Vice President, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program Manager, Apac

As the APAC Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Program Manager MUFG, you will be responsible for designing and implementing DEI programs tailored to meet the needs of MUFG’s diverse workforce across APAC. You will ensure that DEI programs are culturally appropriate, inclusive and implemented across region, addressing regional needs and challenges.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Develop, manage, and implement long and short-term Inclusion program strategies and corresponding key initiatives. Socialize the approach and establish buy-in throughout the region.
- Drive thought leadership, external benchmarking, and peer analysis at MUFG to establish a market-leading approach to the Inclusion program strategy.
- Oversee the creation and delivery of a communications plan to ensure internal and external messages and activities are in line with the organization’s inclusion objectives/goals.
- Ensure alignment and integration of program strategies and objectives with the broader enterprise human capital strategy.
- Influence and direct employee resource networks (ERNs) executive sponsors and leadership to ensure the ERNs are functioning at a level to drive change.
- Select, confirm, and advise ERNs executive sponsors.
- Establish a culture that encourages employees to be their authentic selves, promotes courageous and honest conversations, and supports allyship among employees.
- Sponsor and oversee the creation of Inclusion content that engages internal and external audiences, including clients and regulators, while integrating diversity messages and increasing overall awareness and understanding.
- Establish key benchmarks, best practices, and reporting.
- Build and manage the program budget (regional).

RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for driving a culture that values inclusion by implementing long
- and short-term strategies that recognize, support, and advocate on behalf of an inclusive workforce
- Implement enterprise-wide programs and initiatives that develop a culture that encourages employees to be their authentic selves and promote courageous and honest inclusion-related conversations
- Contribute to the design and management of key inclusion initiatives and help drive awareness and participation
- Develop and manage inclusion content for internal and external audiences
- Work collaboratively across the Inclusion ecosystem to create initiatives and events that increase inclusion awareness
- Provide consultative guidance and best practices on strategy, engagement, tracking, and delivery for ERN programming, initiatives, and communications to ensure alignment to their strategic goals and overall program success
- Enhance and optimize ERN membership database and performance dashboard and provide relevant data, analysis, and recommendations as needed
- Partner with ERNs to establish and track goals and budget and gather feedback on projects, programs, and processes

**Job requirements**:
**Functional Skills**:

- Experience creating programs, practices, and policies that encourage executive leadership, senior leadership, and employees to embrace opportunities to work with those who possess diverse experiences and backgrounds.
- Demonstrated understanding of, and ability to establish, the strategic connection between diversity, equity, and inclusion practices, internal stakeholders, centers of excellence, and business units, and corresponding contributions to organizational success.
- Proven ability to evaluate the organization’s current cultural climate and identify areas to enhance cultural intelligence.
- Comprehensive understanding of the characteristics of a dynamic workforce: multigenerational, multicultural, multilingual, multitalented, multigendered, etc.
- Advanced knowledge of approaches to developing an inclusive workplace: executive sponsorship, leadership buy-in, allyship, unconscious-bias training, employee resource networks, mentorship, diversity metrics, psychological safety, using preferred gender pronouns.
- Successfully manage multiple types of projects, including organization-wide initiatives, strategic planning, communications, and analytics
- Demonstrated experience using facts and analytics to understand trends and develop solutions that lead to measurable organizational impact
- Ability to handle complex and confidential information with discretion

**Foundational Skills**:

- Demonstrates leadership
- Communicates effectively with ability to adjust communication style for a variety of audiences
- Adept at working in a diverse international environment
- Identifies multiple paths to success using analytical and critical thinking as well as decision-making skills
- Operates strategically to support a culture of continuous improvement and systems thinking
- Makes sound business decisions in a complex work environment
- Collaborates with other business functions and divisions to advance business objectives
- Is flexible, decisive, and able to establish support from leadership
- Monitors industry