Address Crawley
Competitive
12-03-2024
Job Details
Hours: 37.5 Monday to Friday
Location: Hybrid remote working - VHQ Crawley, West Sussex
Contract: Up to 12 months FTC/Secondment
Closing Date: Tuesday, 12 March 2024
In a nutshell
At Virgin Atlantic Airways, we believe that everyone can take on the world, and it's our vision to become the most loved travel company. As we embark on this next exciting stage of our journey, we're harnessing our spirit of entrepreneurship and innovation to challenge the status quo.
It's in our DNA to disrupt the market and lead the way with fresh ideas. Bringing new approaches to the industry and remaining a loud and proud voice for positive change - be it on sustainability issues, people or our communities. So, if you're ready to take your career to new heights, read on.
This incredibly exciting role as Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Manager plays a pivotal part in our vision, leading the operational delivery of Virgin Atlantic's Diversity and Inclusion objectives.
We know that the right people are key to creating success - so we're looking for someone brilliant to join our People Relations team and help us achieve our vision. Perhaps that's you? We'd love to find out.
Day to day
As Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Manager you will:
- Maintain effective relationships with the VAA Network Chairs and Executive sponsors through facilitation of regular Belonging Collective meetings
- Champion our Belonging Networks and provide support and guidance to promote their impact and effectiveness.
- Collaborate with the People Team and other departments to integrate DEI principles into hiring practices, people journeys and company policies.
- Help shape and contribute to building Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) best practice resources, creating and delivering training programmes, workshops, and educational materials such as digital learning
- Be accountable for up-to-date tracking and planning of annual objectives and analysis of diversity metrics to identify areas for improvement and track progress towards diversity goals.
- Collaborate with Brand, Internal Comms, and Marketing to ensure our initiatives are aligned with our external and internal messages
- Establish partnerships with external organisations, community groups, and industry networks to advance diversity initiatives and best practices
- Monitor industry trends and stay updated on regulations related to diversity, equity, and Inclusion, integrating new insights into the organisation's strategy.
- Produce regular reports and presentations on Be Yourself initiatives and progress for stakeholders and leadership.
About you
Would you love to contribute to the shaping and delivery of our DEI strategy? Are you a highly effective, strong, and articulate communicator with a clear understanding of barriers faced by groups underrepresented in Aviation? Then this could be the role for you!
In addition to the above, we're looking for our successful candidate to demonstrate the following:
- DEI knowledge specialist with experience across a broad range of best practice methodologies.
- Experience of senior stakeholder management
- Proven ability to manage projects
- Innovative mindset
- Experience analysing, interpreting and reporting on Diversity and CSR data
If this sounds like you, and you would like to be on this exciting journey with us, we would love to hear from you!
Be yourself
Our customers come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. That's why we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At Virgin Atlantic, we believe everyone can take on the world - no matter your age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We celebrate difference and everything that makes our colleagues unique by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive. So that everyone at Virgin Atlantic can be themselves and know they belong.
To make your journey with us accessible and individual to you, we encourage you to let us know if you'd like a little extra help with your application, or if you have any individual requirements at any stage along your recruitment journey. We are here to support you, so please reach out to our team, (recruitment@fly.virgin.com) feeling confident that we've got your individual considerations covered.
