Community Engagement and Inclusion Manager

You will support delivery of our Responsible Business Vision for 2031 with a particular focus on community engagement, social mobility outreach and Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) colleague networks.

The role will report to the Head of Responsible Business, working alongside our Environmental Sustainability Manager. You will also need to be confident engaging with senior stakeholders such as the Board Member for Responsible Business and our Partner Strand Leads for Community Engagement, EDI and Wellbeing.

Key responsibilities:

• Leading on liaising with charitable and community organisations (including Leeds Community Foundation and Chapter One) to facilitate colleague outreach and social mobility volunteering opportunities, taking into account safeguarding, health and safety and logistics
• Proactively seeking opportunities to engage with clients on community engagement, EDI or wellbeing
• Working with Business Development \& Marketing colleagues to provide data and narrative for social value bids and tenders
• Inputting into social value commitments to clients
• Advising client relationship leads on opportunities to meet client social value commitments and supporting in delivery
• Working with our communications team to engage colleagues with community initiatives, including volunteer recruitment and interactive experiences
• Facilitating the working groups for community engagement, EDI and wellbeing: working with strand leads and subject matter experts to create agendas, take minutes and drive discussion
• Promoting, supporting and guiding our colleague networks (eg. Black employee network, South Asian network and Enabled network) in their aims, including organising events and communications
• Monitoring network activity across the firm to ensure that diverse voices are being heard and there is an appropriate cadence of messaging
• Working closely with key contacts across the HR team to implement and drive EDI projects and initiatives
• Engaging with external organisations such as community foundations, LawWorks and Interlaw Diversity Forum to utilise the benefits of memberships, network with peers and bring external views into the business
• Leading on collating and analysing data on Responsible Business activities through the Responsible Business tracker and other sources
• Project managing the creation of a monthly board report for community engagement, EDI and wellbeing and the creation of annual pledges
• Keeping up to date with market trends and legal industry standards to drive best practice and enhance our programmes
• Capturing data and feedback from colleagues and beneficiaries

What we are looking for from you

• Proven ability to manage complex projects
• Excellent planning, organisation, and administration skills, ability to prioritise and manage multiple and sometimes conflicting priorities
• High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
• Strong written and verbal skills
• Awareness of current best practice
• Ability to build relationships across all levels of the business
• Team focused with a desire to work collaboratively to achieve shared goals and improve processes
• Experience of operating within a Responsible Business team, ideally within the legal sector or a Professional Services environment, though this is not a strict requirement

We are a small team with big goals so this role would suit someone who can think strategically and creatively whilst also taking a hands-on approach and solving problems pragmatically when needed.

Make a Real Impact

Bevan Brittan is a leading commercial law firm. Explore our markets and services here.

We are highly ranked across the legal directories and our 2024/25 financial results confirmed twelve years of consecutive growth.

Our Responsible Business pillars influence how we work together and motivate us to deliver meaningful outcomes for our clients and communities.

We support our people to be their best and, through our hybrid working model, we offer the flexibility to work your week in a way that suits you.

We’re looking for the best people to share in our ambition and success. Visit our Life page to discover what life at Bevan Brittan could look like for you.