DE&I Lead

What we can offer you

• We offer a competitive salary and benefits which are designed to promote our employees financial wellbeing. Employees are also eligible to participate in a bonus plan.
• Our employees enjoy a generous holiday entitlement and an opportunity to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’ some holiday entitlement.
• Private Healthcare and Doctor@Hand (remote GP service).
• Our employees can join a defined contribution pension plan. Employees contribute either 4% or 5% of salary, the company contributes 8% or 10% depending on the employee contribution. Employee contributions can be made through salary sacrifice.
• Our Employee Assistance Programme offers practical, impartial support on everyday matters ranging from medical, financial and legal to home and family issues. 
• Our Life Assurance cover is a multiple of eight times your annual basic salary.
• Product allocation so that you can enjoy our fantastic portfolio of brands.
• Our Cycle to Work scheme allows you to hire a bike for an agreed length of time, and then snap it up for a fraction of its original value. All while making savings (at least 25%) and spreading the cost.
• Every employee has the opportunity to claim up to £1,000 per year for a charity or charities for which they have raised money, volunteered their time or personally donated.
• Learning resources to help you be your best self.

Job Introduction

Are you passionate about creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive? Do you have a vision for diversity that goes beyond the buzzwords and translates into tangible, impactful change? If so, we invite you to lead our journey towards a more diverse and inclusive future. 

William Grant & Sons is a family-owned company with a rich heritage and a global presence. We pride ourselves on our innovative spirit and our commitment to excellence in crafting some of the world’s finest whiskies and other spirits. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we believe that diversity and inclusion are key to our continued success and innovation.

As the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) Lead, you will be the driving force behind our DE&I roadmap, championing initiatives that foster a culture of belonging and respect. You will work closely with leadership and employees across all levels to embed diversity and inclusion into every facet of our business, to improve DE&I in every part of our business, every year.

Main Responsibilities

You will own the development and coordination of the global DE&I corporate plan to enable and promote the building of an organisation with a culture that supports the Company Values, where employees can all be their best and bring their whole selves to work.

You will proactively work with our global Business Units and employee network groups to plan all DE&I activities, track progress with data and provide thought leadership on best practice

Our Ideal Candidate

Candidates must have a deep commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion with a track record of driving meaningful change.

You should have demonstrable experience in leading DE&I initiatives, preferably within a global organisation, and be an innovative thinker, with the ability to develop and implement creative and future-focused ideas.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and inspire others are also required; and you should be skilled in analysing and using data to inform decisions and measure success.

For full details of this exciting role, please see the job profile.

About William Grant & Sons

A HOME FOR RARE CHARACTERS

William Grant & Sons: a home where Rare Characters thrive.

We value every employee for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Every one of our colleagues has a role to play in helping us to achieve our growth ambitions.

At William Grant & Sons, our vision is to be A home where rare characters thrive. We value all colleagues for their rare character, distinctive skills, experience and perspectives. Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We strive to create an environment where we can all be our best and bring our whole selves to work.

OUR AGILE WORKING PHILOSOPHY

Our agile working philosophy is to “Have your best work day everyday”.
Built on trust, we empower our rare characters to have their best work day every day. Where flexibility and positive working experiences help employees to feel connected and release potential across our teams.
We are open to discussing possible agile/flexible working options as part of the recruitment process.

INCLUSIVE RECRUITMENT PROCESS

Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of how we do things at William Grant & Sons, fully aligned to our purpose and our company values. We want to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive.