Target 7

Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory, and representative decision-making at all levels.

Could this be your career mission?

Below are employers you could work for, occupations they employ, and education and training programs to prepare you to achieve this target.

Employers

Community Advisory Boards: Work to ensure that community voices are heard in decision-making processes, advocating for inclusivity and representation.
Neighborhood Associations: Bring together residents from specific neighborhoods to discuss and address local issues, fostering responsive decision-making that reflects the diverse needs of the community.
Civic Engagement Coalitions: Collaborate to promote inclusive and representative decision-making through voter education, outreach, and advocacy efforts.
Diversity and Inclusion Committees: Create environments that embrace diversity and inclusivity, working with local authorities to ensure representative decision-making that considers all community members.
Community Planning Councils: Advocate for responsive and inclusive development that aligns with the needs and preferences of the community.
Citizens' Assemblies: Bring together randomly selected citizens to deliberate on specific issues, promoting a more representative and inclusive form of decision-making.
Grassroots Advocacy Groups: Mobilize community members to advocate for responsive decision-making, often focusing on specific issues such as education, healthcare, or environmental concerns.
Local Human Rights Organizations: Work to ensure that decision-making processes uphold human rights principles, advocating for inclusive policies that protect the rights of all community members.
Youth Councils: Engage and empower young people to ensure that the voices of younger community members are heard and considered in decision-making.
Seniors' Associations: Work towards inclusive decision-making that considers the unique challenges and perspectives of older community members.

Training

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training: Focuses on understanding the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and how to integrate them into organizational structures and decision-making processes.
Cultural Competency Workshops: Help participants develop an understanding of different cultures, fostering the ability to work effectively with diverse groups and contribute to inclusive decision-making.
Community Engagement and Outreach Training: Equips individuals with the skills to involve diverse communities in decision-making processes and address their unique needs.
Facilitation Skills Workshops: Teach individuals how to lead inclusive and productive discussions, ensuring that diverse voices are heard and considered during decision-making processes.
Unconscious Bias Training: Addresses unconscious biases that can affect decision-making, providing strategies to recognize and mitigate these biases for more inclusive outcomes.
Conflict Resolution and Mediation Training: Equips individuals with the skills to navigate conflicts that may arise in diverse settings, promoting inclusive decision-making through effective resolution.
Leadership Development Programs with an Inclusion Focus: Help individuals in leadership roles understand and implement inclusive leadership practices, influencing decision-making at higher organizational levels.
Social Justice Advocacy Training: Focuses on developing advocacy skills to address social issues and work towards more equitable and inclusive decision-making in various contexts.
Policy Analysis and Advocacy Training: Participants learn to analyze policies for inclusivity and advocate for changes that promote responsive decision-making at the organizational and societal levels.
Community Organizing Training: Prepares individuals to mobilize communities, engage diverse stakeholders, and advocate for inclusive decision-making in grassroots and organizational settings.

Occupations

Diversity and Inclusion Officers and Managers: Develop and implement strategies to ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion within the organization's decision-making processes.
Community Engagement Specialists: Coordinate efforts to involve community members in decision-making, ensuring that diverse perspectives are considered and represented.
Policy Analysts: Examine policies and procedures to identify potential biases or exclusions, working to develop more inclusive and responsive decision-making frameworks.
Human Resources Diversity Specialists: Work within HR departments to create inclusive workplace policies and practices, fostering a diverse and representative workforce that contributes to decision-making processes.
Social Impact Managers: Develop and implement strategies that positively impact society, often involving inclusive decision-making to address social issues.
Public Relations and Communications Specialists: Communicate organizational values of inclusivity and responsiveness to the public, stakeholders, and employees, shaping the organization's image and promoting transparency.
Corporate Social Responsibility Managers: Develop and oversee programs that align the organization's operations with socially responsible and inclusive practices, influencing decision-making at the corporate level.
Community Organizers: Mobilize community members to participate in decision-making processes, advocating for inclusivity and representation in local policies and initiatives.
Training and Development Specialists: Design and deliver training programs to educate employees on diversity, equity, and inclusion, fostering a more inclusive organizational culture that extends to decision-making.
Government Affairs Specialists: Engage with government officials and policymakers to advocate for policies that promote inclusive decision-making, representing the organization's interests at various levels of government.

Back to Goal 16 Targets

Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory, and representative decision-making at all levels.

Could this be your career mission? Below are employers you could work for, occupations they employ, and education and training programs to prepare you to achieve this target.

Employers

Could this be your career mission?

Below are employers you could work for, occupations they employ, and education and training programs to prepare you to achieve this target.