Inclusion & Diversity Lead

Mars owns and produces some of the world’s best-loved brands including DOVE®, EXTRA®, M&M’s®, MILKY WAY®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, ORBIT®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, SKITTLES®, and WHISKAS®. Due to an increasing focus on the importance of Inclusion and Diversity (I&D) we are excited to announce the newly created position of I&D lead for ANZ. We are seeking an experienced I&D Professional to advance the I&D Agenda and lead the implementation of our inaugural I&D Strategy for ANZ.

While our local businesses operate on separate P&L’s, there is strong local connection and movement of talent throughout our six local business units which include Mars Wrigley, Mars Pet Nutrition, Mars Food, Mars New Zealand, Royal Canin and Mars Global Services. While each business is unique in its offering, all businesses are united by the Mars Five Principles of Quality, Responsibility, Efficiency, Mutuality and Freedom.

Both globally and locally our business units have a strong focus on Inclusion & Diversity with a solid strategy focused on Inclusion, Gender Diversity and Workplace Representation at its core.

The purpose of this role is to continue to advance our ANZ I&D agenda in the areas of Inclusion, Gender Balance and Workforce representation through the leadership and delivery of our I&D Strategy. This role is a cross-segment, cross country role which will require the incumbent to align and work with key stakeholders in each of the Mars business units across ANZ, namely the People & Organisation Leadership Team (POLT) comprising of each of the local business units People & Organisation Directors, General Managers of each of the business units & the I&D Committee. This role will also sit on and be a key member of the ANZ POLT.

This position can be based at any of our Australian sites (Melbourne, Ballarat, Wodonga, Sydney, Bathurst, Wyong, Asquith or Brisbane).

**What will be your key responsibilities?**
- Align the I&D Strategy, initiatives and budget with the POLT, ensuring that the I&D Strategy is in service of accelerating the business units people strategies.
- Identify metrics to track progress of specific initiatives and provide analysis and intervention recommendations including competitive benchmarking and best practices.
- Lead the One Mars ANZ I&D Committee, prioritising resources and focus areas as aligned to the I&D Strategy.
- Support the Associate (Mars employees are known as Associates) Resource Groups (ARGs), to create an integrated program of work, create focus and alignment of priorities.
- Lead the Reconciliation working group focussed on building stronger inclusion and representation of Aboriginal and Torres Islander Peoples within our organisation through cultural awareness and our Australian Reconciliation Action Planning process.
- Support Talent Acquisition's strategic efforts in embedding I&D throughout the recruitment process including sourcing and attracting talent from underrepresented groups.
- Work with Corporate Affairs on internal & external communications strategies to elevate the awareness of the I&D strategy and our employer brand in the external market.
- Manage the I&D budget and manage relationships with external partners.
- Partners with P&O Heads to help identify segment talent/diversity gaps and advises on strategies to address gaps.

**What are we looking for?**
- Experience in a Specialist or COE role in Inclusion & Diversity
- Specialists in Talent and OD or HR Business Partners within a multinational company
- A well-developed understanding of the key elements of the role of HR through lived experiences.
- Strong influencing and stakeholder engagement skills are essential as well as the demonstrated ability to leverage expertise to design and deploy impactful people solutions.
- Experience in program management and leading multi-functional project teams is essential.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability is critical.

**What can you expect from Mars?**:

- Awarded #4 (over 1000 employees category) in the 2020 Best Places to Work study by Great Place to Work Australia
- Genuine focus on your development with access to world class training;
- Global health and wellbeing program to support work-life balance;
- Opportunity to make a difference with our volunteer and ambassador programs;
- Work within an environment where pets really are our best friends, with dogs in the office.

**Applications close**:midnight Sunday 10th July

**About us**:
What do MARS®, SNICKERS®, EXTRA®, ECLIPSE®, PEDIGREE®, WHISKAS®, DOLMIO®, MASTERFOODS ® and ROYAL CANIN® have in common? They’re all made by Mars. We’re a family-owned, principle led business that’s been making products for people (and the pets they love) for more than 100 years. Together, our 125,000+ Associates around the world are empowered to take action every day towards the world we want tomorrow. Because we know, the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today.

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