Inclusion and Belonging Manager
Circa £60,000 plus great benefits (Work Level 5)
Manchester city centre, hybrid working with the requirement to be in the office at least once a week. In this role you'll work in a hybrid way - splitting your time between home and the office (find out more about our hybrid working policy at https://jobs.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy )
We're looking for an Inclusion and Belonging Manager to join our People team. We'll look to you to hit the ground running using your skills and knowledge to produce and deliver interventions to meet our ambitious and transformative Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) goals. You'll have a strong understand of structural inequality and have an ambition to create an inclusive culture where all people can thrive and meet their full potential.
What you'll do
- Be responsible for a number of different projects, including designing and delivering D&I interventions, communicating a compelling narrative around activity and progress and developing the knowledge and skills of managers and colleagues
- Visit different sites, including our stores and funeral homes, to develop local D&I goals and plans and align activity to our overall strategy, including supporting the activity of diversity networks
- Educate and inform colleagues, working with a variety of different teams to support them in delivering their objectives
- Focus on data led evidence for areas of disproportionate impact or disparities
- Work closely with the People team and key internal partners on implementing and developing activity aligned to the principles of the D&I strategy
- Be an expert in a broad number of inclusion topics, seeking out current external thinking and trends and applying that knowledge to the work done internally
- Champion Co-op externally, working with external partnerships, building our reputation as an inclusive employer
- Encourage positive systemic change that integrates inclusion into processes, policies, and procedures that impacts on the colleague experience and ultimately leads to a more inclusive and representative workforce
This role would suit people who have
- A background in utilising D&I data to deliver demonstratable change
- A working knowledge of diversity and inclusion that blends practical expertise with awareness of current trends in effective practice
- The ability to develop and deliver training to a variety of colleagues across the business
- A strong knowledge of how structural inequality affects an organisation and the methods that can be engaged to mitigate its impact
- The ability to analyse data to help develop intelligent plans with measurable outcomes
- Excellent communication and influencing skills with the ability to manage relationships with a range of internal and external partners
Why Co-op?
If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).
- private healthcare
- coaching, training and support to help you develop
- pension with up to 10% employer contributions
- annual incentive scheme
- Wagestream - a money management app that gives you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
- 28 days holiday (rising to 32 in line with service)
- discounts on Co-op products and services
- Grocery Aid - 24/7 access to a range of emotional, financial, and practical support services for you and your family
Building an inclusive work environment
At Co-op, we're proud to do things a different way. As one of the world's largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we've had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.
We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.
We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.
If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.
You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.
You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.
Please note that we may close applications for this role early.
As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes. If you're a current Co-op colleague, this does not need to be completed.
