DEI Facilitator & Consultant

Flint, Michigan Area | Part-Time Contract | Hybrid

Position: Contract DEI Facilitator & Consultant

Location: Flint, Michigan area (Genesee County). Must live within about comfortable driving distance of Flint (e.g., Detroit, Lansing, Saginaw, Ann Arbor regions).

Work arrangement: Hybrid: on-site discovery visits and training delivery; planning and design work remote

Engagement type: Independent contractor (1099), part-time, project-based

Estimated hours: Approximately 125–155 hours, January through August 2027; most on-site work in June 2027

Start: Expected early 2027, contingent on contract award

Please note:
This position is contingent upon Beta Systems being awarded a contract by the client. Work will contact candidates only if the contract is awarded.

BSI is seeking an experienced DEI facilitator and consultant in the Flint, Michigan area to lead a diversity, equity, and inclusion training engagement for a county public agency. The project includes in-person awareness training for about 150 participants, including a unionized frontline workforce, managers and supervisors, and elected officials, along with consulting support to help the agency build its own ongoing DEI training program.

You will be the subject-matter expert and lead facilitator. Our in-house learning team will build the training materials under your direction, and a program manager will handle client coordination, scheduling, and logistics.

• Systemic racism: what it is and how to recognize it
• Implicit and unconscious bias: how it shows up and how to recognize it
• How to start undoing bias
• Communicating in the workplace, including how to have professional, productive conversations about race
• Microaggressions: how to recognize them and respond
• Cultural awareness and inclusion

• Needs assessment. Conduct on-site interviews and focus groups with HR, union leadership, managers, and frontline staff to understand the organization's culture and training needs.
• Curriculum direction. Provide content direction, outlines, activities, and realistic workplace scenarios to our learning team, and review all materials for accuracy and appropriateness.
• Training delivery. Facilitate approximately 8 in-person sessions in June 2027: 2 full-day leadership sessions and 6 half-day frontline sessions of about 20 participants each, held at agency facilities and scheduled around crew shifts.
• Program development consulting. Develop recommendations and a roadmap to help the agency build and sustain its own DEI training program.
• Evaluation. Help design pre- and post-training evaluations and contribute to a final summary report.
• Collaboration. Participate in planning meetings and status check-ins with our program manager and the client.

• 3+ years of experience designing and facilitating DEI training for adult employees in workplace settings
• Demonstrated experience facilitating sessions on systemic racism, implicit bias, microaggressions, and conversations about race
• Experience leading in-person groups, including mandatory training and participants who may be skeptical or resistant
• Experience conducting organizational needs assessments using interviews, focus groups, and/or surveys
• Intercultural Development Inventory (IDI) Qualified Administrator certification or experience with other validated assessment tools
• Experience advising organizations on DEI program or strategy development
• Strong written communication skills for reports and recommendations
• Bachelor's degree in human resources, organizational development, education, social sciences, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Reside within about 90 minutes of Flint, Michigan, with reliable transportation to sites across Genesee County
• Availability…