Sandhurst - Diversity and Inclusion in Grocery Co-ordinator
The Charity:
GroceryAid has been the charity for the grocery industry since 1857, offering free and confidential welfare support to over £2.6m in the industry from the first day of their employment. More than 450 of the most well-known grocery retailers and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) brands support the charity, enabling us to help more than 70,000 people in the last twelve months.The charity raises funds through a highly respected events calendar and the D&I in Grocery Programme.
D&I in Grocery Programme:
The programme is delivered and facilitated by GroceryAid, with the support of the Strategy Steering Group and three workstream steering groups, it is a programme created for the industry by the industry. With over 100 FMCG partners, it is the largest collaboration of FMCG brands, working towards the common goal to accelerate a truly diverse and inclusive grocery industry. In 2023 the programme provided over 12,562 learning hours across 64 D&I topics. The programme benefits its partners through:
- Tracking tangible progress annually through the D&I in Grocery Maturity Model
- Shared learning activity across monthly learning labs and cross industry Employee Resource Group (ERG) forums. Resources within The Partner Hub (programme platform) including podcasts, policies, toolkits and learning content
- A 12-month cross-industry mentoring programme which provides equity and opportunity to historically underrepresented communities
- D&I in Grocery LIVE! unites the industry once a year, at the largest D&I event in the grocery sector
- Connects partners on different topics to share and learn from each other to accelerate their journey
Main purpose of the role:
To support the team, working across all aspects of the programme. The role offers a unique opportunity to work with the industry’s leading brands reaching over 1.2 million employees across the UK.
Main responsibility of the role:
Provide administrative and logistical support across all programme steering groups Support team to deliver an excellent service to all partnersSupport across programme workstream activity
Steering groups:
Schedule and track attendance for all steering group meetingsOrganise logistics and refreshments for face-to-face meetings
Partner support:
Co-ordinate the annual onboarding process for new and renewing partnersProvide support for partner check-in sessions Answer queries within the programme email inbox
Update CRM database with key contacts and information
Workstream support:
Work with partners and team to manage various virtual activities such as Learning lab webinars Send communications and updates to the programme calendarSupport team to deliver face-to-face networking activity Assist with workstream projects as and when required
Support Project Manager with The Partner HUB (members, activity, responding to queries etc)
Work with Senior Project Manager throughout the D&I in Grocery LIVE! event life cycle
Attend D&I in Grocery LIVE! as an active member of the team
Additional duties:
Occasionally attend GroceryAid events throughout the year GroceryAid events CalendarBe an active member of the D&I community, gaining insight and sharing ideas to benefit the programme
Experience/Skills:
Confident within all aspects of admin support with multiple internal stakeholders and workstreams Ability to build strong relationships internally and externallyCreates clear and effective communications Strong PC skills with Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Word (required), Zoom, video editing packages and Canva (desired) Ability to multi-task and motivated to work to deadlines and targets Attention to detail and ability to maintain accuracy while working under pressure
A passion/ personal interest in improving Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace and beyond
Qualities:
Highly motivated and team orientedExtremely proactive in approach with a curious mindset Confident to bring in new ideas and recommendations
Additional Information:
Salary: up to £35,000 dependant on experienceLocation: Sandhurst, hybrid working, currently a minimum of two days a week (Wednesday and one day of choice) are in the office
Hours: Full - time 34 hours a weekOccasional extra hours will be required for working on site at events
Flexible working is offered once training is completed
Private health and dental care option
25 annual leave days plus public holidays (and additional 3 days at Christmas)
Excellent contributory pension scheme (up to 10% Employer Contributions available)
Life Assurance (up to 5 times salary)
To apply send your full CV and a cover letter explaining why you feel you are suitable for the role.
GroceryAid is proud to deliver the D&I in Grocery Programme which is helping us on our own diversity and inclusion journey. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all walks of life.