Senior Manager – Culture & Inclusion

Cooper Parry

Senior Manager in Culture & Inclusion strategy helping shape the work culture at Cooper Parry. Responsible for developing and delivering the culture strategy aligning with the company's growth.

Posted 7/24/2026full-timeDerby • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in leading culture and organizational development initiatives, with a strong focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) strategies. Capable of translating insights into actionable recommendations that enhance colleague experience and drive business outcomes.

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Culture Strategy DevelopmentDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I)Stakeholder ManagementData-Driven Decision MakingOrganizational Change Management

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Hard Skills

Organizational DevelopmentCultural DiagnosticsEngagement Data AnalysisInitiative DesignBehavioral Change Programmes

Soft Skills

Influencing SkillsCommunication SkillsRelationship-BuildingFacilitation SkillsConsulting Skills

Industry Keywords

Colleague ExperienceBelongingLeadership CapabilityCultural ConsistencyCommercial Awareness

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Shaping the culture we're famous for - helping define "how we work around here"
Leading the development and delivery of Cooper Parry's culture strategy, ensuring our values, behaviours and people experience evolve alongside our ambitious growth plans.
Using colleague insight, engagement data and cultural diagnostics to understand what's really happening across the business — and turn findings into meaningful action.
Designing initiatives, frameworks and interventions that strengthen belonging, accountability, leadership capability and behavioural consistency.
Partnering with senior leaders to embed culture into everyday decision-making rather than treating it as a standalone programme.
Playing a key role in ensuring our culture scales successfully through acquisitions, new markets and international growth.
Championing belonging and inclusion – making sure every voice has a place
Leading delivery of our DE&I strategy with a particular focus on driving meaningful, measurable outcomes rather than tick-box activity.
Supporting and developing our colleague communities and inclusion networks, helping them maximise impact across the business.
Using data, insight and lived experience to identify opportunities to improve representation, inclusion and belonging.
Partnering with stakeholders across the People team to embed inclusion throughout the colleague lifecycle, from attraction and onboarding through to development and progression.
Keeping us connected to emerging thinking, industry best practice and innovative approaches that help us stay ahead of the curve.
Turning insight into action - because listening only matters if you do something with it
Working closely with our Engagement Manager and Internal Communications team to understand colleague sentiment and organisational trends.
Owning and translating culture, engagement and inclusion insights into practical recommendations for leaders and executive teams.
Creating compelling narratives around what colleagues are experiencing and where interventions can create the biggest impact.
Building meaningful measures of success and demonstrate the value of culture and inclusion initiatives through data and outcomes.
Influencing leaders and building capability - the trusted advisor bit
Acting as a senior advisor to leadership teams on culture, inclusion and colleague experience.
Designing and facilitating workshops, leadership sessions and capability programmes that strengthen inclusive leadership and cultural consistency.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Significant experience leading culture, organisational development, colleague experience, DE&I or related people initiatives.
A track record of turning organisational insight into successful cultural or behavioural change programmes.
Strong consulting, influencing and stakeholder management skills, with experience working alongside senior leaders.
Confidence using people data, engagement insights and qualitative feedback to identify priorities and measure success.
Experience designing and implementing initiatives that drive belonging, inclusion, engagement and performance.
Outstanding facilitation, communication and relationship-building skills.
Commercial awareness and an understanding of how culture drives business outcomes.

Benefits

Comp & perks

A flexible approach to work - balancing working from home, in office or with clients
A generous holiday entitlement
An enhanced parental leave policy
An enhanced pension scheme
No dress code – just “wear something!”
A multi-award-winning wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental, spiritual, and financial health
Volunteering opportunities to work closer with local communities and charities
Cooper Parry social/sports clubs