At WBD, our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) is one of our core strategic objectives. In line with this, we are looking to recruit a new DEI Programme Development Manager to join us on the next stage of our exciting journey to becoming a more responsible business.

What will you be doing?

Reporting to our Head of DEI and working closely with our Partner Lead for Responsible Business, this is a new role that will lead on building in-house capability to scope, design, deliver, and evaluate DEI training programmes to a range of staff varying in seniority.

You'll lead on the scoping, design, delivery, and evaluation of a range of DEI training programmes, including: an inclusive leadership programme for senior leaders; a career development programme to support the progression of staff from underrepresented groups into more senior grades; and a suite of DEI programmes for all staff across the firm, around topics such as race, sex, disability, and LGBTQ+ inclusion.

You will lead the design and delivery of inclusive mentoring and reverse mentoring programmes, as well as of DEI training for business development and client teams pitching for contracts. Working closely with key stakeholders, you will ensure that DEI is integrated throughout our existing L&D programme and core business processes. Additionally, you will use firm and sector data and metrics to inform the development of DEI training programmes and harness new and emerging technologies to enhance learning provision. You will prepare and present management reports to update the DEI Committee and the Responsible Business Governance Group on the progress of DEI training programmes, consult on new propositions, and demonstrate the impact of activities.

You'll actively contribute to identifying opportunities to collaborate with clients. In collaboration with the Head of DEI and Partner Lead for Responsible Business, you will lead the design and development of a DEI development programme offering for new and existing clients, forming a key part of our potential new consultancy offer.

Your role will also involve continually developing and enhancing the DEI training programmes, ensuring they are accessible and visible, and supporting the development of an overarching approach to colleague engagement in relation to DEI-related issues.

To request the full job description, please email Charlotte.Hall@wbd-uk.com.

What are we looking for?

To be successful in this role you'll need as a minimum:

• At least 4 years' experience in a learning and development role, leading the scoping, design, delivery, and evaluation of training programmes and projects for a range of stakeholders varying in seniority.
• Proven track record of managing projects, delivering on cost, quality, and time requirements, and influencing culture change with demonstrable impact on organizational culture and values.
• Strong knowledge and experience in DEI-related roles, including delivering a broad range of DEI training programmes and implementing and managing formal mentoring programmes.
• Strong data analysis skills, with the ability to use metrics and data to support critical thinking and improve service delivery, along with a proven track record of innovation and staying up-to-date with trends in the learning and development field.
• Knowledge and experience of psychometrics and the use of these methodologies in development.
• Member of CIPD or relevant professional qualification or equivalent professional experience.

We continually work hard to create an open culture that sets us apart from other firms. Our culture gives us much more of a human feel, emphasising that we're more than just suits!

As signatories to the Mindful Business Charter, it's important to us that our people are able to maintain healthy and happy lives, both in and out of work. We have a number of resources and initiatives designed to support health and wellbeing and we're very happy to talk flexible working, full-time or part-time working patterns.

Through our DEI initiatives we create an environment in which difference is valued. We have an Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Group, led by our Board Sponsor, which works with our colleague networks (we currently have firm supported networks for race, ethnicity, and cultural heritage, LGBTQ+, disabilities, families, and women's career development and we're in constant dialogue with our people about how we expand our networks to better support everybody). Find out more about ED&I at WBD here. We encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities and sexual orientations.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long term condition and need us to make any adjustments to give you the best possible recruitment process, please let us know by contacting the recruiter on the right hand side of this page. Please also let us know if you need this job advert or the application form in a different format.

We will offer an interview to candidates with a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum criteria for this role. You can opt into this scheme within the application form. Your response to this question is only used for this purpose, is only visible to the recruitment team and is not used for data monitoring. 

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