mini-conference speakers as needed.
• Update  Co-Editors: Provides summary of Diversity Discussion Group meetings and book reports, in addition to other diversity topics, on a monthly basis.
• President: Keeps informed on all activities.

Calendar

• Annually: In coordination with Program Committee Co-Chairs, develops at least one monthly program meeting designed to address issues related to diversity in the workplace.
• Monthly: Provides one main article for UPDATE on a workplace diversity topic.
• Monthly: Attends all Board meetings.
• August: Begins planning for the Multi-Cultural Forum, traditionally an in-kind sponsorship event for HRP-MN. This event is typically held in February.
• December: Begins to circulate information about the Multi-Cultural Forum to HRP-MN members at a discounted rate due to HRP-MN’s in-kind sponsorship.

Special Information

• The Vice President Diversity updates the Diversity Statement for HRP-MN (follows), as needed.

HRP-MN Diversity Statement

HRP-MN defines diversity as all the differences and similarities among us that affect how we live and work together including race, ethnicity, primary language, age, size, gender, gender identity, physical ability, sexual orientation, tenure, and spiritual belief.

HRP-MN is committed to fostering an inclusive environment that acknowledges and values the diverse talents and experiences of our members, guests, sponsors, vendors, and presenters who contribute to our organization.  We strive to demonstrate this commitment by promoting awareness and understanding of diversity in our actions, communications, resources, and professional development programs.

We consider our focus on recognizing and appreciating the individuality of all our constituents to be an advantage in achieving our mission and goals.  We understand that valuing diversity makes us a stronger organization of HR professionals. It helps us understand our workplaces and how we can do a better job of serving our employees, customers, and communities.