Diversity & Inclusion Specialist

At CHANEL, diversity and inclusion are an integral part of our commitment to be a responsible and human employer. We value the individual talents and unique perspectives of each employee and endeavour to foster an environment in which we achieve engagement and optimum performance by building on our differences. We are deeply committed to thoughtfully accelerating and advancing our diversity and inclusion efforts in support of this mission and know that each and every one of us has a part to play in achieving this collectively. Location: London, United Kingdom Department: Global Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) Team Activity / Business Line: Global Corporate Headquarters The Global D&I Function

• Leads and sets vision and direction for the House
• A centre of expertise creating global principles and frameworks to support our D&I strategy
• Advisors to support and empower local strategy and implementation
• A driver of key D&I ‘One House’ company priorities and measuring impact.

The role of D&I Specialist is an integral part of the Global D&I team. D&I Specialist - Main missions

• Support the execution and delivery of ‘One House’ projects
• Content curation and management of content portfolio across our internal platforms and practices (e.g. intranet, training content, learning app)
• Establishing and monitoring KPIs and assisting with qualitative and quantitative data analysis and supporting our advancement of qualitative and quantitative data analysis
• Support the development and evolution of our D&I Leads internal network (“Community”) including the coordination and tracking of activities and themes across our different entities
• Synthesise research and trends to raise awareness of key D&I topics and emerging themes, including luxury sector activity analysis
• Establish strong partnerships with, and advise, our Regional, Divisional and Global Function D&I leads to enable local adaptation of global priorities and to empower local actions and plans. Dedicated internal client groups will be allocated across the team.
• Become a member of the Global HQ D&I & Engagement working group supporting alignment to global priorities
• Partner with internal specialist teams to embed D&I in existing practices and processes
• Preparation of materials for internal meetings and knowledge sharing (e.g. presentations, pre-read documents, toolkits/guides)
• Managing and monitoring the department budget and spend forecasting
• Undertake additional administrative and/or creative tasks as needed to support objectives of the function

The Global D&I team responsibilities and tasks continue to evolve as we react to the needs of the business and our people, ensuring the right focus and outcomes are achieved. You will bring:

• A passion and curiosity for D&I and finding opportunities to increase awareness and drive change
• In-house or consultancy-based experience in driving D&I strategy for international companies
• Experience in advising and supporting colleagues and teams, ideally across multiple markets
• Experience in project management
• A proactive attitude
• Communication skills, written and verbal, with a high attention to detail
• A deep understanding of KPIs, quantitative and qualitative data collection, and analytical skills acquired through studies and/or experience
• Experience in using Microsoft Office products (word, excel, PowerPoint)
• Fluency in French preferred, but not essential

You are energized by:

• Working in a highly collaborative and matrixed environment
• Building relationships and networking with people both in and outside the organization and industry
• Collaborating and engaging with employees at all levels on needs and organizational optimization