DEIB Talent Practices Manager

Arcadis is the worlds leading company delivering sustainable design engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 36000 people in over 70 countries dedicated toimproving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds together we can solve the worlds most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

The Global Diversity Equity Inclusion & Belonging Talent Practices role is part of the Global Diversity Equity Inclusion & Belonging Centre of Expertise (COE) who are responsible for providing knowledge expertise strategic direction and workstreams needed to increase diversity equity and inclusion and realise our vision of increasing access enhancing welfare and fostering a stronger sense of belonging for all- in short Improving Quality of Life. This role will work collaboratively across the People Function teams to embed DEIB principles into all aspects of talent management including recruitment development retention and engagement.

This position reports to the Director Broad-Based Inclusion.

Role accountabilities:

Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration

• Partner with People talent teams to integrate DEI strategies into recruitment onboarding performance management and employee development processes.
• Collaborate across People teams to design and deliver relevant training sessions workshops and resources focused on DEIB best practices.
• Serve as a liaison between the DEIB team and broader People teams to ensure alignment and consistency in DEIB efforts.

Advocacy and Awareness Building

• Advocate for inclusive policies and practices for all employees.
• Stay informed about industry trends legislation and best practices related to DEIB and talent management.

Strategic Program Development and Implementation

• Develop and implement programs that promote awareness and understanding of DEI principles among employees and leadership.
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of DEIB initiatives providing insights and recommendations for continuous improvement.
• Collect and analyze DEIB metrics related to talent management.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Proven experience in DEIB HR or related fields with a focus on integrating DEI into talent management processes.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across teams and levels of leadership.
• Knowledge of DEIB principles practices and metrics as well as familiarity with HR functions such as recruitment and employee development.
• Ability to design and deliver engaging training sessions and workshops.
• Analytical skills to assess the impact of DEIB initiatives and identify areas for improvement.

For this role Arcadis values professional experience across the following priority areas:

• Breadth of experience: Working internationally across different industries and business lines and/or functions managing projects impacting people/issues/solutions across organizational boundaries.
• Leading transformation: Ability to bring people on a journey to the unknown creating a sense of stability and security in uncertain times avoiding change fatigue.
• Data and technology: Adopting data-driven decision making leveraging data to create and demonstrate value. Tech savvy and comfortable and curious about technologies.

Why Arcadis

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyones contribution matters. Its why we are pioneering a skills-based approach where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

Youll do meaningful work and no matter what role youll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career your colleagues your clients your life and the world around you.

Together we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality Diversity Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. Women minorities people with disabilities and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. We are dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on any basis including race creed color religion national origin sex age disability marital status sexual orientation gender identity citizenship status disability veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law.