Diversity Recruiter

Diversity Recruiter responsibilities include:

• Designing company policies that promote diversity and equality
• Delivering training sessions to HR and hiring managers on how to make fair decisions
• Ensuring we use inclusive language in all hiring material

Job brief

We are looking for a Diversity Recruiter to promote inclusion and reinforce a non-discriminatory mentality across the business.

Diversity Recruiter responsibilities include crafting job description with inclusive language, establishing fair policies and networking with candidates from under-represented groups. To be successful in this role, you should have prior HR experience and good knowledge of labor legislation.

Ultimately, you will help us attract and retain a diversified workforce.

Responsibilities

• Structure processes and policies that promote diversity and support all social groups (like anti-harassment policies)
• Mentor hiring managers on how to evaluate candidates objectively
• Craft job descriptions, interview questions and other hiring material that contain non-biased language
• Establish objective, job-related employment criteria regardless of protected characteristics like age, gender and race
• Source, network with and proactively reach out to minorities, female candidates, people with disabilities or other other under-represented groups
• Keep track of diversity metrics
• Advocate for minorities and ensure equality across all business functions
• Train employees to help them embrace differences and cultivate team spirit
• Coordinate with HR to ensure benefits align with employees’ needs
• Review all communications, including our careers page and social media accounts, to ensure they’re in line with labor legislation, respect human rights and have non-discriminatory language
• Assist with building hiring plans that provide equal opportunities to all candidates, internal and external

Requirements

• Work experience as a Recruiter
• Hands-on experience designing company policies like anti-discrimination and equal employment opportunity
• Knowledge of labor and human rights legislation
• Experience with various interviewing techniques
• Familiarity with online and offline sourcing (e.g. through professional networks or job fairs)
• Excellent communication skills
• BSc in HR, Organizational Psychology or relevant background
• Participation in seminars and workshops around diversity in the workplace or relevant certification is a plus