A healthcare organization supports people with intellectual or other disabilities to shape their lives as independently as possible. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are important themes. As a DEI Advisor, you work organization-wide and are positioned within the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) department. You collaborate closely with HR, the Academy, care regions, and other relevant support departments. You actively connect with relevant scientific research and translate current insights into practice.
What you will do.
- You will undertake a temporary, exploratory assignment to investigate DEI initiatives within the organization.
- You will identify needs, opportunities, bottlenecks, and blind spots by engaging with employees, managers, client representatives, and support departments.
- You will bring together different perspectives and highlight good practices.
- You will develop a concise and practical DEI compass as a shared starting point.
- You will connect existing initiatives, stimulate dialogue, and support concrete steps that contribute to awareness, knowledge sharing, and more inclusive working.
- You will help to further develop successful initiatives within the organization.
- You will advise the Board of Directors on possible next steps, including ownership, positioning, and further embedding of DEI within the organization.
Profile
- You know how to ask the right questions, bring different perspectives to the table, and mobilize people.
- You combine substantive knowledge of DEI with organizational sensitivity and change power.
- You are curious, dare to critically examine what already exists, and know how to translate ideas into a suitable direction.
- You have experience with organization-wide change, development, or strategic advisory issues.
- You preferably have previous experience assisting an organization with diversity, equity, and inclusion issues and know what is needed to create movement on a topic that can sometimes be sensitive.
- You have the courage and perseverance to discuss difficult topics.
- You have knowledge of and demonstrable affinity with DEI.
- You are strong in listening, asking probing questions, and analyzing, and know how to translate signals from the organization into a common thread.
- You can easily switch between employees, professionals, management, support departments, and the board.
- You are organizationally sensitive and administratively strong, and know when to connect, challenge, or give space.
- You know how to discuss sensitive topics in an open and accessible way.
- You are a driver: you not only identify what is happening but also help to get the first steps off the ground.
- You can reduce complex information to concrete and convincing advice.
- You work independently and take initiative, even if the path is not yet fully mapped out.
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