Diversity and Inclusion in Grocery Co-ordinator

The Charity:

GroceryAid has been the charity for the grocery industry since 1857, offering free and confidential welfare support to over £2.6m in the industry from the first day of their employment. More than 450 of the most well-known grocery retailers and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) brands support the charity, enabling us to help more than 70,000 people in the last twelve months. The charity raises funds through a highly respected events calendar and the D&I in Grocery Programme.

D&I in Grocery Programme:

The programme is delivered and facilitated by GroceryAid, with the support of the Strategy Steering Group and three workstream steering groups, it is a programme created for the industry by the industry. With over 100 FMCG partners, it is the largest collaboration of FMCG brands, working towards the common goal to accelerate a truly diverse and inclusive grocery industry. In 2023 the programme provided over 12,562 learning hours across 64 D&I topics. The programme benefits its partners through:

- Tracking tangible progress annually through the D&I in Grocery Maturity Model

- Shared learning activity across monthly learning labs and cross industry Employee Resource Group (ERG) forums. Resources within The Partner Hub (programme platform) including podcasts, policies, toolkits and learning content

- A 12-month cross-industry mentoring programme which provides equity and opportunity to historically underrepresented communities

- D&I in Grocery LIVE! unites the industry once a year, at the largest D&I event in the grocery sector

- Connects partners on different topics to share and learn from each other to accelerate their journey

Main purpose of the role:

To support the team, working across all aspects of the programme. The role offers a unique opportunity to work with the industry s leading brands reaching over 1.2 million employees across the UK.

Main responsibility of the role:

• Provide administrative and logistical support across all programme steering groups
• Support team to deliver an excellent service to all partners
• Support across programme workstream activity

Steering groups:

• Schedule and track attendance for all steering group meetings
• Organise logistics and refreshments for face-to-face meetings

Partner support:

• Co-ordinate the annual onboarding process for new and renewing partners
• Provide support for partner check-in sessions
• Answer queries within the programme email inbox
• Update CRM database with key contacts and information

Workstream support:

• Work with partners and team to manage various virtual activities such as Learning lab webinars
• Send communications and updates to the programme calendar
• Support team to deliver face-to-face networking activity
• Assist with workstream projects as and when required
• Support Project Manager with The Partner HUB (members, activity, responding to queries etc)
• Work with Senior Project Manager throughout the D&I in Grocery LIVE! event life cycle
• Attend D&I in Grocery LIVE! as an active member of the team

Additional duties:

• Occasionally attend GroceryAid events throughout the year GroceryAid events Calendar
• Be an active member of the D&I community, gaining insight and sharing ideas to benefit the programme

Experience/Skills:

• Confident within all aspects of admin support with multiple internal stakeholders and workstreams
• Ability to build strong relationships internally and externally
• Creates clear and effective communications
• Strong PC skills with Excel, MS PowerPoint and MS Word (required), Zoom, video editing packages and Canva (desired)
• Ability to multi-task and motivated to work to deadlines and targets
• Attention to detail and ability to maintain accuracy while working under pressure
• A passion/ personal interest in improving Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace and beyond

Qualities:

• Highly motivated and team oriented
• Extremely proactive in approach with a curious mindset
• Confident to bring in new ideas and recommendations

Additional Information:

• Salary: up to £35,000 dependant on experience
• Location: Sandhurst, hybrid working, currently a minimum of two days a week (Wednesday and one day of choice) are in the office
• Hours: Full - time 34 hours a week
• Occasional extra hours will be required for working on site at events
• Flexible working is offered once training is completed
• Private health and dental care option
• 25 annual leave days plus public holidays (and additional 3 days at Christmas)
• Excellent contributory pension scheme (up to 10% Employer Contributions available)
• Life Assurance (up to 5 times salary)

To apply send your full CV and a cover letter explaining why you feel you are suitable for the role.

GroceryAid is proud to deliver the D&I in Grocery Programme which is helping us on our own diversity and inclusion journey. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from all walks of life.