Social Responsibility Equity Manager - Telecommute

Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Washington
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

Social Responsibility Equity Manager - Telecommute We're creating opportunities in every corner of the health care marketplace to improve lives while we're building careers. At UnitedHealth Group, we support you with the latest tools, advanced training and the combined strength of high caliber co-workers who share your passion, your energy and your commitment to quality. Join us and start doing your life's best work. SM Optum's social responsibility program is inviting applications for Manager, Equity Strategy: Employees, Communities, and Partners, a role that is critical to the organization. The person in this position will lead service delivery of our programs (including our pro bono consulting program and a suite of culture and employee engagement initiatives), oversee equity strategy, project operations and management, community convenings, and cohort learning programs; and implement organizational strategic communications, team management, marketing, and partner engagement. The ideal candidate will have an entrepreneurial spirit, the ability to work across sectors and industries, the ability to think expansively and creatively in evolving strategic approach, exhibit enthusiasm in promoting and institutionalizing systemic change, and bring a fierce commitment to equity. The Program Manager role offers a unique opportunity to be a change agent within the private sector. This full-time position will lead:

• Community engagement and partnership: identifying opportunities to bring to bear Optum's assets, capabilities, and expertise in service of grassroots organizations advancing equity across the United States and internationally.
• Managing relationships: working cross-functionally with employees and external partners to ensure alignment on values, goals, and deliverables while leading with respect, humility, and a willingness to pivot and learn.
• Operations and day-to-day program and project management: ensuring program alignment and managing to success, with support from the broader social responsibility team
• Communications and marketing: creating and sharing opportunities; demonstrating program impact internally and externally This position can be located anywhere in the United States, with a preference for the Minneapolis-St. Paul or Washington D.C. areas Primary Responsibilities: Program Leadership and Management:
  • Manage the pro-bono consulting program and a suite of employee engagement programs focused on advancing equity through self-study, service learning, and community engagement.
  • Design and lead evaluation of program impact internally and externally. Stakeholder Engagement:
    • Partner with the broader social responsibility team to ideate on ways to drive equity across the organization through business initiatives, innovate and uncommon collaboration, and partnerships.
    • Ensure stakeholders are updated on the progress of social responsibility programs and focus areas.
    • Form and cultivate relationships with key strategic partners. Thought Leadership:
      • Stay informed of latest research, news, and best practices around equity, social responsibility, and opportunities for Optum to drive systemic change across the health system through internal changes, funding, or in collaboration with external parties. Communications and Evaluation:
        • Develop opportunities to tell stories of impact through staff evolution on the topic of equity, program outcomes, and community change. You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in. Required Qualifications:
          • Experience leading equity initiatives addressing disparities and/or social determinants of health
          • Experience with problem solving resulting in significant business impact and external partner satisfaction
          • Able to comfortably interact with all levels of staff, from interns to executives, treating everyone equally and with respect
          • Ability to listen and learn, receive and provide feedback
          • Experience with relationship development, comfortable doing initial outreach and finding connection points
          • Experience with community engagement
          • Proficient in working with MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
          • If you need to enter a work site for any reason, you will be required to screen for symptoms using the ProtectWell mobile app, Interactive Voice Response (i.e., entering your symptoms via phone system) or similar UnitedHealth Group-approved symptom screener. When in a UnitedHealth Group building, employees are required to wear a mask in common areas. In addition, employees must comply with any state and local masking orders Preferred Qualifications:
            • Experience influencing and managing teams (volunteer management a plus)
            • Experience developing marketing, communications, and storytelling campaigns a plus
            • Experience with social entrepreneurship, or working across sectors
            • Conflict resolution skills and experience engaging in courageous conversations
            • Experience managing culture initiatives at large organizations Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm) Colorado Residents Only: The salary/hourly range for Colorado residents is XX to XX (add additional reference for sales and physicians). Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. As of the date of this posting, In addition to your salary, UHG offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Health, dental, and vision plans; wellness program; flexible spending accounts; paid parking or public transportation costs; 401(k) retirement plan; employee stock purchase plan; life insurance, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance; business travel accident insurance; Employee Assistance Program; PTO; and employee-paid critical illness and accident insurance. *All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy. Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. Job Keywords: Social Responsibility Equity Manager, Telecommute. Optum We want you to know what our hiring process looks like. Watch the video and find out what to expect along the way. Getting an internship UnitedHealth Group is not only an opportunity to do something extraordinary with your summer, it's also an opportunity to land your first full time job. Most college students know the last internship before graduation is perhap--- So you've searched our open jobs and are ready to submit your application. But how do you know if a specific job is right for you? Here are four questions to consider before applying--- Here at UnitedHealth Group, we've adjusted the way we work as a result of COVID-19. At this moment, 90% of our non-clinical staff is working from home around the globe, prior to COVID-19 42% of our non-clinical staff was already working from home. Th--- UnitedHealth Group is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or accommodation for any part of the application process, please call 1-800-561-0861 and press or say 1 for Applicant to be connected to Recruitment Services. Recruitment Services hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday. UnitedHealth Group is a registered service mark of UnitedHealth Group, Inc. The UnitedHealth Group name with the dimensional logo, as well as the dimensional logo alone, are both service marks for the UnitedHealth Group, Inc. Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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