Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (Program Manager Sr. I)

Open Recruitment

Executive Service Recruitment

The incumbent will serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority

The Maryland Aviation Administration (MAA) is the owner & operator of both BWI Thurgood Marshall and Martin State Airports, serving over 27 million passengers annually.

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The Director of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (Program Manager Sr. I) is a member of the MAA's senior management team and serves in an advisory capacity to the MAA Executive Director/CEO and other executive and senior management staff.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Ensuring that the MAA's civil rights programs are implemented in accordance with state and federal laws and regulations.
• Managing and supervising, ensuring the implementation, management, operation and program compliance of five distinct civil rights programs including the 1) Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) program (State), 2) Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program (Federal), 3) Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) program (Federal ), 4) Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action programs (State and Federal), and 5) Title VI program (includes LEP, Environmental Justice and ADA) (Federal and State).
• Implementing the MAA's ACDBE program for concession contracts, which includes setting ACDBE goals on designated revenue generating contracts, reviewing/drafting solicitation and contract language, evaluating and approving proposed ACDBE participation and contract compliance monitoring of complex, multi-year contracts in collaboration with the MAA's Office of Commercial Management (OCM) and the retail development firm contracted to lease and manage retail, food and beverage and service contracts.
• Implementing the MAA's equal employment opportunity program, including the investigation and resolution of discrimination complaints, monitoring and approval of other agency actions relating to employment (recruitment/selection plans, interview questions, final selection packages, etc.).

This position is located at BWI Marshall Airport in Anne Arundel County, MD.

Preferred Qualifcation:

Education: Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.

1. Eligible applicants may be subject to a background investigation under federal or State laws and regulations. A conviction is not an automatic disqualification to employment. Erroneous, misleading or fraudulent information on an application is sufficient grounds for rejection from the hiring process, removal from the list of eligibles, withdrawal of an offer for employment or immediate discharge.

2. Specific special requirements are set by the administration based on the essential job functions assigned to the position.

TO APPLY:

You may apply online at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/mdotmd to be considered for this recruitment. RESUMES CANNOT BE SUBSTITUTED FOR THE MDOT EMPLOYMENT APPLICATION. Consideration for employment may be based solely on the contents of your application; therefore, it is essential that you provide complete and accurate information. Please include all relevant experience on your application.? This includes, but is not limited to, full or part time, volunteer, military, acting capacity, or any other experience that is relevant to the position you are applying for.

If you have held more than one (1) position at the same employer, please list each position that you held and the length of time that you held each position.

Your application must be received by 03/07/2025.

Appropriate auxiliary aids and services for qualified individuals with disabilities will be provided upon request. Please notify in advance. MD Relay Service MD Relay Service Number 1-800-735-2258 (TTY Number: 711). Bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply. The selected candidate may be subject to background and reference checks.

The Maryland Department of Transportation is not sponsoring new employees in application of the H-1B Visa or providing an extension of an existing H-1B Visa at this time due to budgetary constraints. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States under the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986. Federal regulations prohibit H1B Visa candidates from paying sponsorship fees, all sponsorship fees must be assumed by the potential employer.

For education obtained outside the U.S., at the time of application, you are required to provide proof of the equivalent American education as determined by a foreign credential evaluation service, such as the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (http://www.naces.org) or World Education Services: International Credential Evaluation (https://www.wes.org/).

The incumbent in this position will be a member of a covered bargaining unit.

WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER, MAA does not discriminate based on age, ancestry, color, creed, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religious affiliation, belief or opinion, sex, or sexual orientation.

Issue Date: 02/21/2025