Manager, Inclusion, Diversity

Dentons is designed to be different. Our firm leads the way in a rapidly changing legal marketplace. We challenge the status quo and deliver consistent results as well as uncompromising quality and value to our clients. Our global presence is renowned with over 21,000 individuals in more than 200 offices across 80 countries.

Dentons Canada is committed to its people and communities. We are consistently recognized as an employer of choice having received numerous awards including being selected as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers (2024); Canada's Top Employers for Young People (2024); and Canada's Best Diversity Employers

This role is an opportunity for you to join the world's largest law firm, a firm that offers opportunities to build your career while growing your skills and deepening your expertise.

POSITION SUMMARY

Dentons is hiring a passionate inclusion, diversity and equity (IDE) professional that will help advance, promote and measure our internal and external IDE progress. Working closely with our National IDEA Council, Talent leaders and reporting to the Canada Director of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity, this professional will support the implementation of our IDEA Strategy, bring insights on IDE trends, lead and manage a range of inclusion programs, support our affinity groups in their inclusion efforts and use internal and external communications channels to make our IDE strategy come to life.

This position is a great role for an inclusive leader with a broad range of professional IDE experience, and will build on a candidate's strong collaboration, communications, analytical and project management skills. Having experience in the professional services industry is an asset.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Project manage and assist with leading strategic projects and large BAU processes, balance project timelines, budgets and conflicting priorities to ensure that IDEA priorities are fulfilled.
• Work with a cross-functional group of team members and senior leaders in Canada and across the firm's global network to support implementation of Dentons' IDEA strategy.
• In collaboration with Canada Director, build annual IDEA calendar; track progress against deliverables, plan cadence of key council and network meetings; plan for meetings, including content development and compilation.
• Create internal and external communication plans (and content) to support and promote Dentons' IDEA strategy and pro bono efforts, including awards submissions, annual diversity indexes, website, social media and Canada Portal content.
• Manage responses to client diversity requests (including proposals) and annual reports, while supporting the broader client development team with IDE messaging.
• Manage reporting on external commitments
• Research, devise and help deliver awareness and learning programs to foster IDE engagement within Dentons.
• Support the National IDEA Council, including with quarterly group meetings, brainstorming on engagement opportunities, and providing advice.
• Support affinity groups and local Belonging Networks, meeting regularly, to ensure action plans are in line with the IDEA strategy and approved budget.
• Drive connections and information-sharing opportunities across Dentons, including with the National Council, affinity group leads and global peers.
• Act as a sounding board for business processes to ensure Dentons is inclusive.
• Prepare Dentons representatives for internal and external speaking opportunities with IDE key messages and information on latest IDE insights.
• Translate reporting requests from clients, appropriately sharing and providing context with our HRIS team to ensure client requests are properly actioned (i.e. the right data is provided).
• Work with Talent Services team to review data pulls, understand how to make sense of data and identify key metrics of note; derive insights and identify themes and trends, which can be used to further advance our IDE goals.
• Along with Canada Director, represent Dentons Canada at key internal global roundtables and with external organizations, while building relationships with industry and community partners.
• Identify IDE opportunities for Dentons using external network and industry best practices. Collaborate with other teams to help translate these opportunities to implementation.
• Independently lead IDE projects and initiatives, demonstrating accountability and thoughtfulness.
• Project manage the launch of cross-functional IDE resources and tools, as applicable.
• Collaborate with regional peers and assist with implementing global initiatives.
• Lead inclusively and model inclusive behaviours.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIREMENTS

• 5+ professional years of experience in IDE.
• A bachelor's degree and/or a certificate and/or evidence of ongoing professional development in IDE or a related area.
• Understanding of IDE trends and issues and propensity for continual learning.
• Strong relationship-building and interpersonal skills; ability to build connections across teams and across differences to work collaboratively with low self-interest.
• Experience in data analytics in order to work with diversity metrics and perform data analysis; discretion on dealing with sensitive information.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; experience with web, social media content and internal communications is an asset.
• Excellent client service skills and ability to interact directly with external clients.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented person.
• Strong project and time management skills, and the ability to work on multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
• Skilled with technology, including PowerPoint, Excel, Zoom, Teams, etc.
• Ability to work under pressure, and empathetic to competing demands of other teams.
• Demonstrated commitment to privacy and ethical conduct.
• Note: as the IDE team will be supporting the firm nationally, the successful applicant will be working with teams across our regions, as well as our global team. Some flexibility in scheduling of work day may be required.

*We thank all applicants who apply however only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

At Dentons we are committed to offering equitable and competitive pay, we achieve this by aligning internal salary ranges for specific roles to similar positions in the external market. In the normal course, our practice is to hire, transfer and promote employees within the entry part of our range, adjusting as needed based on the prior experience, skills and competencies required for the role along with any market differentials. Rest assured the full salary range is competitive and within the range paid for similar positions in the external market.

Recognizing our exceptional talent means providing a comprehensive total rewards package beyond a competitive salary. We have prudently curated our employee benefits portfolio to offer inclusive and comprehensive wellbeing and developmental programs for our people. With extended benefits and mental health plans, paid time off, savings plans, fitness subsidy, parental leave top up and more, our benefits are flexible, aligned to our core values and supports the various needs of our people. Additionally, our personal and professional development programs include people networks, mentorships, and leadership series programming to help people grow their career.

Note: Availability of the benefits and perks may be subject to your location and employment type and may have certain eligibility requirements. Dentons reserves the right to alter these programs and offerings in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.

Equal Opportunity Statement

At Dentons Canada, inclusion, diversity and equity (ID&E) are not just ancillary values, they are foundational to our business. We believe that ID&E is essential to the shared success of our team and our clients. Our forward-thinking and inclusive culture supports the professional development of all our people, enhances the leading services we offer to our clients, and informs our commitment to make a positive impact in the communities where we live and work. As a testament to our commitment to ID&E, we have been recognized as one of Canada's Best Diversity Employer's for 14 consecutive years , as well as one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People for the seventh time.

Dentons Canada is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome your application. All employment decisions, including hiring, will be made without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, colour, creed, disability, ethnic origin, family status, gender assigned at birth, gender identity, marital status, place of origin, race, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable human rights legislation.

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