Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Regional

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Full time

The Foundation
We are the largest nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world.

Founded on a simple premise:
people everywhere, regardless of identity or circumstances, should have the chance to live healthy, productive lives. We believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity of the global populations we aim to serve.

We provide an exceptional benefits package to employees and their families which include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums, generous paid time off, paid family leave, foundation-paid retirement contribution, regional holidays, and opportunities to engage in several employee communities.

As a workplace, we're committed to creating an environment for you to thrive both personally and professionally.

The Team


The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Center of Excellence (CoE) is a central functional team made up of advisers, specialists, and enabling partners (i.e., analytics, communications, project managers, and external consultants) to provide foundation-wide direction, governance, tools, and resources to drive the foundation's DEI commitment and results.


As a Foundation, we are working toward a future that is more diverse, equitable, and inclusive for all because only through greater diversity, equity, and inclusion — of voices, ideas, and approaches — will we be able to help all people improve their lives.


Application Deadline: 29th August, 2023.

Your Role


The DEI Regional Consulting Lead for offices of Africa and India is a DEI Subject Matter Expert (SME) who will provide leadership consulting, thought partnership, guidance, and execution support to senior leaders, key partners, and functional teams for the purpose of implementing and continuously improving the foundation's DEI strategic framework.

This "integrator" role will require proactive collaboration with senior levels organization-wide to ensure common messaging, sensitivity and accountability_._

What You'll Do

  • Consult with, advise, and constructively work with senior leadership and key partners/collaborators to implement, drive progress against commitments, and deliver impact against DEI division plans in alignment to organizational strategic framework and goals.
  • Partner with a portfolio of division leadership and business partners to enhance regional and division talent and culture work in alignment to Human Resources (HR) and DEI priorities. Identify, recommend, and lead adoption of leading practices for equity centered policies, initiatives, tools, and resources that support systemic change management.
  • Codesign interventions with your partner groups, and deploy the resources needed to leverage (such as offering program management to support external consultants to ensure that crossfunctional partners are appropriately engaged and informed, and actively resolving issues)
  • Maintain a strong awareness and knowledge base of DEI issues and trends; partner with DEI Learning & Development team to design and deploy resources for the team and across the organization to strengthen DEI competency.

Your Capabilities

  • At least 8 years of experience in change management and/or DEI.
  • An ability to establish leadership credibility and build trusted relationships with leaders and employees at all levels of an organization to influence approach and behavior shifts.
  • Thinks critically, objectively, and strategically about opportunities and develops alternate paths to solutions.
  • An ability to connect DEI to the impact delivered by the foundation's programs.
  • Capable of analyzing and synthesizing quantitative and qualitative data from multiple sources, and building coherent, insightful narratives.
  • Ability to understand and influence the design of operational processes (i.e., talent management, grant making).
  • Operates effectively in a high pressure, political, and collaborative environment.
  • Capable of using and adapting DEI expertise across multiple geographies and cultural contexts.
  • Ability to travel up to 30% of the time as required.
- _Must be able to legally work in the country where this position is located without visa sponsorship._

Hiring Requirements


As part of our standard hiring process for new employees, employment will be contingent upon successful completion of a background check.


Inclusion Statement
We are dedicated to the belief that all lives have equal value.

We strive for a global and cultural workplace that supports ever greater diversity, equity, and inclusion — of voices, ideas, and approaches — and we support this diversity through all our employment practices.

All applicants and employees who are drawn to serve our mission will enjoy equality of opportunity and fair treatment without regard to race, color, age, religion, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, a

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