Together we do what matters.

　　At Avanade our purpose is to make a genuine human impact, for our clients and their customers, and our employees.

　　Our values are shorthand for who we are and what we stand for, and they influence the behaviors and decisions we make each day. At Avanade we're guided in everything we do by our three core values:

　　We have a passion for technology and innovate with purpose.

　　We deliver with excellence.

　　We believe everyone counts.

　　Our people lie at the heart of our vision and values. They're the source of our digital expertise. They make our success - and our clients' success - possible.

　　Global Inclusion, Diversity, and Well-being Team:

　　At Avanade, Inclusion & Diversity is part of everything we do, from the way we treat people to how we make decisions and the solutions we take to market. Our strategic priorities are enabled by defining and driving inclusive behaviors as well as building inclusive policies and processes. We believe inclusion is a discipline that must be practiced with vigilance every day, and this belief has generated tangible results. Well-being is a foundational component of our I&D work. Our people are our biggest asset and our number one priority. For them to be at their best and do their best at work, we need to create the conditions so that they can thrive.

　　Your Impact:

　　As the Global Inclusion and Diversity and Well-being Team Employee Network Lead, you will be responsible for enabling Employee Networks (EN) - partnering with them to amplify, support, guide and govern.

　　Specifics of the role will include:

　　Event Management:

　　Providing thought leadership and owning planning and execution for all events of significance across the globe (e.g. International Women's Day, Pride Month, Black History Month) in partnership with ENs.

　　Designing with a global approach ensuring that content and formats are translated and localized

　　Coaching Employee Networks and providing resources to ensure seamless planning and execution of EN events.

　　Supporting Delivery of Global I&D Ad hoc Initiatives

　　Strategy, Operations and Governance:

　　Develop and Execute EN strategy

　　Support implementation of EN strategy by Area, with appropriate localization

　　Grow EN Program size, capacity and maturity

　　Enabling and overseeing EN Operations, supporting with budgets, distribution lists

　　Supporting EN strategy - helping ENs build strategy, consider effective structure and succession planning

　　Act as liaison between ENs and Avanade functions/stakeholders

　　Driving Employee Network expansion and membership tracking

　　Provide ENs proper tools for success e.g., reporting and membership

　　Support EN ownership of EN budgets to ensure impactful spending

　　Serve as EN management SME

　　Driving accountability by measuring and reporting on the impact of initiatives

　　Communicating and collaborating with EN communities at all levels.

　　Amplify and Support ENs:

　　Embed framework for EC Sponsors and Champions - support and guide for impact

　　Increase program awareness and position ENs as business partners

　　Act as a coach and trusted adviser for EN Chairs

　　Facilitate recognition of EN leaders

　　Provide crisis management support as needed

　　Building strong, trusting connections with the EN Member community, providing a safe place to share concerns

　　Build leadership capabilities

　　Collaborating with Accenture and Microsoft on Employee Network best practice

　　Qualifications:

　　Proven experience developing and deploying I&D strategy

　　Strong awareness and network with I&D and Well-being partners

　　Experience partnering with and enabling Employee Networks across the globe

　　Strong project management skills - ability to navigate through complexity, ambiguity, and manage multiple competing priorities

　　Demonstrates effective collaboration with global stakeholders

　　Strong interpersonal awareness and skills with multi-national/cultural experience.

　　Highly effective communicator with the ability to clearly and concisely articulate ideas, concepts, and proposals to engage team, peers, and leadership

　　* Experience in coaching on basic team management skills (i.e., delegation, communications, goal setting)