Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Leader

WHY WE WILL LOVE YOU
Because you are truly passionate about people, living and representing equality, diversity, and inclusion (ED&I) in all aspects.
You serve as a role model in representing our Ingka Equality, Diversity & Inclusion strategy, impacting our customers, co-workers and society. You are strong in building relationships, communicative and inspirational. You seek to be on top of what is happening within the ED&I area, globally and locally, and you enjoy working in a vibrant and changing multi-dimensional environment.
You have previous experience of working on the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion agenda and how to integrate it into business practices. You know how to create an inclusive culture!
You can lead yourself and your agenda, likewise, enabling strong collaboration with stakeholders across IngkaCentres as well as other Ingka Group functions.
Furthermore, you can implement long-term plans, through clear KPI´s and goals. It is natural for you to take leadership and responsibility, expressing your ideas and opinions, with the aim to influence, inspire and challenge the existing when needed.
What will you bring into the role
· Experience of driving the equality, diversity & inclusion agenda in a global environment
· Proven experience of implementing ED&I strategies, tools and processes in a global and dynamic environment
· Strong capabilities in influencing and collaborating with several stakeholders
· Thrive in a role that combines operational and strategic work
· Having international work experience and a strong ED&I network, would be seen as a strength
WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING DAY TO DAY
In this role you will lead and develop Ingka Centres global ED&I approach and plans in line with our overall Ingka Group ED&I strategy.
This is a new role within Ingka Centres, securing that put further emphasis on the ED&I area and create awareness, build knowledge, and continue becoming an even stronger inclusive organization.
To name a few of your tasks, you will be:
· Driving the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (ED&I) agenda for Ingka Centres by influencing, integrating, creating awareness and educate leaders and co-workers to secure ED&I is a natural part of the business agenda
· Identifying ED&I priorities based on our Ingka Centre’s business needs and put activities in place which also supports Ingka Group’s Equality, Diversity & Inclusion agenda
· Ensuring ED&I is an integrated part of our business processes and contributing to people and organizational performance
· Taking an active role in collaborating with Group Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Centre of Expertise, our P&C Business Partners, line managers and the wider ED&I community
· Acting as a contact towards the business for all aspects related to ED&I, including driving the ED&I Network
OUR CULTURE
Caring for people, means that ED&I are embedded in our IKEA vision and in our values. As a humanistic company, we believe everyone has the right to be treated fairly and be given equal opportunities. We believe that equality lies at the core of human rights and we take a stand for equality with an ambition to contribute to a positive change in society.
We strive to have a diverse and inclusive work environment where co-workers feel valued for their uniqueness, recognized for their diverse talents, and where everyone can be themselves.
Ingka Centres provides local communities with Meeting Places that offer many reasons to visit – always anchored by IKEA and together with many inspiring partners. We attract many people, every day by offering places to shop, eat, socialize and experience things together. Today we provide 47 Meeting Places in 15 countries and we have exciting plans for the future.
Read more about us here: https://www.ingkacentres.com/en
The three businesses in Ingka Group are IKEA Retail, which operates 367 IKEA stores that each year receive 800 million visitors, with two billion visits to IKEA.com; Ingka Investments, whose main mission is to protect the financial independence of the group in the long term by investing in strategic businesses outside the pure retail; and us, Ingka Centres, owning 47 meeting places in China, Europe, and Russia and welcoming 480 million visitors each year.
This position is working on a global level, with colleagues in different countries and you will report to the Talent Development Manager, based in Malmö. The position will be placed in one of our hubs in Malmö, Madrid or Warsaw.
QUESTIONS AND SUPPORT, LET´S CONNECT
If you have any question regarding the position, please do not hesitate to contact Recruitment & Onboarding Manager, Henrik Dreyer, at henrik.dreyer@ingka.com
Please note that we do not receive applications any other way than through our recruitment system.
Please submit your application before the 3rd of October.
Look forward to connecting with you!