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