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HEP Overview

The NIH Hispanic Employment Program Overview

Mission

Correct the underrepresentation and underutilization of Hispanics at all levels of the NIH.

Objectives

• Ensure that Hispanics are proactively recruited in order to fill vacant positions at all levels of the NIH.
• Create a workplace environment where Hispanics are valued.
• Increase the number of Hispanics at all levels of the NIH workforce.

Strategic Focus: Education

• Ensure that prospective Hispanic applicants are aware of the NIH as an employer of choice and of the opportunities for Hispanics.
• Ensure that Hispanic employees are fully developed and prepared to assume positions of greater responsibility.
• Ensure that the NIH is aware of the culture, concerns, and issues of its Hispanic employees, patients, and the Hispanic community it serves.

Strategic Focus: Partnerships

• Establish cooperative relationships with both internal and external organizations in order to respond to the mission and goals of the NIH.
• Ensure that the HEP directly influences outcomes to NIH core activities.

Strategic Focus: Communication

• Communicate the activities and initiatives of the HEP NIH-wide and to external organizations.
• Create the image of the NIH as the premier employer of choice for all demographic groups.

Core Functions

Outreach and Recruitment

• Identify opportunities
• Identify target areas
• Identify outreach activities
• Establish communication plan
• Implement outreach activities
• Follow up

Retention

• Exit Research
  • Monitor exit and mobility trends
  • Conduct research and studies
• Workplace Issues
  • Language
  • Benefits
  • Workplace environment
  • Benchmarking

Development

• Identification of high potential employees.
• Assist employees with career planning and development actions.
• Help identify internal and external learning opportunities and institutions.