Head of Inclusion and Organisational Culture

Contract:  Full Time, Permanent, 37 hours per week, hybrid working

 (Minimum 2/3 working days will be office based)

Closing Date: 10 February 2023

Stage 1 Assessment Date: 23 February 2023

We have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Inclusion and Organisational Culture to join our Senior Leadership Team. This is a new role reporting to the Corporate Director of People and Learning. The successful candidate will:

• Act as subject matter for diversity, inclusion and organisational culture across whg
• Work with internal/external and leadership team to deliver business-wide diversity and inclusion programmes
• Review, embed and improve organisational values and behaviour
• Maximise annual wellbeing activities across the organisation
• Review, monitor and continue to improve on initiatives supporting wellbeing of colleagues
• Line manage programme co-ordinators

whg is one of the Midlands’ leading and largest providers of good quality, affordable homes. It has a workforce of more than 750 colleagues working remotely, in our Walsall office and across our communities. A financially strong and well-run organisation, we own, manage and maintain 21,000 homes across the region and are committed to delivering 500 new homes each year.

We are committed to eliminating inequality, injustice, promoting diversity, inclusivity and wellness within our organisation and across our services and communities. We know we have the right foundations in place and look forward to continuing to build a truly diverse and inclusive organisation with equal access to opportunity, recognition and reward.

Do you want to help make this happen? You’ll be joining a values-driven organisation that uses its resources and influence to make a positive difference for colleagues, customers and communities.

We're looking for:

You will have experience of implementing equality, diversity, inclusion, wellbeing and organisational culture change programmes and strategies. Have a track record of leading systemic and cultural change in relation to organisational practice, behaviours and attitudes.

You will provide expertise and guidance to challenge, inform and deliver our action plans and will develop innovative projects and learning and development interventions to support our objectives.

You will have a strong, natural empathy for people from marginalised, disadvantaged, or socially excluded backgrounds, and a passion for bringing about positive change.  You will be a skilled communicator with the ability to build rapport quickly, influence key decision makers and a wide range of people (internal and external).

What’s in it for you?

In return, you will receive a competitive salary, 27 days annual leave (plus Christmas shut down), a defined benefit pension scheme, health cash plan, a range of shopping and leisure discounts.  

We are outcome focused and flexible. We believe in giving colleagues the right balance of autonomy and support to enable them to work to their full potential. Despite the high expectation for performance and delivery, we are committed to ensuring colleagues have a healthy work-life balance and are able to work in agile ways which support them. 

     About us

We launched an ambitious 10 year Corporate Plan in 2014, reviewed in 2020, and are in the final phase of delivery, preparing to launch a new plan in spring 2024.

Our People Strategy presents a clear picture of how we will achieve our Corporate Plan aim, ‘Be an exceptional place to work that attracts, develops and retains talent’. The Strategy focuses on three key themes that help us support our colleagues to make a difference to our customers, the communities we serve and to themselves.

It is important to us that we have a diverse workforce, representative of the communities we serve. Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) to us means colleagues living our values, dedicated to doing the right thing and exercising good judgement. This will encourage a culture where all can thrive, acknowledging that everyone is different; what matters to us is that everyone can come to work and feel comfortable to be themselves.

We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer and ensure that disabled people and those with long term health conditions have the opportunity to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations while working with us. We want to make it clear that we welcome disabled applicants for all our roles. If in doubt look out for the Disability Confident logo.

We will ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible and we will interview applicants with a disability if they meet the essential criteria for a role. We will also support existing colleagues with a disability or long-term health condition enabling them to stay in work, making reasonable adjustments if necessary.

For more information, read the full job description and visit www.whg.uk.com