Tesco Bank Hiring for Diversity and Inclusion Manager at Edinburgh Full Time

You’ll bring the ambition, we’ll provide the opportunities

Tesco has built its success – and its reputation – on a tradition of excellent service and dedication to the customer, but Tesco Bank is about more than bringing these values to a new market. It’s about bringing a new approach to personal finances and retail banking. As we look to build upon existing talent within our senior and specialist roles, we’re creating a backbone of excellence – offering the highest-calibre of professional a chance for wide-ranging and long-lasting impact in a business that’s breathing new life into the industry.

Overview:
I lead the Inclusion agenda at the Bank ensuring that our strategies and delivery plans are adding commercial value, creating a great colleague experience and building customer advocacy.

What you’ll be responsible for:
Leading the development and delivery of the Bank’s Diversity & Inclusion plans to ensure they support the Bank strategy and build our reputation as a Great Place to Work and socially responsible employer.

Leading Executive team and Board engagement on Diversity & Inclusion, providing regular insight, reporting, challenge and thought leadership which ensures they can lead this agenda effectively in their own function.

Designing and delivering our approach to socially responsible investment in partnership with local communities in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Newcastle to ensure it is engaging for colleagues and effective in raising funds.

Supporting and shaping our Bank Colleague Networks and Inclusion Council ensuring that they provide value to Tesco Bank and align to our strategy.

Working closely with the Colleague Experience team to align the narrative for Diversity and Inclusion with our EVP and to demonstrate Tesco Bank’s genuine commitment and progress ensuring that we are seen to be leaders in this space.

Managing the relationship with Tesco Group on all Diversity & Inclusion iss.ues, representing the Bank on all communities of practice and helping in the development of Group wide tools, frameworks, templates and tools to ensure they will work well at the Bank.

Benchmarking Tesco Bank’s Diversity and Inclusion work against key industry best practice and external benchmark using feedback to shape action plans to drive change which is implemented across the business.

Keeping abreast on external Diversity and Inclusion initiatives, research, legislation and appropriately engaging the business in this.

Positively representing Tesco Bank in key Diversity and Inclusion forums and events.

What you’ll bring:
Strong experience of the Inclusion agendas and social trends.

A confident subject matter expert, with excellent knowledge of Diversity and Inclusion issues in the UK.

Confident communicating, influencing and working with stakeholders of all levels of seniority.

Experience of workshop facilitation, team facilitation and coaching – face to face and virtually.

Creativity, passion and a drive to deliver exceptional results.

We are proud to have an inclusive culture at Tesco Bank where everyone truly feels able to be themselves. At Tesco Bank, we not only celebrate diversity, but recognise the value and opportunity it brings to enable us to help our shoppers manage their money a little better every day. We’re committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued, and make sure that all colleagues are given the same opportunities.

We also know the importance of balancing work with life’s other commitments. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we’ll explore what’s possible.

Wherever your talent lies, you’ll find challenge and reward in equal measure. We’re here to go the extra mile for our customers – and we’ll do the same for you. It’s simple. As long as you have the ambition, we’ll provide the opportunity for success.