Essay Instructions: You can use any non profit or government organization. If the organization you work for is non profit/government you can use that (I work for the New York State office of children and Family Services. You can use your local food back, the local post office, your local school district (Local would be Albany , New York) - these are all examples of either non profit or public organizations.
Human Resources Management for Public and Non Profit Organizations
MPA 505
Final Assignment Description
Public personnel professionals are integral for organizational success. Their responsibilities include, but are not limited to: hiring, training, strategic planning, and employee relations. As a result, the personnel document administered to new and existing employees: outlines the organizational objectives, establishes an expectation for employee behavior and interactions, describes protocol, explains procedures, and identifies resources for success. Ultimately, public personnel professionals help to align the most qualified and competent workers to ensure goals of the organization are fulfilled.
At the end of this class, you will use what you have learned to create a Diversity Profile and Plan that you may find within the HR manual of a public organization. This assignment is designed to help reinforce major ideas and provide students with an opportunity to apply the concepts learned in class within the context of a real organization.
Your first task is to identify an organization, public or nonprofit. If you currently work or volunteer for either type of organization, please feel free to use the resources that are immediately available to you. Although you may use a real organization, please remember that your work should be original. You are not required to use an organization for which you are affiliated. If you would rather not, you may identify an organization that you are interested in learning more about.
A description of what is expected is outlined below. Detailed are the key aspects that need to be addressed in order to be successful in this assignment. A grading rubric will be provided. Please review prior to final paper submissions.
This assignment is for a Diversity Profile Plan
Diversity Profile and Plan (5-8 pages)
Students will develop a diversity profile and plan for their identified organization. This document is designed to outline the demographic landscape and provide diversity goals and measures of the organization. When thinking about diversity, organizations must consider more than race, ethnicity, and gender. Please consider all areas of diversity as detailed by Riccucci and Pynes. The diversity profile of your organization should include the following:
o Description and Overview - This component includes an overview of the organization and any existing organizational challenges and goals as it relates to diversity. Within this section, you should explain the role of the HR department within the organization with respect to achieving goals and addressing challenges. (Up to 1 page)
o Description of the current work environment ? Within this portion of the paper, you should identify the current environment of the organization as it relates to diversity issues. You should include current information on the diversity of employees (descriptive data), whether it may appear that there is a concentration of individuals at a certain salary or administrative level, current efforts in place to recruit individuals of diverse backgrounds, if any, and any blatant or subtle issues that are present. (2-3 pages)
o Discuss the role of diversity in achieving organizational objectives ? This section should explore the question, will more diversity help the organization achieve its over all objectives and organizational mission? Explain why and how? (Up to 1 page)
o Identify the goals (e.g. number of women hired, number of veterans recruited, volunteers needed etc.) ? Describe the ideal representation of diversity from your organizations needs in this section. Why is this ideal? What has occurred within the organization that has historically prevented achieving these goals?
o What measures can be taken to ensure that the work environment is inclusive? ? Use this section to consider what the organization can do to encourage a work environment that is diverse, inclusive and provides equitable opportunities for advancement and professional development. What programs will be implemented to increase diversity within the organization? How will you measure the success of these programs? What measures/indicators will you use?
o Identify existing standards to reinforce ethical behaviors - What are the current organizational values? How do they encourage/discourage diversity? What, if any changes are needed to ensure that the organizational culture, leaders, and staff foster a diverse and inclusive environment?
Some helpful textbooks are :
1. Pynes,J. (2009) Human Resources Management for Public and Non-Profit Organizations: A strategic Approach (3rd ed.)
2. Riccuci, N.M. (2012) Public Personnel management: Current Concerns, Future Problems
