Expression of Interest - Program Manager

Cisco Systems Australia Pty Ltd

Application Date Open from 23 October 2024 to 22 November 2024

Role Type - Full time

Location - Sydney, Australia

What You’ll Do

The Inclusive Communities Experiences (ICX) team is searching for Program Manager to support our Employee Resource Organizations and Networks, both vertically for two Global EROs, and horizontally across APJC for all EROs/ERNs. A deep partnership with both the PRIDE (LGBTQ+ & Allies) global community and CDAN (Cisco Disability Action Network) will be core to day-to-day responsibilities. The role is holistic, central program support to these communities, supporting and advising them on growth, globalization, alignment to other ERO’s and networks (intersectionality), strategic and annual planning, events, community impact, business impact, succession planning, securing executive sponsors, communications, and providing infrastructure & process support (membership management & reporting, budget, etc). Additionally, advocating for and being a point of contact and expertise for all communities across APJC is critical as our EROs/ERNs globalize, chapters expand, and cross-community learnings unfold.

Who You'll Work With

Beyond the global & regional communities you’ll be supporting day to day, you’ll be a direct part of the Inclusive Communities Experience team, which is a part of the Inclusive Future & Strategy (IFS) team within People and Communities. Our immediate team is close-knit and bound by a common purpose of advancing communities within Cisco. We sit in all geographies, and are rewarded daily by the opportunity to dedicate our full roles to the advancement of an inclusive culture at Cisco. We work outside the binds of traditional processes and roles, mobilize quickly and work toward a larger, shared purpose. You will have regular and collaborative interactions with stakeholders within People and Communities, key business leaders, community leaders.

Who You Are

This role for a self-starter, someone who is able to see and help shape the larger community strategy while working to execute key elements thru systems, tool and processes to:

• Become a trusted advisor, aligning closely with ERO Global Leaders and Executive Sponsors to support community strategy development and execution & maximize community impact

• For APJC region, country, and sites … oversee all efforts related to inclusive communities, enabling cross-community engagements among EROs and ERNs

• Champion Cisco’s accessibility efforts across APJC, from a platform of deep knowledge of our strategy and action plans

• Actively participate at regional and global community meetings, events, and community digital forums

• Partner with leads and exec sponsors on annual strategy / plan and funding forecast

• Provide oversight and support the planning of global PRIDE & CDAN experiences, and cross-community APJC regional experiences

• Help build strategies on expanding adoption of I&C initiatives for function through our inclusive communities within APJC

• Stay informed of inclusive community member emails alias/Webex rooms/SharePoint sites that offer insights for community members and regional sentiments

• Raise visibility of community efforts by creating CEC/Blog content related to APJC Inclusive Community events, stories, and outcomes in partnership with IFS and corporate communications teams

• Create executive briefing documents pre/post events and track outcomes

Qualifications & Skills

Required

• Background (5+ years) in diversity and inclusion and/or community management

• Fluency in Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging solutions

• Ability to navigate challenging conversations, with focus on advocacy of the LGBTQ+ community

• Depth of experience in disability community, to champion the advancement of accessibility across APJC & Cisco globally

• Comfortable in working fast paced environments and able to prioritize critical work

• Solid organizational & program management skills: ability to focus and make progress towards both short term goals and long-term objectives of ICX (Inclusive Community Experience) team

• Strong oral presentation skills to communicate with program stakeholders at all levels

• Relationship builder and ability to influence

• Willingness to grow with the team and tackle administrative tasks as required

Preferred

• BA/BS degree

• SharePoint, social media, content creation skills

• Strong skills in Powerpoint and Excel

Why Cisco

At Cisco, each person brings their unique talents to work as a team and make a difference.

Yes, our technology changes the way the world works, lives, plays and learns, but our edge comes from our people.

• We connect everything - people, process, data and things - and we use those connections to change our world for the better.

• We innovate everywhere - From launching a new era of networking that adapts, learns and protects, to building Cisco Services that accelerate businesses and business results. Our technology powers entertainment, retail, healthcare, education and more - from Smart Cities to your everyday devices.

• We benefit everyone - We do all of this while striving for a culture that empowers every person to be the difference, at work and in our communities.

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