Diversity Equality & Inclusion Manager
London
Perm
£85,000 – 95,000
A well-regarded, market leading, global Law Firm, offering hybrid working, is looking to recruit a talented Diversity Equality and Inclusion Manager to join the firm’s HR team on a permanent basis.
The Diversity Equality and Inclusion Manager will report into the HR Director and work closely with the D&I Leadership team and wider HR team.
The key duties will include:
- Develop and implement initiatives specifically geared to increase development, retention and promotion of women, LGBTQ+, and racial/ethnic minority associates, including assessing and leveraging trends (from legal industry and beyond) and successful initiatives implemented by other organizations.
- Represent the DE&I team and Firm by serving as a direct resource to internal and external clients on DE&I matters, including by working with other Talent Team members to advocate for the equitable staffing and development of women, LGBTQ+ and ethnic minority associates.
- Provide support to DE&I team and Business Development team with respect to quarterly and annual client diversity questionnaires, RFPs and client interviews for EMEA-based clients.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of DE&I (including gender equity) curricula and programming, including Committee agendas and programming, evaluating and liaising outside consultants, and planning and supporting affinity group events.
- Working with other members of the HR Team, provide expertise and support to existing and new mentoring programs to increase mentoring opportunities for women, LGBTQ+ and racial/ethnic minority personnel at the Firm.
- Advise practice groups on the development and evaluation on all associates with a focus on identifying deviations in the associate experience for women, LGBTQ+ and racial/ethnic minority lawyers.
- Advise relevant committees, including European Talent Committee and London Diversity Committee, with respect to DE&I initiatives, including but not limited to, participate in Committee meetings, and conduct relevant research and analyses.
- Store and access internal and external data required to conduct frequent statistical analysis on Firm diversity metrics.
- Research and assess best practice materials, articles, and benchmarking tools generated and relied upon by Firm committees and the DE&I team.
- Monitor current diversity trends, articles, reports, and benchmarks used in the legal industry, financial sector, and comparable professions.
The Diversity Equality and Inclusion Manager must be passionate about Diversity and Inclusion and be an advocate for this area. They must have a significant understanding and proven track record of delivering Diversity and Inclusion projects. The right candidate must be extremely organised with strong project management experience, they must also have excellent communication skills. They must be able to positively influence a team around them and have a collaborative approach. Knowledge and experience of supporting on D&I strategies is needed for this role.
