Culture, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (CDE&I) Manager

The Culture, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (CDE&I) Manager will be empowered to shape, develop and execute Fugro’s DE&I strategy. You will be responsible for coordinating, developing and delivering effective diversity, equity & inclusion strategies and best practices across the organisation. 

Your goal will be to accelerate the creation of an inclusive and engaging workplace that enables all talent from diverse backgrounds to thrive and succeed; to coach and consult with business leaders to help them fully live their role as the leaders of diversity, equity& inclusion; and to help Fugro achieve its business goals and live its purpose. In this challenging global role your will be the driver for diverse initiatives on DE&I. The strategy is still under construction and your input is required to further complete it. Despite global initiatives, a few regional (4 regions) initiatives are already in place. Your role is to either incorporate these, alter them from a broader perspective or replace them with a more company wide global initiatve.

The role encompasses strategic, tactic but also operational elements. Strong fundamental experience in planning and project management skills is essential to be successful in this role. You are also strong in positive influencing, stakeholdermanagement and stimulating and motivating others around you. A true passion for DE&I is thus a must have in this role. Combined with solid executing skills to make sure great initiatives are actually launched and actively adopted in the organisation

Logically, you bring experience within this field; building internal and external programs, supporting internal stakeholders, including (Executive) Leadership Team(s), and delivering on diverse DE&I initiatives across a global multi-office environment.

Role Responsibilities

• Ensure diversity and inclusion ambitions are transparent and supported by all stakeholders
• Research and advise on diversity, equity and inclusion issues and create and deliver programs and training and drive initiatives that truly make an impact.
• Increase employee engagement and use employee feedback to develop actions to improve culture.
• Support and guide the Talent Acquisition and recruitment teams to help create a brand that appeals to diverse applicants and removes bias.
• Identify external trends and implement best practice initiatives which will increase diversity among the Fugro workforce.
• Raise awareness and accountability for diversity and inclusion at a senior level
• Drive knowledge and expertise with various senior stakeholders in the Global HR team to attract, retain and promote a diverse workforce for the organisation.
• Review Fugro’s workplace, policies and procedures, ensuring that these become all inclusive.
• Foster innovation and creative thinking in the development and implementation of Fugro’s DE&I roadmap
• Develop dashboards and scorecards to drive accountability, measure progress and prioritise initiatives which support Fugro’s strategy.
• Create new programs in partnership with the Talent & Leadership team to engage, retain, and promote amazing, diverse talent. Work with the internal communications team to create awareness around our diversity, equity and inclusion statement.

Your Experience And Skills

• +7 years of relevant work experience in HR or other human related field with at least 3-4 years of experience leading diversity, inclusion and/or cultural initiatives strongly preferred, including successful implementation of programs with measurable results. Experience with building global programs while understanding the complexity of local differences
• Ability to act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders across Fugro, with skills in effective communication, persuasion, and influence
• Excellent verbal and written communication and editing skills in English.
• Strong organizational and program management skills, experience in culture change and people processes highly preferred.
• Knowledge of the full human capital function including expertise in integrating diversity & inclusion in Learning & Development, Talent Management, Global Benefits, Recruitment, Employee Relations, and Retention Strategies.
• An educational background in Human Resources, Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, or other human related field is highly desirable.