Inclusion, Wellbeing and Community Advisor

Department/Division: Responsible Business    
Duration: 6m FTC
Location: UK / Remote
Reports to: Head of Responsible Business / Inclusion & Wellbeing Manager
Type of Role: Hybrid/Remote 
Reference no: 7171

The Role

Dentons is committed to being a responsible business that positively impacts the planet, people and communities. 
We have long believed that doing good is imperative for doing well. We are committed to reducing the negative impacts of our operations and enhancing the positive impacts we can have. We aim to go further than we have before to decarbonise, increase equity and deliver greater social impact.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Responsible Business Team, assisting them with some ongoing projects. Working on a wide range of projects across inclusion, wellbeing and community space, you'll play an integral role within the team to deliver the broad and ever more ambitious programme. You will offer advice and guidance to key stakeholders on best practice and offer solutions to issues. 
If you are passionate about addressing the social and economic challenges facing the world, and fostering an inclusive workplace where everyone irrespective of their background can thrive, this is a great opportunity to have responsibility for a number of projects and work with passionate and hardworking team colleagues to make a positive difference.

Responsibilities

This is an interesting and varied role, key tasks include: 

• Ownership, autonomy and accountability for several inclusion, well-being and community programmes.
• Act as a subject matter expert in ID&E providing guidance to HR, Partners and Directors on policies processes and best-practice.
• Actively manage relationships with charities and third-party advisory organisations.
• Support our inclusion networks in their network strategies and devising plans for 2025. 
• Act as a key contact for the wellbeing and charity committees providing guidance and support where required.
• Work with our internal communications team to ensure clear and engaging communication of any inclusion, well-being and community programmes, events or activities, including drafting communications.
• Oversee the successful delivery of internal and external events across inclusion, wellbeing and community.
• Provide inclusion, well-being and community input into RfPs.
• Work with the whole Responsible Business team to raise awareness of the firm-wide responsible business programme as a whole, collaborating on wider team projects when a one-team approach is needed to maximise impact.

Required experience, skills, and attributes
 

•    Previous experience in a similar role.
•    Passionate about inclusion, wellbeing and social impact. 
•    Delivers work to a high standard, paying close attention to detail. 
•    Strong organisational skills.
•    Strong listening and communication skills, able to speak and write with clarity and professionalism.  
•    Ability to use initiative, suggest ways forward and proactively drive activities forward.
•    Experienced in monitoring, analysing, and presenting data and using related insights to identify and deliver opportunities for change.
•    Ability to manage changing priorities and multiple projects simultaneously, and able to prioritise workload effectively. 
•    Experience in bringing projects in on budget and on time.
•    Both a strong team player, whilst also able to work with a high degree of autonomy.
•    Extensive experience with the Microsoft Office suite of applications, including Excel and advanced PowerPoint skills.
 

Firm Profile

Across more than 80 countries, Dentons helps you grow, protect, operate and finance your organisation by providing uniquely global and deeply local legal solutions. Polycentric, purpose-driven and committed to inclusion, diversity, equity and sustainability, we focus on what matters most to you. www.dentons.com

Inclusion & Diversity

We are committed to building an inclusive culture here at Dentons where our people can thrive, regardless of their background or circumstance. As well as being the right thing to do, it makes good business sense too. A richness of backgrounds, experiences and perspectives helps us best serve our clients and the communities in which we operate. You can find out more about inclusion and diversity at Dentons on our website.

Equal Opportunities
 

Dentons is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications from everyone including of any age, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, neurodiversity, disability, or with parental or caring responsibilities. We also offer flexible working hours.

During the application process, all applicants have the opportunity to tell us about any adjustments or support they require so they are able to perform at their best. Any information you share with us during the application process is treated in confidence.

If you have any questions about this or the role criteria, please email recruitment.matters@dentons.com.

NO AGENCIES PLEASE 

If you are interested in applying for this position, we welcome direct applications via our careers page, but if you have any questions beforehand please email recruitment.matters@dentons.com – Enquiries only please, applications will not be accepted via email. 

Please note that we will not accept unsolicited CV's sent to the business, nor will we accept any associated terms of business.