Inclusion, Diversity and Well Being Employee

At Avanade, Inclusion, Diversity, (I&D) and Well-being is part of everything we do, from the way we treat people to how we make decisions and the solutions we take to market. Our strategic priorities are enabled by defining and driving inclusive behaviors as well as building inclusive policies and processes. We believe inclusion is a discipline that must be practiced with vigilance every day, and this belief has generated tangible results. Well-being is a foundational component of our I&D work. Our people are our biggest asset and our number one priority. For them to be at their best and do their best at work, we need to create the conditions so that they can thrive.

Come Join Us
As the Global Inclusion and Diversity and Well-being Team Employee Network Lead, you will be responsible for enabling Employee Networks (EN) - partnering with them to amplify, support, guide and govern.
Together we do what matters.

**What you’ll do**:
**Event Management**:

- Provide thought leadership and own planning and execution for all significant events worldwide in partnership with ENs. Coach Employee Networks and provide resources to ensure seamless planning and execution of EN events.
- Design content and formats with a global approach, ensuring translation and localization. Support the delivery of Global I&D Ad hoc Initiatives.

**Strategy, Operations and Governance**:

- Develop and execute EN strategy. Support implementation of EN strategy by Area, with appropriate localization.
- Grow EN Program size, capacity, and maturity. Enabling and overseeing EN Operations, supporting with budgets, distribution lists.
- Act as liaison between ENs and Avanade functions/stakeholders. Driving Employee Network expansion and membership tracking.
- Provide ENs proper tools for success e.g., reporting and membership. Support EN ownership of EN budgets to ensure impactful spending. Serve as EN management SME. Driving accountability by measuring and reporting on the impact of initiatives. Communicating and collaborating with EN communities at all levels.

**Amplify and Support ENs**:

- Embed framework for EC Sponsors and Champions - support and guide for impact. Increase program awareness and position ENs as business partners.
- Act as a coach and trusted adviser for EN Chairs. Facilitate recognition of EN leaders. Provide crisis management support as needed.
- Build strong, trusting connections with the EN Member community, providing a safe place to share concerns. Build leadership capabilities. Collaborate with Accenture and Microsoft on Employee Network best practice.

**Skills and experiences**:

- Proven experience developing and deploying I&D strategy
- Strong awareness and network with I&D and Well-being partners
- Experience partnering with and enabling Employee Networks across the globe
- Strong project management skills - ability to navigate through complexity, ambiguity, and manage multiple competing priorities
- Demonstrates effective collaboration with global stakeholders

**About you**:

- Strong interpersonal awareness and skills with multi-national/cultural experience.
- Highly effective communicator with the ability to clearly and concisely articulate ideas, concepts, and proposals to engage team, peers, and leadership
- Experience in coaching on basic team management skills (i.e., delegation, communications, goal setting)
- Comfortable and confident with presentations, hosting and moderating
- Fluent English, written and verbal

Enjoy your career
Some of the best things about working at Avanade
- Opportunity to work for Microsoft’s Global Alliance Partner of the Year (14 years in a row), with exceptional development and training (minimum 80 hours per year for training and paid certifications)
- Real-time access to technical and skilled resources globally
- Dedicated career advisor to encourage your growth
- Engaged and helpful coworkers genuinely interested in you

Find out more about some of our benefits Employee Benefits [1] here.

A great place to work
As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you’ll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You’ll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It’s all here, so take a closer look

We work hard to provide an inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our employees. Visit our [2] Inclusion & Diversity at Avanade page.

Create a future for our people that focuses on
- Expanding your thinking - Experimenting courageously - Learning and pivoting

Inspire greatness in our people by
- Empowering every voice - Encouragi