Belonging Specialist

**WHAT ON EARTH IS DECIEM?**

Known as “The Abnormal Beauty Company”, DECIEM is the parent company of The Ordinary, NIOD, Avestan, and other beauty brands & is an industry disruptor with a science first approach to innovation. DECIEM was Co-Founded in 2013 by the late Brandon Truaxe, a visionary who set out to change the beauty industry through authenticity and transparency. He developed DECIEM to be a happy family (of people and beauty brands), rooted in kindness, creativity, diversity, and respect, alongside Co-Founder and CEO, Nicola Kilner.

We are growing rapidly and we’re looking for someone who shares this vision and wants to grow with us

**WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR**

We are looking for a **Belonging Specialist (DE&I)** to support DECIEM’s 5 - year Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) and Employer Brand strategy globally. We’re looking for someone that is** passionate about DE&I **and looking for an **opportunity to grow **with us through showcasing your DEI, engagement and storytelling expertise internally and on social platforms.

This is a hybrid role based out of our **Toronto office**.

**WHAT YOU’D BE DOING IN THIS ROLE**
- Supporting the Director of Belonging in ensuring that diversity, equity, and inclusion are integrated into processes and programs across the business, including hiring and onboarding, learning and development, total rewards, talent planning and succession
- Project management of DECIEM Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and DEI Board
- Working closely with DE&I Director and Head of Recruitment & Talent Programs in supporting our recruitment strategy, employer brand strategy and social media outreach
- Support our DE&I Internship Program including community outreach, engagement campaigns, and programming
- Active participant and role model for DECIEM’s diverse and inclusive culture including events and awareness campaigns
- Support engagement initiatives such as our annual employee engagement survey (Deep Dive), quarterly pulse surveys, and listening strategy
- Maintain DE&I dashboards and metrics to measure progress and effectiveness of the overall strategy
- Support in ensuring ongoing compliance with all applicable legislation and ensuring all internal processes and procedures are adhered to

**SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS NEEDED TO GET THE JOB DONE**
- A passion for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Engagement. Creating a sense of belonging for others is something that comes naturally to you
- A storyteller with a love of all things social media (bonus points for experience in online branding through TikTok)
- Ability to multitask, prioritize and manage competing expectations from a large variety of stakeholders (internal and external). Experience in Google Suite administration
- Experience in leading project management for diverse teams and timelines

**WHAT YOU’LL BE GAINING BY JOINING OUR TEAM**

There’s a lot of good stuff that comes along with being a DECIEM team member. Here’s a few of our favourite perks and benefits, in no particular order
- Generous Vacation & Personal Days, plus additional time off for volunteering in your community, voting, peaceful protesting, celebrating your birthday, and more.
- 6 months of paid time off for new parents (inclusive of all genders).
- Work from anywhere 4 weeks per year.
- A hybrid work model (for applicable roles).
- Summer Friday’s - get off at 1pm all summer long (for applicable roles).
- A dog-friendly office (and lots of cute dogs to play with).
- Unlimited access to an Employee Assistance Program that includes mental health care, mindfulness programs, and more.
- Access to Development Grants & a LinkedIn Learning membership to help you keep growing and learning.
- A generous discount on DECIEM products for you, your family, and your friends.

**BUILDING GROWTH TO POWER GOOD**

We are a People first company that lives by our core values to
- Do the right thing
- Create impact
- Respect small things
- ❤️ Care too much
- Be the future

These values continue to guide us in all that we do. Along the way, we’ve been honoured to win some pretty incredible awards, including a CEW Achiever Award, Best Skincare Brand at Sunday Times Style Beauty Awards, and Most Popular Sustainable Brand by The Cosmetify Index Global. We’re still blushing

**SUSTAINABILITY AND SOCIAL IMPACT**

DECIEM’s objective is to build growth and do good things while prioritizing people, animals, and the Earth.

Our Sustainability strategy is focused on fighting climate change, improved waste management, responsible packaging, responsible sourcing and product lifecycle, and water conservation.

In 2020, DECIEM established the Good Fund to support both large and grassroots charities in response to global events.

**CREATING A HUMAN WORLD OF BEAUTY**

DECIEM is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) by creating meaningful, measurable change in the lives of our team members and in the communities where we operate. Ac