Job Title: Senior Inclusion Manager
Location:Frimley; Surrey, Portsmouth, Preston, Samlesbury, Glasgow, Glascoed; Wales or Bristol. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role.
Salary:Circa £78,500 depending on experience plus executive benefits
What you’ll be doing:
- Lead delivery of the Employee Resource Group strategy for the United Kingdom and international locations.
- Evolve the Employee Resource Group strategy to meet business needs and support all employees.
- Lead cross-business and function initiatives aligned with the company’s corporate inclusion goals.
- Act as the senior point of contact between the Employee Resource Group programme, the central Inclusion team, and business areas to ensure strategic alignment
- Represent the company with government, industry bodies, and regulators on matters relating to employee resource groups
- Provide thought leadership to influence and inspire inclusive practices across the organisation
- Engage and influence senior leaders to gain support for employee resource group strategies and initiatives
- Report on progress and outcomes to senior stakeholders, including executive audiences
Your skills and experiences:
- Proven business leadership and understanding of how inclusion is used to support business performance.
- Proven experience leading employee-focused programmes and cross-functional initiatives
- Understanding Employee Resource Group strategies in multinational or complex organisations
- Knowledge of external inclusion practices from industry bodies, professional networks, and regulatory guidance
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and embed inclusion within wider business strategies
Benefits:
As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts – you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.
The Team:
This role sits within the Group Sustainability Culture & Business Transformation team, reporting directly to the Group Social Sustainability Director. You will join a knowledgeable and committed team focused on driving inclusion and cultural transformation across a large multinational organisation. Working autonomously, you will lead the development and delivery of the Employee Resource Group programme, influencing senior leaders and collaborating across business sectors to implement impactful, organisation-wide initiatives. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of inclusion strategy at an international level, with direct engagement with executive leadership and the chance to make a meaningful impact on the company’s culture and success.
Why BAE Systems?
This is a place where you’ll be able to make a real difference. You’ll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you’ll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.
Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.
Closing Date:27th June 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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