Your future plans

When it comes to HR we are living a mindset based on business orientation, agility, operational excellence, whilst believing our purpose is to create value for the organisation and employees.

To strengthen our international team, we are now looking for an exceptional and passionate Diversity & Inclusion Specialist to join our People & Organisational Development (POD) team at RWE Supply & Trading GmbH (RWEST). In this newly created role you will be the key driver of our Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) strategy and will be guiding senior HR and business leadership alike. You will be the global D&I subject matter expert to continue to shape our inclusive and diverse culture at RWEST. You will work on a variety of projects to drive our D&I strategy and also support key global D&I initiatives across the Group. Being a dynamic, organised self-starter, you will partner and build trust across all levels to drive greater connectivity. Furthermore, you will establish and maintain information-sharing platforms for our global HR colleagues and other internal partners. In this role you will report into the Head of POD. 

• Coordinating the identification, preparation, implementation and monitoring of RWEST-specific D&I initiatives and measures to meet internal as well as external obligations
• Fostering D&I activities focusing on the dimensions Gender & Equality of Opportunities, age, Country of Origin, Disability & Inclusion and Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity for all our locations globally
• Preparing, facilitating and following-up on D&I trainings and workshops with employees as well as the leadership team to further raise visibility and awareness of D&I initiatives and to foster an even more inclusive culture
• Performing regular reporting on D&I metrics/benchmarks to ensure the effectiveness of RWEST D&I initiatives and measures
• Strengthening the cooperation and alignment with RWE-wide global employee networks 
• Representing D&I @ RWEST in RWE-wide initiatives as well as external networks
• Identifying external trends and recognising best practices that can be applied within RWEST
• Being known as point of contact for D&I @ RWEST and supporting managers as well as employees on varying D&I related requests on an ad-hoc basis 

Your powerful skills

• Professional and profound experience in HR or a similar function with focus on D&I
• Affinity and enthusiasm towards the topic of D&I
• High degree of empathy and experience in dealing with diverse and contrary opinions from different stakeholders
• Proven project and change management experience
• Ability to work independently in global and virtual teams
• Data interpretation; strong Microsoft Excel and Microsoft PowerPoint skills
• Confident communicator with excellent networking skills
• Self-motivated, flexible, resilient and able to work independently with a hands-on mentality
• International, cross-functional and intercultural experience
• Training design and delivery, presentation and facilitation skills
• Language skills: Fluent in English (mandatory), fluent in German would be a plus

Advantageous, but not a must

• Experience of working in a trading or similar commercial environment

Benefits you can rely on

We offer an environment where working is meaningful, respected and supported. There are also a few things more that you will experience here at RWEST: 

• Permanent contract
• Open, diverse and inclusive company culture – everyone is welcomed with open arms and valued based on personality and talent
• Flexible working hours and hybrid working
• Versatile, diversified and responsible function with development opportunities
• Lots of creative freedom within a dynamic company
• Friendly and helpful team with flat hierarchies