Director, Efs Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

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Department: EFS Advice & Team Member Experience, Everyday Financial Services

Job Number: REQ6594

Location: Alberta

Apply by: August 13, 2023

Paygrade: Leader 9, Strategy Analysis

System Title: N-OTH

# Positions available: 1

Leader Name: Associate Vice President, EFS Advice & Team Member Experience

Work Arrangement: Hybrid: You'll work both remote and onsite, where time onsite is based on your job accountabilities and performance objectives.

As ATB's next Director, EFS Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (DI&B), you will work to broaden and deepen Everyday Financial Services (EFS) focus on building an authentic and engaging culture of truth and reconciliation. EFS is the forefront of ATB's brand through our more than 280 branches, agencies, client care or entrepreneur centers distributed throughout Alberta along with our digital and online systems.

In delivering on this mandate, you will lead a team to execute on the Enterprise Inclusion & Reconciliation strategy by focusing specifically on design, implementation and monitoring of EFS wide policies, programs and practices that promote a culture where everyone feels fairly represented, seen, heard and that they belong.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee the execution of powerful strategies to embed diversity, inclusion, cultural competency and belonging across EFS, including awareness and education initiatives, programs that foster visible leadership commitment and outreach programs that identify opportunities for our critical populations.
• Evolve a multi year EFS Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging (DI&B) strategy:
• Ensure compliance with internal and external policies, laws, and regulations.
• Partner with Enterprise Inclusion & Reconciliation and the EFS leadership teams to drive measurable long-term, inclusive and diverse talent identification and retention strategies specific to our critical populations.
• Collaborate with EFS leadership to build, implement, execute and evaluate EFS's DI&B strategy. Drive leadership awareness, commitment and accountability for EFS and Enterprise DI&B initiatives.
• In partnership with Enterprise Inclusion & Reconciliation and with an EFS focus, liaise with external organizations and groups to represent our brand and teams in forums where the topic of inclusion and reconciliation can make an impact.

Observable Behaviors

• ALL IN leadership: You are an Inclusive leader who builds and develops teams that effectively anticipate and respond to disruption, while consistently delivering strong performance. You act as a coach, trusted partner and confidant in helping leaders and team members build inclusion acumen.
• Results focused: You are able to analyze and visualize to ensure continuous improvement across our entire business.
• Thinks critically: You are able to leverage data and human insights to inform strategies and to influence, develop and track solutions. You compile and report diversity statistics to the executive team, employees, top management, and public/government agencies.

Requirements

Core Skills:

• Strong consulting and communication skills - able to promote consistency of practice
• Lead, coach and mentor team members to deliver extraordinary results
• An in-depth knowledge of leading practices, policies, processes and evaluation tools in diversity, inclusion and belonging
• Model ATB's culture and behaviors at all times in order to execute on strategy and build a culture of performance
• Able to influence a broad group of stakeholders, partners and senior leaders
• A skilled practitioner with the ability to develop and deliver required frameworks and programming in addition to providing oversight to others in these efforts
• Recruit, develop and organize team member capabilities in order to build a high-performing and motivated team
• Strategic and system thinking and methodologies to drive results
• Effectively handle day-to-day responsibilities for the team, focusing on high-value efforts, and identifying and resolving issues

Accreditation

• Financial services industry experience would be considered an asset
• Undergraduate degree or equivalent level of experience
• Experience with planning and implementing change management strategies
• Demonstrated progressive experience in diversity and equity strategy and process development with a specific focus on Indigenous Relations and New Canadians

At ATB, we know that as you develop in your career, you gain many transferable skills. If you believe your experience and qualities are what we are looking for, please consider applying!

Interested? If you know one of our team members, BEFORE applying, reach out to them and ask them for a referral link to help your application stand out.

Online applications are preferred. Please let us know if you require any accommodations.

Benefits

Be great. Be you. Believe.

We are dedicated to building a workforce reflective of the diversity within our communities and creating an environment where every team member has what they need to reach their potential. We encourage candidates from all equity-seeking groups to apply.

What happens next?

Thank you for applying online. If you are shortlisted for this opportunity, you will hear from us after the posting close date regarding next steps. We might ask you to participate in a digital interview or phone interview. If you require any accommodations, please let us know.

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