Address- Play a vital role in driving diversity and inclusion
- Create a sense of belonging for employees
- Permanent opportunity based in Leederville
- Job share opportunity
About the role:
When was the last time you significantly impacted someone's life? How would you feel if you could do it every day? As the Diversity & Inclusion Team Lead, you'll play a vital role in ensuring that our employees reflect the diversity of the West Australian people. Unlocking and enhancing our workforce potential by developing and driving our Diversity & Inclusion initiatives, your work will harness a stronger workforce that enables Water Corporation to support future generations. You will have a clear vision of an inclusive workplace, focused on the right results - where talent is recognised and nurtured irrespective of anything else. Your initiatives will advocate for current and future employees to flourish in a workplace that recognises and values them.
What the role will involve:
supporting and implementing a progressive Diversity & Inclusion Strategy and associated roadmap is key to the role, as is analysing, translating, and documenting data, outcomes, and recommendations at a senior level. You will partner with leaders and employees across the business to design, implement and deliver programs and sponsor network groups and partnerships to nurture a community of belonging and acceptance. Being creative in developing and driving Diversity & Inclusion initiatives relating to education, understanding and acceptance, your strong belief in equity will fuel an inclusive workplace. This role spans across all the business groups within the Water Corporation and goes beyond compliance.
About you:
- Ideally degree qualified, with well-established professional networks, and insight into Global Diversity & Inclusion best-practice
- Your distinctive ability to map and articulate your vision creates buy-in across stakeholders groups
- With a creative approach to driving Diversity & Inclusion initiatives, you will be able to think outside the box and tailor solutions.
- Relatable and understanding, you work with people to achieve best outcomes
- Proven track record of developing a Diversity & Inclusion strategy within a large multidiscipline organisation
- Strong influencing skills with stakeholders at all levels
- Willingness to travel to regional and metro locations infrequently.
Apply: If you are interested in the above opportunity please submit a covering letter and resume that best demonstrates your ability to meet the requirements of the role.
Applications close 3rd March 2024
As part of the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which may include a medical, qualification check, police clearance and Australian working rights check.
Our commitment to a diverse and inclusive workplace:
Water Corporation is committed to creating a workforce that reflects the diversity of our customers and our community. How we will achieve this is outlined in our Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and People and Safety Strategy.
We acknowledge the different skills, experiences and perspectives that people from diverse backgrounds including, race, ethnicity, disability, age, gender identity and sexual orientation bring to the workplace, will only strengthen our workforce.
We are committed to ensuring that our workplace is inclusive, where all our people feel that they belong, are valued, respected and have equal access to opportunities and resources.
We encourage applications from our key priority communities - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, women, youth and people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.
We are committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive work environment to enable people with disability to participate fully in all aspects of employment wherever possible by offering reasonable adjustments including adjustments in our recruitment, selection and appointment processes."
Applicants with disability who require adjustments in the recruitment process, or alternative methods of communication, can contact a Recruitment Officer at recruitment@watercorporation.com.au or 08 9420 2000.
To learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion please visit our website.
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