British American Tobacco Hiring for Group Diversity Manager at London Full Time

To achieve the ambition, we have set for ourselves, we are looking for colleagues who are ready to live our ethos every day. Come be a part of this journey!

BAT UK IS LOOKING FOR A GROUP DIVERSITY MANAGER

SENIORITY LEVEL: Mid-Senior Level Manager

FUNCTION: HR

SALARY RANGE: Competitive salary + excellent benefits + market leading bonus

FLEXIBLE LOCATION: London, UK or Bucharest, RO or Warsow, PL

ROLE POSITIONING AND OBJECTIVES

The role is responsible for developing, delivering and monitoring initiatives to execute the global diversity and inclusion agenda and, embedding agreed practices either directly or through functional/regional leads.

Reports to: Group Head of Talent Management and Diversity & Inclusion

Geographic Scope: Global

WHAT YOU WILL BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR

Lead and execute global Diversity & Inclusion initiatives under the Ownership and Accountability pillar, which would include:

developing the regular management board reporting updates and insights against our D&I strategic actions and global ambitions

analysing trends and identifying potential gaps which would inform relevant actions

leading global communication and engagements with Regional Talent Managers and Centre Senior HRBPs to review progress on D&I KPIs, glidepath submissions and relevant D&I actions for DRBUs/Regions/Functions

with the help of our People and Organisational Analytics team, use organisational data to understand, review and address areas of under-representation, creating new initiatives and programmes at a Group level

supporting the Group Head of Talent Management and D&I in global roll out of strategic automation projects and process improvement initiatives e.g., automating D&I analytics toolkit

Support the Group D&I team in global roll out of specific D&I initiatives under the Building diverse talent pipelines and Creating Enablers pillars e.g., designing and organizing any training and awareness programmes, leading global communication messages or campaigns

Research external best practices in diversity initiatives and use those findings to inform decisions

Acts as an interface between business units and specialised LEX, Finance and DBS functions as required.

CAN THIS BE YOUR FUTURE ROLE?

Do you have knowledge of Diversity & Inclusion practices?

Do you have hands on experience of reviewing data analytics, identifying trends and insights?

Do you have experience of design and implementation of global projects?

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Extensive experience in a Global CPG or a large-scale organisation, with senior stakeholder management and project management experience and skills

Previous hands-on experience in leading discussions and priorities linked to data analytics and insights, Diversity & Inclusion practices, proficient in Ms Excel and PowerPoint

Good commercial awareness and strong understanding of employee life cycle and talent flow

Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with senior and other levels of staff in all departments and companies both within the Group and externally.

Leadership behaviours and skills:
Demonstrates ability to think both strategically and operationally

The ability and confidence to navigate through complexity and ambiguity

Credibility within the community to engage and influence

Experience of operating in a highly matrix organization

Ability to work independently under general guidance

Degree Educated

BENEFICIAL

External Service Providers (e.g. Supplier / Agencies etc) – maintain supplier relationships

Good understanding of BAT strategy and Group D&I ambition/KPIs

WE ARE BAT

At BAT we are committed to our Purpose of creating A Better Tomorrow. This is what drives our people and our passion for innovation. See what is possible for you at BAT.

Global Top Employer with 53,000 BAT people across more than 180 markets

Brands sold in over 200 markets, made in 44 factories in 42 countries

Newly established Tech Hubs building world-class capabilities for innovation in 4 strategic locations

Diversity leader in the Financial Times and International Women’s Day Best Practice winner

Seal Award winner – one of 50 most sustainable companies

BELONGING, ACHIEVING, TOGETHER

Collaboration, diversity and teamwork underpin everything we do here at BAT. We know that collaborating with colleagues from different backgrounds is what makes us stronger and best prepared to meet our business goals. Come bring your difference!