The Role
Lead Whitbread’s diversity and inclusion agenda by delivering strategic programmes, advising stakeholders, managing colleague networks and inclusion events, overseeing external benchmarks and reporting, and building influential partnerships. The role requires evolving D&I strategy, supporting under-represented groups, producing high-quality reports and submissions, and driving inclusive solutions across a large, multi-site hospitality organisation.
Summary Generated by Built In
Role Title: Diversity & Inclusion Manager
Location: Dunstable LU5
Hybrid working: 3 days a week in the office
Shape the Future of Inclusion at Whitbread
Are you passionate about creating inclusive workplaces where everyone can thrive? We're looking for a Diversity & Inclusion Manager to lead and evolve our D&I agenda, ensuring we continue to be the UK's most inclusive hospitality business.
Working closely with the Director of Talent, Development & Inclusion and the wider People Leadership Team, you'll drive the delivery of our annual D&I programme and key strategic change initiatives. From championing our inclusion commitments and amplifying colleague networks, to leading high-profile events, external benchmark submissions, and award-winning D&I initiatives, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping both colleague and guest experiences.
This is a unique opportunity to influence meaningful change, build on our strong foundations, and ensure our D&I strategy remains aligned to best practice, emerging trends, and our ambitions for world-class performance and business growth.
What You'll Be Doing
- Lead and deliver key Diversity & Inclusion programmes and projects, managing initiatives aligned to our People Plan and D&I commitments, with a particular focus on inclusion calendar events, network gold events, colleague development and community engagement activities.
- Act as a trusted inclusion advisor, partnering with People teams, leaders and business stakeholders to ensure policies, projects and initiatives are developed with the needs of under-represented groups in mind.
- Own external D&I reporting, benchmarking and award submissions, leading high-quality submissions to frameworks such as Stonewall Workplace Equality Index, Disability Confident and Investing in Ethnicity, while producing annual reports including Gender Pay Gap and D&I reporting.
- Build and manage influential external partnerships, working closely with organisations, industry bodies and educational institutions to bring external insight, best practice and emerging thinking into the business.
- Champion the continuous evolution of our D&I strategy, staying ahead of societal and industry trends, collaborating with colleague networks and senior stakeholders to drive innovative, impactful and inclusive solutions across Whitbread.
Why you'll love it here
Bonus Potential up to 20%
Healthcare for you and your family
Matched contribution pension up to 10%
What You'll Need to Bring
- Strong Diversity & Inclusion expertise, with a deep understanding of the lived experiences of under-represented groups, inclusive practices, and the key concepts that drive meaningful D&I outcomes, including bias, privilege and social mobility.
- A passion for staying ahead of emerging trends and best practice, using the latest research, external insights and industry developments to continually evolve and strengthen our D&I approach.
- Outstanding communication and influencing skills, with the ability to produce high-quality reports and submissions, present complex ideas clearly, and build credibility with senior stakeholders across the business.
- Proven project management experience, successfully leading complex, high-profile initiatives from concept through to delivery, balancing multiple priorities, stakeholders, budgets and deadlines.
- Experience of leading a D&I agenda within a large, multi-site organisation, combined with a strong understanding of People processes across the employee lifecycle and the ability to translate external best practice into practical business solutions.
Skills Required
- Strong diversity and inclusion expertise, including understanding of under-represented groups, inclusive practices, bias, privilege and social mobility
- Ability to stay current with emerging D&I trends, research, external insights and best practices
- Outstanding communication and influencing skills, including report writing, submissions and presenting complex ideas
- Proven project management experience leading complex, high-profile initiatives from concept through delivery
- Experience managing multiple priorities, stakeholders, budgets and deadlines
- Experience leading a D&I agenda within a large, multi-site organisation
- Strong understanding of People processes across the employee lifecycle
- Ability to translate external best practice into practical business solutions
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The Company
What We Do
Whitbread is a UK hospitality company that owns and operates Premier Inn, the country’s largest hotel brand, alongside restaurant brands including Beefeater, Brewers Fayre, Bar + Block, Cookhouse and Pub, and Table Table. Its business spans more than 1,200 hotels and restaurants across the UK, with a growing hotel presence in Germany and the Middle East, serving millions of guests through recognizable hospitality brands.
