Resume Skills and Keywords for Diversity and Inclusion Specialist

The Diversity and Inclusion Specialist develops educational and training plans and programs to promote diversity, inclusion, and collaboration among employees. They are also responsible for planning and conducting various inclusion events, setting and achieveing diversity and inclusion goals and objectives according to planned schedules and tasks.

Skills required for a Diversity and Inclusion Specialist role:

  • Inclusion Specialist
  • Employee Engagement
  • Inclusion Efforts Management
  • Professional Development
  • Supplier Diversity Program
  • Diversity Training
  • Strategic Sourcing
  • Performance Management
  • Executive Management

What recruiters look for in a diversity and inclusion specialist resume: 

  • A good understanding of diversity and inclusion programmes.
  • Experience in performance and executive management.
  • Good interpersonal and decision-making skills.
  • In-depth knowledge of diversity training.

What can make your diversity and inclusion specialist resume stand out:

A strong summary that demonstrates your skills, experience and background in human resource management:

  • A conscientious and diligent professional, whose role is to create, implement, integrate, train, and develop programs for various personnel to promote equality, cohesion, and diversity inside the company. 

Targeted job description 

  • Serve as a subject matter expert on diversity and inclusion issues, providing advice and training to senior leaders, managers and employees.
  • Ability to complete general firm requests on diversity and inclusion data, trends, and patterns.
  • Expereince in working closely with the human resources team to prepare statistical and qualitative information/reports.
  • Recommended changes to hiring practices and procedures to ensure that candidates are fairly considered based on their qualifications rather than their race or gender.

Related academic background 

  • BBA in Management at Amity University| 2014
  • MBA in Human Resources at Jaipuria University| 2016 

Sample Resume of Diversity & Inclusion Specialist in Text Format

RAJ MEHTA

Diversity and Inclusion Specialist

+91-9876543210 | rajmehta@gmail.com | Mumbai, India

SUMMARY 

A conscientious and diligent professional, whose role is to create, implement, integrate, train, and develop programs for various personnel to promote equality, cohesion, and diversity inside the company. A morally and ethically determined individual ensures everyone at work is safer and more securer.

EXPERIENCE

Diversity and Inclusion Specialist at Medford from Apr 2021 - Present, Mumbai

  • Providing support for the diversity team by generating correspondence, preparing reports and drafting presentations.
  • Conducting all data collection and completion of client and industry diversity surveys and working with the firm's internal departments to ensure accurate reporting and maintain an archive of responses.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert on diversity and inclusion issues, providing advice and training to senior leaders, managers and employees.
  • Completing general firm requests on diversity and inclusion data, trends, and patterns.
  • Working closely with the human resources team to prepare statistical and qualitative information/reports.

Diversity and Inclusion Consultant at Uber  from Oct 2018 - Mar 2021, Mumbai

  • Assessed an organization’s culture to determine how well it promotes diversity and inclusion.
  • Recommended changes to hiring practices and procedures to ensure that candidates are fairly considered based on their qualifications rather than their race or gender.
  • Consulted with management to develop strategies to improve the effectiveness of diversity and inclusion efforts within an organization.

Diversity and Inclusion Program Associate at Slack from Jul 2017 - Sep 2018, New Delhi

  • Worked closely with Program Director to set and/or implement policies, procedures and systems and to follow through with implementation.
  • Implemented new technologies as needed to support the tracking of relationships, conversations and pipeline of board members and placements.
  • Assisted in the development of board director criteria that express recruitment priorities in terms of skills, knowledge, contacts, resources and overall makeup.

COURSES

Gender and Sexuality: Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace from Coursera from Mar 2016 - Mar 2017

EDUCATION

MBA in Human Resources, Jaipuria University, New Delhi 2016

BBA in Management, Amity University, Jaipur 2014

SKILLS

 Inclusion Specialist | Employee Engagement | Inclusion Efforts Management | Professional Development | Supplier Diversity Program | Diversity Training | Strategic Sourcing | Performance Management | Executive Management

LANGUAGES

English 

Hindi