Reporting to the Manager, Inclusion, the Inclusion Specialist will enhance organizational culture and integrate diversity, equity, and inclusion principles while addressing systemic racism to ensure equitable representation for equity deserving groups. It includes monitoring workplans, reporting progress on EDI initiatives, and leading training programs on human rights and anti-discrimination. Additionally, the position manages diversity analytics and Employee Resource Groups, ensuring alignment with EDI and corporate strategies, and oversees the communication of EDI updates across the organization.
What You Will Do:
- Integrate and lead Employee Resources Groups (ERGS),ensuring alignment with EDI and Corporate strategy through planning, guidance and counsel.
- Enhance the organizational culture by assisting the Inclusion Manager to ensure that the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion are integrated into processes and programs and provides advice in addressing systemic racism and exclusionary practices to ensure equitable representation and inclusion of equity deserving communities including Black, 2SLGBTQIA+, new immigrants and historically excluded communities and individuals.
- Monitor workplans and strategic plan to ensure goals are met in a timely fashion. Report on overall progress to the Inclusion manager, and organization wide (via committed communication channels) to ensure that learnings and results are utilized to improve EDI programs and processes.
- Assist with demographic survey analytics, including tracking metrics, generating reporting for various audience to highlight trends and demonstrate impact of EDI programs and initiatives.
- Coordinate or procure skills development training, learning opportunities and awareness programs in areas of human rights, discrimination, harassment, anti-racism, anti-oppression, equity, diversity, and inclusion for employees.
- Organize the communications needs of the team and present to the Communications team on a bi-weekly basis.
What We Are Looking For:
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Before reviewing the qualifications listed below, we want you to know that we understand you may not meet all the qualifications described, but still encourage you to apply, as you may have other relevant expertise and experience that you can bring to the role.
- Preference will be given to candidate with have lived experience as a member of the Black, 2SLGBTQIA+ and/or other equity deserving communities and/or is a person with a disability.
- Proven experience in designing and delivering diversity and inclusion approaches which create shared purpose and drive tangible change in an organization.
- Experience building inclusive programs and practices that have demonstrated long-term return on investment; ability to identify measurable metrics, evaluate progress and adapt strategies as needed.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion including discrimination faced by equity deserving communities.
- Several years of HR and/or Administrative experience.
- Experience using data analytics platforms to inform storytelling and presentations.
- Proven ability to develop EDI content, facilitate to large groups of varying levels of seniority and experience in multicultural learning methodologies.
- Demonstrated intercultural experience and strong verbal and written communication skills and knowledge and application of EDI best practices
This posting will close on Friday November 8th at 3pm EST.
The salary range for this position is $82,800 to $124,100 with a corresponding job level of P4
Exact compensation will vary based on skills, knowledge and experience
Interviews will be conducted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
After reviewing the qualifications listed above, we want you to know that we understand you may not meet all the qualifications described, but still encourage you to apply, as you may have other relevant expertise and experience that you can bring to the role.
At Infrastructure Ontario, we strive to create a culture that encourages a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment that fosters belonging. We believe that experience comes in many forms and learning from each others’ differences and perspectives gives us strength. We are committed to enhancing our culture and encourage applications from all walks of life. Let us know if you require any accommodations for the selection process, by contacting the Talent Acquisition Team.
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience will be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.
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