Job Description

Ballard is looking for an experienced Manager, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I), to cultivate a supportive and inclusive work environment for all our employees. Reporting within the People & Culture (P&C) organization to the Director Environmental, Social and Governance, the Manager DE&I will be pivotal in leading and executing Ballard's global DE&I strategy. You will be joining at an exciting time as Ballard Power Systems is working to develop its new strategic DE&I plan and communications strategy. This will include responsibility for recognising, creating and implementing programs and initiatives to teach and promote diversity, equity and inclusion within our global organization.

The ideal candidate will play an instrumental role in designing and implementing Ballard's DE&I program, provide subject matter expertise to our team and work collaboratively across all areas of the organization to educate, engage, and cultivate inclusive leadership. To be successful in this role, you should possess sound knowledge of diversity, equity and inclusion practices, human rights legislation, have outstanding communication and listening skills, the ability to solve complex problems efficiently and demonstrate strong project management and time management skills.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Research and advise on diversity, equity and inclusion opportunities to inform program focus development and training

• Partner with peers and senior leaders to create a framework to proactively address current and future DE&I needs by analyzing current workforce data, employee engagement surveys, and external research to support the organization's current and future objectives

• Prepare and deliver diversity and inclusion training across the organization. Review the organization's workplace, policies and procedures and propose updates to mitigate inequities and ensure inclusiveness, build on the DE&I roadmap and collaborate to ensure policy adoption.

• Develop tracking strategies to monitor and evaluate the impact of programs, including organizational metrics; develop reports on program effectiveness and make recommendations for program enhancement and improvement

• Consult business leaders as a DE&I subject matter expert, enabling leaders to leverage the diversity in their teams to ensure creativity, innovation, productivity, excellent customer service and highly satisfactory work environments.

• Support company-sponsored Employee Resource Groups to ensure alignment with business objectives and DE&I mindset.

• Partner with Global Learning & Development team on inclusive learning strategy to ensure that DE&I strategies are integrated into all the company's leadership and learning programs.

• Partner with the People & Culture organization, including Talent Acquisition colleagues, to design, develop and integrate key DE&I solutions into recruitment and development processes, to attract, develop and retain the right talent

• Manage and inform on DE&I communications together with senior leaders, partnering closely with the corporate communications team

• Support the People & Culture organization with overall communications strategy and planning

• Undertake all other duties and projects as may be assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

• Relevant experience in HR, Business, or related fields.

• Progressive experience implementing diversity and inclusion programs in complex, high-growth, fast-paced organizations

• Proven leadership and relationship-management experience in managing across functional relationships; superior ability to influence, lead, engage and build consensus across various levels of leaders through collaboration and influence while acting as an agent of change for process and system improvement.

• Experience in developing strategies and executing initiatives that drive measurable results within the context of the organization's talent

• Strong global mindset and understanding of various global cultures.

• Inspirational style that will challenge/inspire colleagues/partners to achieve business results; a clear understanding of business operations and DE&I priorities, and able to articulate them to audiences within and outside the organization.

• Evidence of developing and implementing industry-leading best practices

• Strong executive presence and mindset

• Strong interpersonal skills and an ability to inspire, motivate and mobilize team and colleagues

• Confidence, maturity, and credibility to communicate and facilitate clearly and compellingly at all levels of the organization

• Able to thrive in fast-moving and ambiguous environment

• Ability to align and adjust milestones and targets to maintain forward momentum

• Ability to travel, as required by business

Our Values

Listen & Deliver | Quality. Always. | Inspire Excellence | Row Together | Own It

Ballard values diversity in the workplace and is committed to Employment Equity. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates.

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