Manager Of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion And Reconciliation (Deir)

Vancity is the largest private sector Living Wage Employer in Canada and have been consistently recognized as one of the Top Employers in Canada. Come join our team of 2,600 diverse individuals and access competitive rewards & benefits, all while knowing you are a part of a greater movement.

The People & Equity Team are hiring a Manager, DEIR. This role will focus Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Reconciliation across Vancity to further our DEIR goals and Strategy.

This competitively rewarded role will enjoy hybrid working arrangements which can be fulfilled primarily from the Vancity head office location and your Lower Mainland based home office. Periodically, in-person events or activities will be required of you.

A typical day would involve:

• Manage and support DEIR programs and team (Reconciliation Employee Experience program, Workplace Inclusion Program and Accessibility and Inclusion programs) and initiatives to further our DEIR goals and strategy.
• Collaborate with business leaders to support Vancity in the implementation of DEIR strategies, goals, and recommendations.
• Provide thought leadership and coaching on DEIR with internal partners, leaders, and external partners to support and continuously improve Vancity’s strategy and strengthen relationships to the communities we serve.
• Inform and co-create opportunities (training, learning circles etc.) to provide capacity building for Vancity leaders and staff to further awareness and understanding on anti-racism, Reconciliation, Inclusion, accessibility, and anti-oppression frameworks to activate allyship.
• Consult and inform Vancity to build understanding, awareness, and capability to govern anti-racist organizations.

You have:

• 7 to 10+ years in DEIR or related field.
• Deep knowledge in diversity, equity, inclusion and Reconciliation, DEIR, oppression, systemic change that centers historically excluded identities, working with historically excluded identities in Canada, implementing Inclusion and equity policies, programs and processes, and commitment to anti-oppression in a complex setting.
• Influencing organizational leadership, project management, strategic thinking, corporate written and oral communication.
• Effective written and oral communication, planning, analysis, synthesis of complex information, inter-disciplinary approach, development of metrics/KPIs/KRIs share knowledge effectively with external and internal impacted parties.

You are:

• An excellent communicator – you use your interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills to facilitate project deliverables, convey and address ideas, challenges, and opportunities across several functions, teams, and departments, internally and externally. You love to collaborate, consult, and be resourceful.
• Attuned to micro details while seeing the big picture: You understand the big picture objective and able to dive deep into data and details to ensure quality and accuracy of deliverables are met.
• Curious & innovative: You enjoy staying up to date on industry trends, exploring insights behind major headlines, and are future focused.
• Results-oriented: You are a self-starter and resourceful in overcoming obstacles. You have a demonstrated ability to uncover insights, generate appropriate solutions, and advance your deliverables on time, on budget, with attention to quality of outcomes.
• A People Leader-You develop a highly engaged diverse and capable team to deliver departmental plans & strategies and build great long-lasting relationships.

We offer:

• We are the largest private-sector Living Wage Employer in Canada and have been consistently recognized as one of the Top Employers in Canada.
• Our permanent employees qualify for attractive benefit packages that can be customized and changed each year to meet their evolving needs.
• New employees receive between three and four weeks of vacation allowance per calendar year, and the number of vacation days grows — to a maximum of six weeks per year — as their length of service increases. In addition, full-time, permanent staff can purchase up to six extra days of vacation through our flexible benefits package.
• In addition to the 10 statutory holidays in British Columbia, Vancity provides an additional three statutory holidays. We offer care days for periods of short-term personal illness or emergency family illness, plus opportunities to take unpaid leave for a variety of reasons.
• We understand that retirement means different things to different people and at Vancity we offer retirement programs to meet diverse needs.

Salary Range: $91,000.00 to $136,400.00

At Vancity we’re committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace to help our people and communities thrive and prosper. Diversity in our workforce is integral so that we can truly represent, understand and respond to our community needs and deliver on our member experience. Upon application you will receive a link to complete our Diversity Survey. Your responses are collected anonymously and will never be linked to your job application.

At Vancity we’re dedicated to being an inclusive, anti-racist organization with a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We value lived experience, so if you are interested in this role, we encourage you to apply even if you feel your skills don't perfectly align with those listed.

Vancity is an inclusive and equitable employer and actively seeks to advance racial equity, Inclusion and belonging across the organization. Vancity offers required accommodations in all stages of the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please advise us, and we will work with you to meet your needs.