About me

An experienced Senior Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Specialist with a proven track record in developing impactful inclusion strategies and training programs. Excelling in stakeholder engagement, coaching, and project management, driving positive change within organizations. An excellent track record of successfully increasing employee representation from minoritised groups and improving trust in grievance and disciplinary processes. Expertise in creating global EDI policies and acting as Program Lead for ERG initiatives. Degree educated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) and consistently pursuing personal development opportunities through further certification.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior EDI Consultant
- Developed and implemented a comprehensive EDI programme, leveraging data driving insights, that increased employee representation from minoritised groups by up to 50% and decreased turnover of diverse employees to under 10%.
- Led a team of HR professionals to successfully implement a company-wide EDI initiative focused on improving trust in grievance and disciplinary processes for minoritised groups, raising confidence in the process by 65%.
- Provided HR advice to case managers on grievance and disciplinary cases related to discrimination, victimisation or harassment, and any cases where a protected characteristic was relevant to the case.
- Created and delivered an ERG governance framework, increasing ERG offerings from one to five and formed an ERG board for ERG chairs to collaborate and share insights with the EDI team.
- Drafted a Global EDI policy for an international power company, negotiating with local EDI teams and Union representatives to ensure policy was functional in all locations.
- Influencing senior stakeholders at board level to improve EDI initiatives, securing funding of up to £200k per project.

EDI Consultant,
- Facilitated EDI learning across a variety of topics including EDI fundamentals, Conscious Inclusion, Inclusive Leadership and Cultivating Inclusive Cultures, receiving 100% positive feedback and increasing confidence in EDI understanding up to 85%.
- Provided an investigative report on Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic experiences of recruitment and promotions for the Greater London Authority, comprehensively explaining what the situation was, why it was a problem and how to solve it, including a 3-year roadmap.
- Led delivery of a project exploring the representation and EDI initiatives within the energy sector for Energy & Utility Skills Inclusion Measurement Framework, assisting 24 organisations in data gathering and providing an annual review of industry progress. Accomplishment
- Managed stakeholder expectations throughout the project, maintaining engagement from wider stakeholder groups at above 75%.