Director, Culture and Inclusion

Who you are:
You are excited to contribute to Ivey’s School strategy and commitment to progress and create a highly collaborative, equitable, diverse, inclusive and engaged community. You have a proven track record of leading through influence to drive cultural and behavioral change and advancement of an inclusive culture.  You are a subject matter expert  in equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and have proven change management skills. As a member of the senior operations team, you will work closely with the senior leadership team and serve on the School’s EDI Advisory Council. 

You are excited about the opportunity to work for Canada’s most prestigious business school, working alongside the brightest staff, students and globally-recognized faculty, as well as being a part of the broader Western University community. 

What you’ll do: 
1. Strategic Vision and Planning 

• Serve as a key advisor to the Dean and collaborate closely with members of the School’s senior leadership team and the EDI Advisory Council to develop long-term School-wide culture and EDI strategies.
• Develop and deliver tailored best in class Roadmap to address culture that positively and measurably affects the culture and ensures long-term sustainability of EDI efforts. 
• Work in collaboration with senior leaders and others on identifying and minimizing the impact of any potential systematic barriers to diversity.
• Act as the diversity and inclusion subject matter expert, ensuring knowledge and Ivey’s EDI initiatives are relevant and up to date across multiple strands.

2. Stakeholder Engagement and Communications 

• Develop stakeholder engagement plans to ensure community engagement and EDI goals and programming reflect experiences, collective expertise, and needs of the broader Ivey community.
• Cultivate strategic partnerships with individuals and organizations outside of the School to help further its engagement and EDI goals.
• Partner with the Marketing & Communications team to develop and implement communications strategies and content management for training, web resources, social media and print materials to support increased engagement and EDI initiatives.
• Serves as internal and external thought leader and spokesperson on EDI and culture through speaking engagements, policy review, and public relations efforts.
• Energize and engage cross-functional teams to achieve our vision, demonstrating a high-level of emotional intelligence, influence, openness to change, and the willingness to merge ideas to bring forward the best solutions.

3. Program Development and Implementation

• Build and be accountable for new EDI and engagement programs including training for faculty, staff, and students.
• Collaborate with School and University departments to support strategic hiring and retention efforts to attract and retain a highly talented, diverse workforce. 
• Partner with relevant program offices to help develop and measure student recruitment strategies at the undergraduate, Master’s, and doctoral level to meet EDI goals in academic programs.
• Serve as an internal resource to faculty, staff, and students, on engagement and EDI topics including the support of formal and ad hoc curriculum reviews.
• Collaborate with the Advancement team to support fundraising for engagement and EDI initiatives, including relevant scholarships.

4. Analysis and Reporting 

• Partner with Human Resources to evaluate the results of staff engagement and climate surveys and develop solutions to achieve a more equitable, diverse, inclusive and engaged faculty and staff environment.
• Oversee the analysis and presentation of internal and external engagement and EDI-related data; including benchmarking, tracking metrics, analyzing and generating reporting for various audiences to highlight trends and demonstrate impact of engagement and EDI programs and initiatives. 
• Research competent to stay relevant with thought leaders on EDI/best practices/local issues etc.

What you have: 
Required Education and Experience:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, such as diversity, organizational development, change management, business administration, human resources or public administration. Master’s degree preferred. 
• Minimum of eight years of progressively responsible experience in leading organizational culture or change management, with demonstrated experience in advancing diversity, equity and inclusion in a complex organization.

Skills and Abilities: 

• Deep knowledge of culture and change management practices.
• Demonstrated experience driving organizational change, including a track record of strategic planning and program implementation.
• Proven experience building and implementing an EDI strategy and programs with evidence of success in working across an organization. 
• Proven ability to take a consultative approach, build strong collaborative relationships (internally and externally), influence key stakeholders, and gain consensus to achieve deliverables.
• Demonstrated expertise building collaborations between academic, corporate and/or internal stakeholders across all functions. 
• Proven ability to support and empower leaders who are less experienced in leading conversations about equity, diversity and inclusion to build the school’s capacity in equity leadership. 
• Expert communication skills, specifically as it relates to communicating to a variety of internal and external stakeholders about EDI issues
• Proven analytical skills and ability to provide oversight for assessments related to employee engagement and EDI. Ability to develop, analyze, and interpret data to drive systematic change and improvements
• Maintenance of professional development to ensure currency with research, trends, and best practices related to organizational culture, employee engagement, and EDI issues. 
• Strategic thinker who can align approach with business strategies.
• Experience creating and managing project plans to support effective implementation of programs and initiatives. 

Location: London, ON
Position Type: This is a full-time 3-year renewable contract with full benefits.

Interested?
Do you think you would be a good fit for the role? Are you excited about the opportunity to reach your full potential through a career at Ivey? Tell us why and submit your application today! Note: Application will close Friday, December 4, 2020.

Diversity & Accommodation:
Ivey Business School invites applications from all qualified individuals. Ivey is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace, and welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds.
 
Accommodations are available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require accommodation for interviews or other meetings, please contact Ivey Human Resources at hr@ivey.ca or by telephone at 519-661-2111 ext. 85771.