Diversity Manager, Retention

Target Corporation

 

Diversity Manager, Retention

 

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES









1.  Program Development ? Drives development and implementation of diversity retention strategy.  This includes managing the relationships with internal partners and business professional organizations, as well as contracting services and products for team member development and retention.  Helps create and drive strategies and initiatives related to retention (e.g., professional development, mentoring, diversity training and focus groups).  Uses diversity and inclusion employment principals to ensure Target benefits from untapped resources and creates a productive, diverse workforce.

 

2.  Director/Manager Advising ? Provides high quality retention advice to key clients.  Assists in building annual development and retention action plans for Stores Groups and Districts, Distribution Centers and Headquarter pyramids.

 

3.  Human Resources Planning ? Works with HR peers on Management Review and Destination Planning to help identify back-ups, high potentials, problem performers, and organizational issues.  Helps to ensure a pipeline of diverse candidates is in place for promotions/new assignments. 

4.  Development and Retention ? Partners with Organizational Effectiveness on diversity training initiatives and mentoring programs.  Identifies best practices as it relates to the career development and retention of team members.  Works with external firm(s) to organize and conduct annual focus groups.

5.  Diversity Business Councils ? Acts as the primary diversity team liaison for all Diversity Business Councils.  Works with business council steering committees to help guide the teams on new projects, events and strategies.  Acts as business council?s ambassador during diversity steering committee and diversity team meetings.  Owns all processes and procedures for diversity business councils.  Responsible for the rollout of the business council concept in the field (Stores and DCs).

 

6.  Team Member Relations - Ensures visibility and availability of diversity specific resources to all team members.  Identifies diversity-related work issues negatively impacting the work place and works with HR peers to address issues.

 

7. Measurement - Works closely with Senior Diversity Representative, Measurement to analyze team member data and identify retention opportunities.  Reviews exit interview and Best Team Survey data to identify retention issues and works with HR peers to develop action plans.

 

8.  Expense Control - Responsible for expense forecasting and control for diversity retention activities.

 

9. Other Assigned Responsibilities ? Administers diversity training as needed.  Supports other Team/HR retention efforts as needed.  Serves as a resource for HR Managers and other clients.  Special projects as assigned. 

 





JOB REQUIREMENTS

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

?  Four year college degree

?  Five to seven years Human Resources generalist experience

?  Prior sucess to diversity retention

?  Demonstrated strong interpersonal skills and credibility with all levels of management

?  High level of initiative and motivation

?  Strong guest service orientation

?  Demonstrated leadership and influencing skills

?  Ability to think strategically

?  Ability to travel as needed

DESIRED REQUIREMENTS:

?  Organizational development experience

?  Ability to deliver diversity training

?  6 sigma knowledge, experience and ability to continuously generate new ideas, processes and strategies

?  Knowledge of employment law