From corporate layoffs to governmental bans, DEI is out, and something new is in.
Now, there is BEI. The Dallas Express has observed numerous job listings going up at companies for belonging, equity, and impact (BEI) positions, a slight departure from the diversity, equity, and inclusion formula that adorned so many job postings in recent years.
Figma is a New York and California-based company that describes itself as “on a mission to make design accessible to everyone.”
The company recently hosted a job listing for a BEI partner. The responsibilities of this position vary little from those typically required for a DEI officer. They include issuing diversity reports, leading diversity-related external activations, managing a learning management system, and communicating BEI to new hires.
The listing appeared to imply an element of luxury to the job. One duty of the BEI partner was to “Provide external stakeholder management contacts with white glove service in the Diversity Partnerships and Events space, including travel up to 30% of the time.”
Figma was not the only company with job listings that appeared to be reincarnations of DEI. Alma, a broker for consumers to find therapists, had a listing for Manager, Employee Engagement, Equity & Social Impact, which the listing abbreviated as EE, E & I.
The EE, E & I Manager is responsible for “fostering a culture of inclusion, belonging, and engagement across Alma. Reporting to the Senior Director of Employee Engagement, Equity, and Inclusion, this role will focus on designing and implementing initiatives that support the company’s mission through the lens of employee engagement, equity and social impact initiatives.”
The role was broadly defined as holding employee DEI events and implementing Alma’s “DEl mission and [EE, E & I program].”
This listed pay was between $110,000 – $135,000 a year.
The Austin Gay Men’s Chorus (AGMC) had another variation of DEI. An Executive Director role was charged with “A commitment to equity, inclusion, and belonging, ensuring alignment with the organization’s mission and vision.”
The Director was also responsible for “Outstanding awareness of the AGMC DEI philosophy, policy, processes and measurable impacts with outcomes,” among other duties.
The listed pay range for this job was between $80,000-$170,000 a year.
DX has previously reported on the changing nomenclature of DEI.
After DX identified numerous potentially unlawful DEI job listings in Texas’ largest universities following a statewide DEI ban, DX observed that Texas A&M quietly altered some DEI requirements.
One Senior IT Professional role formerly required employees to “Champion workplace diversity and inclusiveness,” but after the DX report, A&M changed the listing to “Champion workplace camaraderie.”