Diversity, Equity and Belonging Internship
The Bimbo Bakeries USA Sales Co-Op program is a dynamic 5-months paid opportunity that affords students a remarkable experience to participate in fast-paced, real-world projects designed to further develop strategic project, management, analytical problem solving, and managerial leadership skills.
Reporting into the Manager Diversity, Equity & Belonging, the successful candidate will support strategic project development and existing programs with a focus on associate experience and community impact. The successful candidate will be responsible for supporting the design, development, and effective implementation of our Diversity & Inclusion Strategy.
Key Job Responsibilities:
- Provide support to the Manager of Diversity, Equity & Belonging by guiding and advising on belonging priorities. This includes preparing meeting materials, creating tools, guides and playbooks to ensure effective execution of D, E&B initiatives.
- Collaborate on design, implement and manage initiatives and programs that advances our diversity, equity and belonging strategy.
- Track and perform analysis of key diversity metrics to measure program effectiveness against established goals and initiatives.
- Support efforts of collaborative partnerships to review and look for innovative ways to build D, E & B strategy into business processes such as associate engagement and retention.
- Assist with monitoring the effectiveness of our community partnerships and their impact through analysis of desired outcomes and key performance indicators.
- Support the planning of our annual D, E&B Forum as a resource and coordinator.
Key Behavioral Competencies:
- Analysis: ability to identify, review, and interpret complex factors as well as decisions as to policies, procedures, and practices.
- Collaborate: Ability to collaborate and align cross-functionally within the team and with internal customers and external vendors
- Build Relationships: Ability to connect, collaborate and build relationships with all levels to generate results
- Manage Projects: Ability to support established project objectives, checkpoints, and timelines to meet project expectations. Ability to effectively implement projects for area of responsibility
- Communicate: Ability to convey important messages and facilitate training/program content effectively
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Education and Work History:
Ideal candidate will possess:
- Interest in Organizational Development and Community Leadership & Investment
- Excellent project management, organizational, time management and planning skills
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and virtual communication software such as Zoom and Teams
- Demonstrable superior communication and organization skills