Inclusion and Diversity Officer

**Inclusion and Diversity Officer**:
**Job no**: 497950

**Work type**: Permanent Full Time

**Classification**: Band 7 ($98,102 - $108,813 pa)

**Categories**: Human Resources

**Create our future together at the City of Greater Geelong**
At City of Greater Geelong, we are committed to working together for a thriving community. We do this by delivering over 130 services to our rapidly growing population and working hard to protect and improve what it is that makes Greater Geelong on Wadawurrung country such a great place to live, work and study.

We’re going through an exciting period of change that will help us serve our community better. From digital modernisation to the contemporary, sustainable office we've built in Central Geelong, now more than ever is a great time to join our team at the City of Greater Geelong.

Our Community is made up of diverse people from all walks of life, and it’s important to us that our workforce represents and celebrates this strength.

We encourage great people from all backgrounds to join us. We encourage authenticity, because inclusion makes us stronger.

If you’re excited about working together to create a Clever and Creative Greater Geelong, and joining a workplace where all people can thrive, then hit **apply** - we’d love to meet you

**About the role**
In this role, you will work closely with all departments across the City to create and review tangible actions that can be applied systemically both internally to the organisation, and externally for customers, to promote and enhance social equity, diversity and inclusion, making inclusivity an integral part of everything we do at the City.

Key responsibilities include:

- Coordinating the development, implementation, and monitoring of Inclusion and Diversity roadmap, strategies and frameworks in collaboration with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
- Collaborating with other members of the Inclusion and Diversity team, in developing, implementing, and monitoring the Council’s Social Equity action plans so they can be applied systemically, including actions, evaluation framework and developing the implementation strategy to improve diversity and inclusion in the workplace and the broader community.
- Conducting research and analysing internal and external data to identify areas of opportunity for equity and inclusion, and use to inform strategies, frameworks and plans.
- Collaborating with internal stakeholders to ensure that social equity and inclusion frameworks are integrated into the organisation’s strategies, operations and structures.
- Supporting the team in capability development initiatives, events, training and education so that social equity, diversity, and inclusion are considered and the development of practicesand procedures that promote social equity.
- Monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of social equity and diversity and inclusion frameworks, plans and initiatives and provide regular progress reports to leaders.
- Evaluating the effectiveness of organisation strategies and plans related to social equity and inclusion & diversity, using data to assess outcomes, identify and report on the progress, successes and challenges, and recommend ongoing improvements.

**About you**
To be successful in this role, you will have demonstrated experience in a social equity, diversity and inclusion, human resources or related role.

Essential Experience:

- Tertiary qualifications in the Human Resources, Diversity and Inclusion, Social Work, Public Policy, Organisational Psychology or a related field with an equivalent mix of qualifications and work experience.
- Strong knowledge and understanding of systemic thinking, equity frameworks, and social justice principles.
- Well-developed verbal and written communication skills with the ability to produce correspondence, reports, plans and presentations to communicate key messages.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to analyze complex data and information to inform decision-making.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively with others, with a commitment to building positive relationships and promoting teamwork.
- Strong project management skills with the ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
- Well-developed organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise multiple tasks, manage time and work effectively to achieve outcomes within set timeframes.

**A career with us**
With flexible working options, our people have choice in how and where they work. Our employees connect with us from across the Greater Geelong region and beyond.

Central Geelong-based City employees are now based in our new Civic Precinct, Wurriki Nyal. Meaning ‘speak and talk together’ in local Wadawurrung language. Wurriki Nyal sets the benchmark for what a sustainable, inclusive and culturally safe workplace can be, including industry leading sustainability standards, a flexible and people-foc