Inclusion Manager – Continental Europe

At Clifford Chance, we see inclusion as a core value and key driver to our business success. We are seeking a full time Inclusion Manager in our Continental Europe region to support, drive and implement the Firm's inclusion strategy and our commitment to inclusion. Our Firm believes delivering inclusion requires a campaigning approach and we aim to provide campaigns that inspire, empower, and activate people.

You will be part of the wider global inclusion team and work closely with regional leadership and the CE HR function as well as other stakeholder groups across the firm. You will be required to forge excellent relationships with Partners, Functional heads, regional business managers and general managers. You will collaborate with teams across the legal practice areas and business professionals to deliver on projects.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with the Regional leadership and HR team, the Global Director of Inclusion and the wider global inclusion team on developing the firm's strategy, goals, initiatives and best practices.
• Working alongside the regional leadership and HR team, and Global inclusion team as required to develop inclusion strategies to deliver our inclusion targets as set out in our firm strategy - CC@40
• Leading and facilitating inclusion-focused workshops.
• Identifying, engaging with and providing oversight to third party providers, where necessary, to develop cost-effective internal inclusion initiatives.
• Collaborating with the regional recruiting team to embed impactful inclusion practices that are consistently implemented.
• Partner with the regional Affinity groups by providing strategic advice, overseeing the execution of network strategy, and reporting progress to key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with the Global Inclusion team and others throughout the Firm to help develop and implement the Firm's inclusion campaign calendar.
• Work closely with our Brand, Communication and Marketing team on internal communications to maximize the impact of the firm's inclusion campaigns regionally.
• Work with the wider global inclusion team and Client, Marketing and Development teams to develop and deliver client inclusion services, events, and collaboration opportunities.
  • Support client pitches, request for proposal (RFP) documents, and surveys, liaising with other teams/offices as appropriate.
  • Support client inclusion programs and participate on panels for client events as and when necessary.
• Responsible for designing and delivering the Continental Europe reverse mentoring and Bubbles programs (aligned to Affinity groups), supporting with tools and annual review to assess impact.  Support the global team with the implementation of global reverse mentoring, sharing best practice and insight from programs within the global network.
• Responsible for tracking inclusion and diversity metrics, supporting the firm's engagement survey and other qualitative feedback tools by analyzing local responses, monitoring data trends, and identifying and disseminating key information, providing insights into the data collected.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and thought leader with deep knowledge of methods to support and promote our inclusion strategy and goals within the Firm.

• Proven track record of developing and implementing inclusion initiatives, which have demonstrably contributed to achieving business objectives.
• Proven track record of developing relationships with key stakeholders and senior leadership with the ability to influence decisions and outcomes at the senior level.
• Strong understanding and knowledge of developing and implementing key inclusion practices, policies, and processes.
• Proficiency in data management, analytics and reporting.
• Effective in sensitive situations and with audiences who hold differing views.
• Ability to make and effectively implement decisions.
• Ability to work under pressure and prioritise competing demands to meet deadlines.
• Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate with other colleagues within a matrixed/ global organisation.

We are one of the largest international law firms in the world. With over 30 offices across the globe, we strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, providing them with the highest-quality advice and legal insight, which combines the firm’s global standards with in-depth local expertise.

Our firm, work and people span jurisdictions, cultures, and languages. We offer our clients a truly international perspective. We believe every career should be rewarding and stimulating - full of opportunities to learn, thrive, and grow. That’s why we’re so proud of our inclusive, friendly, and team-based approach to work.

You’ll find our clients in commercial and industrial sectors, the financial investor community, governments, regulators, trade bodies, and not-for-profit organisations. But no matter who they are or why they’ve reached out to us, we provide a world-class service every step of the way. And that’s possible thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit and conscientious approach to work that you’ll find across all of our teams.

Whichever area of the business you join, you’ll become an integral part an innovative, diverse and ambitious team of people. Clifford Chance is a place where the brightest minds and the best of colleagues meet.

In order to provide the first-class service our clients expect from Clifford Chance, the firm requires an outstanding level of support across a large number of function areas. Human Resources management forms a key part of the firm's infrastructure, and it is an important part of the firm's global strategy to attract, motivate and retain exceptional talent across the firm and to become a recognised employer of choice in the legal profession.

Reward is a critical element of the Global People and Talent Strategy, with significant opportunities to create and contribute new approaches to designing reward programmes for the entire population of lawyers and Business Professionals (with the exception of the equity Partnership). Equally, the successful candidate will need to be able to design and support the implementation of compensation processes and ensure that the HR Business Partners ("HRBPs") and Service Delivery are capable of delivering core processes.

This is an outstanding opportunity for a bright, motivated and talented Reward professional to make a real difference. Strategically biased but operationally expert, the successful individual will have the opportunity to design and implement across the entire Reward spectrum, and be expected to build the competence and capability of the broader HR team at the same time.

Equal opportunities statement

At Clifford Chance, we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and their families, our firm and society.

We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, social or economic background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, or age.  This applies to recruitment and selection, terms and conditions of employment including pay, promotion, training, transfer and every other aspect of employment.

We have a variety of flourishing employee networks. These networks are a place for colleagues to share experiences and advocate for change wherever they see an opportunity for improvement.

Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity, an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm. 

Find out more about our inclusive culture here.