Manager, Idea Programs

3 weeks ago


London, Canada Siskinds Full time

Siskinds LLP is a leading law firm located in Southwestern Ontario. We are a team of over
240 lawyers and staff covering personal legal services, business law, personal injury law,
and class actions law as well as over 25 specialized practice areas. We help clients make
the right legal choices, manage their legal affairs, and resolve complicated matters. Our
culture and working style strive to make our clients’ experiences comfortable, reassuring,
and productive while delivering excellence in the services we provide.

Manager, IDEA Programs - Full-time

What are you looking for?
- Be part of a cohesive team that promotes collaboration and teamwork
- Option for hybrid remote work schedule in a technologically advanced environment- Competitive compensation and benefits
- Professional development opportunities
- Strength of a big firm with the culture of a small firm
- Subsidized downtown parking
- Working within a state-of-the-art building

Who are we looking for?

We are growing and currently seeking a Manager, IDEA1 Programs.

**Qualifications**:

- A demonstrated track record of executing diversity and inclusion initiatives in a

professional or corporate setting or organization
- Track record of program implementation, and managing across multiple important

priorities
- Success in relationship building and a track record of leveraging resources to

execute strategic objectives
- Excellent leadership, communication and inter-personal skills, and cultural

competencies to interact with a wide range of individuals
- Proven ability to support and empower leaders who are less experienced in

diversity and inclusion
- Exceptional professional communication and advanced presentation skills
- Willing to work flexible hours as needed and to travel occasionally
- Legal education (JD, LLB or LLM) is a strong asset but not a prerequisite for

consideration

Siskinds aspires to lead by example with an inclusive, diverse, equitable and accessible
workplace that values humility, compassion and cultural intelligence, and reflects and
supports the communities we serve. Working with a leading consultant, Siskinds has
developed a detailed and ambitious plan for meeting that objective.

1 Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility

Excellence
- Integrity
- Leadership
- Collegiality
- Inclusion

The Manager, IDEA Programs will lead the execution of Siskinds’ existing IDEA Strategy and
Action Plan, and will work with the Chief IDEA Officer to identify, develop and implement
new strategies to meet Siskinds’ long-term IDEA objectives.

Reporting to the Chief IDEA Officer, the Manager, IDEA Programs will work closely with firm
leadership and management, including the Chief Community Officer, and will be
responsible for the day-to-day execution of initiatives designed to:

- enhance the IDEA capacity of Siskinds’ leadership, including their

understanding of the benefits of a human-centred approach to people
management (i.e.: humane, compassionate, service-oriented, flexible,
transparent, development-focused);
- ensure that Siskinds’ hiring, retention and promotion policies and practices

are, to the greatest extent possible, free from bias so that we are able to
attract and retain the best and brightest and that all of our people are set
up for success and can reach their full potential;
- champion the value of a diverse and inclusive firm culture, and ensure that

our workplace is welcoming and inclusive, and that all of our people feel
seen and valued;
- engage our people in the IDEA program and build and design education and

training initiatives to promote cultural understanding and competency and a
climate of equity and inclusion;
- demonstrate our commitment to IDEA in the community through the

development of pro bono, volunteer and community giving programs.

**Responsibilities**:
Planning:

- Outline steps and identify resources necessary to reach IDEA objectives
- Identify training needs and opportunities for leaders, managers, and legal and
- business professionals- Identify and source training resources
- Coordinate planning and implementation of IDEA Programs with other firm

professionals and senior management including the Director, Student and
Associate Professional Resources, the Director, Human Resources, the Director,
Marketing, the Chief Operating Officer, the Chief Information Officer and the Chief
Financial Officer
- Develop metrics and methods for assessing progress toward IDEA objectives

Implementation
- Support the Chief IDEA Officer who is primarily responsible for the IDEA plan
- Support the Chief Community Officer who is responsible for the firm’s commitment
- to IDEA in the community- Support and empower firm leadership and management to champion IDEA; advise

on best practices in IDEA

Excellence
- Integrity
- Leadership
- Collegiality
- Inclusion
- Assist firm leaders, managers and supervisors with the development of

departmental and team IDEA plans and goals, and help monitor IDE



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