Role Overview
At Savills, we believe in creating a space where everyone can thrive. This means embedding a culture where our people are all valued, respected and made to feel included. We carry this approach not just within our own teams, but also the communities, places and spaces in which we operate.Our D&I vision is owned by everyone in the organisation, woven into policies, processes, training, recruitment principles and divisional strategies. We empower everyone to continually nurture and uphold an environment where employees and clients alike are able to be their true, whole selves. As we move to the next phase of implementing our award winning D&I strategy, we are looking for a project manager to support the D&I team, reporting directly to the Head of D&I. The successful candidate will be someone with excellent organisation and project management skill with a deep passion and interest in driving diverse and inclusive cultures.
Key Responsibilities
To include:- Own key D&I projects from start to finish working with various stakeholders across the business to ensure successful implementation and evaluation
- Support our work with the Talent Development team on providing Development opportunities for our colleagues from underrepresented groups
- Be able to present internally, to further communicate our work and strategy across the business
- Complete index reports and benchmarks where appropriate
- Organising events both in person and online, some of which will Be client facing and some of which will Be for our colleagues
- Lead on digital and AI solutions to Support the implementation of our D&I strategy
- Be able to analyse data through software such as PowerBI
- Work with our D&I groups to Support their action plans and provide advice or help where necessary
- Support the Head of D&I with the running of the employee survey, helping to put together presentation packs and divisional summaries
- Keep a record of all D&I activity and key D&I dates
- Keep our internal and external D&I website pages up to date and work with Communications team on content
- work with our inclusion allies and D&I regional reps to continue to embed D&I across our UK business
Key Skills
- Strong project management experience.- Excellent communications skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to liaise effectively with both internal stakeholders and external clients.- Ability to influence and gain respect from senior management.- Strong collaborator: is curious and eager to learn, builds relationships and consults with others, quickly establishes trust and credibility.- Diplomatic, bringing fresh ideas and challenging the status quo with the ability to influence others.- Strong active listening skills.- Highly organised, self-motivated and reliable. Ability to work accurately, paying careful attention to detail.- Can-do attitude with ability to work effectively independently and as part of a team when necessary.- Passion and some knowledge of Diversity & Inclusion
Team OverviewThe D&I team is a small team that sits within the HR function. We support the implementation of our D&I strategy across the business, ensuring we offer best practice and advice across the different divisions within Savills UK. We are a welcoming and collaborative environment where our strength of diverse perspectives and expertise creates incredible results. Our work is at the heart of our business, and ultimately this includes creating a space were everyone can thrive and bring their true, whole selves.
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