Head of Programme - FIR (Diversity & Inclusion leadership)

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Job description

Do you have a successful track record of leading initiatives to create cultural change and improvement? Are you knowledgeable about EDI, and enjoy working with people to effect change? Do you enjoy public speaking and leading discussions around fairness, inclusion and respect (FIR) in workplaces and beyond?

We are seeking an experienced leader to help us drive change in the construction and built environment industry, to raise awareness of the benefits of creating a fairer, more inclusive workplace that is better for all.

If this opportunity aligns with your skills and next career move, we d love to talk

Role Info:

Head of Programme - Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR)
Remote based working with travel to our London office, client offices, training and conferences as required
£60,000 - £70,000
Plus Benefits Package

Company: Recognised for commitment to workplace excellence with Best Companies accolade, One to Watch status

Your Skills / Background: EDI, EDI Initiatives, Cultural Changes and Improvement, Stakeholder Engagement, Equality and Diversity, Training/Presenting and public speaking (both in person and virtual).

Who we are:

Action Sustainability is a leading consultancy with the aim of inspiring sustainable business. Our team comprises of over 60 full and part time employees and associates. Many of our clients are sector leaders on sustainability and supply chain issues and we are proud of our reputation for leading the thinking in this area.

In summary, we:

+ Run the award-winning Supply Chain Sustainability School, including the industry-leading Fairness, Inclusion & Respect (FIR) Programme.
+ Support our clients to use our Sustainability Tool to report their progress on sustainability actions.
+ Led the authoring of the ISO 20400 in sustainable procurement and are now leading global adoption through our social enterprise arm, and our commercial consultancy services.
+ Provide bespoke, specialist business advice, training, and practical tools to leading organisations such as Siemens, the Houses of Parliament, Serco, the NHS and Land Securities.

The Head of Programme role:

The Fairness, Inclusion & Respect (FIR) Programme s key objective is to understand the challenges and barriers within the industry and to educate and upskill workers and businesses with the objective of supporting a more attractive, diverse and welcoming place to work for all.

Together with many other organisations, we have developed a toolkit of support, delivered workshops and events, created a range of online tools and developed and supported a network of over 900 FIR Ambassadors. This all aims to encourage a culture of Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) across the construction and built environment sector.

Your role will be to serve as the face of FIR , representing the FIR Programme across industry, leading the FIR team to run training and initiatives, and working with the FIR Steering Group to agree objectives and strategy; and support tangible improvement in culture and behaviour across industry.

This opportunity is a hybrid role: predominantly remote based but with travel to face to face training sessions, conferences, events, client premises and to the London office as required.

About you:

You will bring EDI expertise and a proven track record of successfully leading EDI initiatives, learning and development and understanding cultural change and improvement. You will be able to demonstrate a passion for addressing and challenging equality and diversity issues and a good understanding of the dynamics of the construction sector.

You will have experience identifying and engaging with different stakeholders and stakeholder groups and assessing and addressing their views. You will be comfortable dealing with challenges and experienced in basing responses to challenges on facts rather than personal values. You will also be a confident and effective presenter and public speaker, able to engage audiences from varied backgrounds and levels of understanding in the FIR business case and EDI topics.

Applicants will be able to:

+ Approach the role with a can-do attitude, taking ownership and responding to change with a willingness to get things done
+ Work collaboratively across teams with the ability to influence others
+ Apply a systematic approach to coordinate a project from start to finish overseeing finances and team members as it progresses
+ Think about a task/problem in a new or different way
+ Manage and influence multiple stakeholders
+ Guide the team to develop and deliver high quality EDI training, advice and initiatives

Benefits:

+ 25 days plus 8 statutory holidays plus 1 day for your birthday
+ 8% contribution to pension, fitness allowance, company bonus scheme
+ We offer the opportunity to grow in this award-winning consultancy with the support of leading experts and innovative new practices
+ The role will be based remotely but will require some travel to our London office and locations across the UK as necessary

Interested? Apply here for a fast-track path to our Hiring Team.

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