Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Effectiveness Lead

Location: London, United Kingdom Thales people architect solutions that support 85 million mainline and suburban passenger journeys, worldwide, every day. Our Rail Signalling and Communication systems are used on metro lines across major cities, and 72,000 kms of route, 52,000 trains per day in 16 countries are controlled by our Traffic Management Systems. Together We deployed the first-ever nationwide ticketing system which processes over 50 million ticketing transactions in 100 cities daily. Together we offer fantastic opportunities for committed employees to learn and develop their career with us. At Thales UK, we research, develop, and supply technology and services that impact the lives of millions of people each day to make life better, and keep us safer. We innovate across five major industries; Aerospace, Defence, Ground Transportation, Security and Space. Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions. Ground Transportation Systems UK (GTS) are helping to shape the future of the rail industry in the UK. We specialise in signalling and communication, collaborating with the biggest names in the industry to deliver the rail of the future. This role is expected to transition to Hitachi Rail as part of the transfer of ownership of GTS from Thales. Our Opportunity We are currently looking for an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Effectiveness Lead (EDI) to join our Social Value team based in London. You will work closely with HR, HSE and the wider business to help devise and implement our strategy, continue to develop our EDI maturity and play a leading role in developing best practice and attaining accreditations. You will work within our Social Value team who are already a key driving force behind our CSR, sustainability and outreach events as well as our external charitable partnerships. We’re looking for someone who is passionate and able to help us achieve our goals, by driving us forward and increasing our internal awareness. This role would suit someone early on in their career who is looking to step into a semi-autonomous role within a large, complex corporate environment. This role can be located out of one of our offices in London – St Katherine’s Dock, Beckton or Stratford. Key Responsibilities: Your responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

• Actively participate in the strategy implementation for EDI and support the roll out of Social Value initiatives
• Coordinate and drive the EDI Plan

• Work with internal stakeholders to ensure active participation throughout the organisation
• Build empathy with GTS employees, understanding what they think, what drives their behaviours and what initiatives they would like to see
• Play a leading role in EDI training and awareness for all staff, contractors and ,on occasion, 3rd party contractors through the supply chain
• Own, develop, monitor and interpret engagement, inclusion and Social Value metrics to enable us to understand our employees and networks
• Work with Project and Bid teams to ensure we deliver upon our EDI commitments
• Form a strong, concise, joint EDI and Social Value message

Technical Skills and Experience

• Previous experience in an EDI role or similar
• Confident in working at all levels, including senior stakeholders, bringing insight and challenging as appropriate
• Previous experience of managing campaigns and external award nominations
• Strong Excel skills and proven ability to work with data to create accurate, fit for purpose reports to support business decision making
• Previous experience / desire to learn the managing of external accreditations/assessments
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, ability to produce high standard written documentation
• Strong attention to detail, strong organisational and time management skills
• Able to conduct research and apply learnings to improve GTS UK’s approach to EDI
• Excellent organisation and time management skills

Human Skills Above all else we’re looking for someone who is passionate about EDI, enthusiastic and driven to help our business continue to make positive steps in the right direction. You will also need to display the following behaviours:

• Resilience – able to drive change in a large, complex environment
• Approachable, open, honest and trustworthy
• Practical – able to strategise as well as get things over the line
• Strong Emotional Intelligence

• Passion for creating an inclusive culture and delivering positive social change
• Maintains confidentiality and utmost personal integrity at all times

Qualifications:

• Good GCSEs in English and Mathematics
• Proficient in the Microsoft office suite, particularly Powerpoint and Excel
• Attained or working towards professional EDI accreditations would be an advantage but not essential

What We Can Offer We’re committed to giving you opportunities to be your best. We believe in embracing the passion and potential of our people, and to achieve this we offer market leading training, development and experiences, along with the opportunity to be mentored and coached by some of the smartest minds in the industry. We hire from within as our first priority, so you’ll have a myriad of opportunities within our diverse, global organisation. Flexibility Your health and well-being matters to us and that’s why we offer you the flexibility to do what’s important to you; whether that’s part time hours, job sharing, home working, or the ability to flex your start and finish times. Where possible, we support a working pattern that suits your lifestyle and helps you reach your ambitions. GTS UK is an equal opportunities employer and diversity and inclusion are integral to the success of GTS UK. In line with Thales' Baseline Security requirements, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of identity, eligibility to work in the UK and employment and/or education history for up to three years. Some vacancies may require full Security Clearance which can require further evidence to be provided. For further details of the evidence required to apply for Baseline and Security Clearance please refer to the Defence Business Services National Security Vetting (DBS NSV) Agency. At Thales we provide CAREERS and not only jobs. With Thales employing 80,000 employees in 68 countries our mobility policy enables thousands of employees each year to develop their careers at home and abroad, in their existing areas of expertise or by branching out into new fields. Together we believe that embracing flexibility is a smarter way of working. Thales UK is committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process. We will provide reasonable adjustments and support to ensure neuro-diverse applicants or those with a disability or long-term condition can be their best during the recruitment process. To request an adjustment, if you need this job advert in an alternative format or if you have any questions about the recruitment process, please contact Resourcing Ops for mid to senior roles, or the Early Careers Team for graduate and apprentice roles. Great journeys start here, apply now!