Call for Volunteers: NOVA Search Advocate Program

NOVA HR is seeking volunteers among our full-time employees across the College to serve as search advocates. Search advocates support NOVA’s commitment to creating a more diverse, fair, inclusive and equitable workplace by eliminating unconscious, unintentional biases and upholding transparent, inclusive search and selection practices.

Search advocates will learn principles and strategies to advance NOVA’s strategic diversity goals, equal opportunity principles and diversity and inclusion values. Search advocates will work collaboratively with hiring managers and search committees to enhance the integrity and effectiveness of the search and selection process. They will provide guidance and support by identifying barriers in the recruitment process and help identify a diverse, qualified pool of candidates.

The next training for NOVA search advocates will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 16 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Brault building. All interested full-time faculty and classified employees should submit the Search Advocate – Statement of Interest Form to SearchAdvocate@nvcc.edu no later than Wednesday, Nov. 9. Employees must be trained before serving as a search advocate on a search committee.

Thank you for considering this opportunity to be a part of advancing NOVA’s diversity goals. If you have any questions about the Search Advocate Program, please direct them to SearchAdvocate@nvcc.edu.

Submitted by:
Charlotte Calobrisi, AVP of HR, CCalobrisi@nvcc.edu