Leadership & Organisational Commitment

Executive Sponsor

Recommendation Guidance Level
Identify an executive sponsor to champion ethnicity throughout the organisation Needs to be a visible and engaged executive committee member. It is recommended that they are a direct report of the CEO who is prepared to use their influence to mobilise resources and remove barriers. Start
The executive sponsor must have spoken on the ethnicity agenda at an internal event at least once in the past 12 months. This should form a basic part of the role of the executive sponsor. It could be any type of event, but the sponsor will need to talk about the commitment to the agenda Basic
The executive sponsor meets with the chairs/leaders of the multicultural network at least once a quarter This should form a basic part of the role of the executive sponsor. They will need to be able to hear the concerns of the network and to help to address them. Basic

Strategy

Recommendation Guidance Level
Have an ethnicity Inclusion strategy plan with aspirational targets on representation that is reported on annually and is owned/sponsored by board, CEO, executive committee or equivalent leadership groups The inclusion strategy can span many different diversity aspects, but it will need to have a stream of work focused on ethnicity. It should align and support your organisation’s strategy. It should include measures or KPI’s that can be reported on. It could include: aspirations to improve representation; complete training; improve trends from surveys; improving hiring, retention, attrition or aspects of talent management Start
Have a longer term strategy that covers a 3 year period A multi-year approach of diversity measures needs to be outlined to change culture and create and embed sustainable change Advanced
Have a dedicated inclusion committee or ethnicity task force made up of key stakeholders who are responsible for driving inclusion with a clear remit on progressing ethnicity The committee should be made up of leadership and those whose roles involve progressing the ethnicity agenda and implementing strategy. Advanced
Make commitment for percentage increase ethnic representation in overall represented, if under-represented If the organisation is underrepresented in ethnic diversity – the organisation should commit to year on year improvement with the CEO and executive Committee responsible for progress. If representation is unknown please tick ‘no’. If you do not have a proble with ethnic representation, please tick ‘yes’. Basic
Make commitment for percentage increase ethnic representation on Board, if under-represented If the board is underrepresented in ethnic diversity – the board should commit to year on year improvement with the Chair responsible for progress. If representation is unknown please tick ‘no’. If you do not have a proble with ethnic representation, please tick ‘yes’. Outstanding
Make commitment for percentage increase ethnic representation on Executive Committee or equivalent, if under-represented If the Executive Committee is underrepresented in ethnic diversity – the organisation should commit to year on year improvement with the CEO and Chair responsible for progress. If representation is unknown please tick ‘no’. If you do not have a proble with ethnic representation, please tick ‘yes’. Outstanding
Make commitment for percentage increase ethnic representation in senior management, if under-represented If the Senior Management is underrepresented in ethnic diversity – the organisation should commit to year on year improvement with the CEO and executive Committee responsible for progress. If representation is unknown please tick ‘no’. If you do not have a proble with ethnic representation, please tick ‘yes’. Outstanding
Make commitment for percentage increase ethnic representation in early career, if under-represented If the Senior Management is underrepresented in ethnic diversity – the organisation should commit to year on year improvement. If representation is unknown please tick ‘no’. If you do not have a proble with ethnic representation, please tick ‘yes’. Advanced

Resources

Establish a ring-fenced budget set annually to support diversity and inclusion work
Establish a ring-fenced budget set annually to support diversity and inclusion work
Employ dedicated permanent Inclusion and Diversity Experts with a specific ethnicity accountability
Dedicated Inclusion team report directly to executive leaders

The Maturity Matrix endorsed by Governance And Inclusive Leadership APPG

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