EDI Assistant

Overview

Unilever is currently hiring for:
EDI Assistant

Function: Human Resources

Reports to: Africa EDI Lead

Scope: Southern Africa

Location: Johannesburg

Terms &

Conditions:

Full-time.

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance.

At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our collaborative, and flexible working environment. Our organizational ambition centers around creating workplaces that foster equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging across all aspects of our business. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

The ED&I and Employer Brand Assistant plays a dual role driving Employer Branding for South Africa through our Early Careers Programme and Level Up Youth Employability initiatives. Additionally, the role partners closely with the ED&I function to design, implement and monitor Equity, Diversity & Inclusion initiatives, drive Employment Equity targets, support BBBEE Skills Development reporting and Learning Compliance requirements, whilst supporting the broader Unilever inclusion agenda.

• Employer Branding Leadership – SA Early Careers – This scope focuses on building Unilever’s external brand, attracting early careers talent and driving youth impact.

• Support the full Employer Branding strategy for Unilever South Africa’s Early Careers portfolio (YES Programme, Internships, Unilever Future Leaders Programme, Student Vacation Work Programme).

• Position Unilever as a preferred employer of choice through campaigns, storytelling, and on-campus/on-platform engagement activities.

• Manage our digital employer brand across platforms (Linked In, local careers channels, job boards).

• Lead internal and external brand audits to ensure message consistency and competitiveness.

• Drive the Youth Employability agenda through the Level Up Programme, including programme design, partnerships, reporting, and impact measurement.

• Establish and maintain relationships with universities, NGOs, youth hubs, TVET colleges and employability partners.

• Coordinate national youth-facing activations, career fairs, and employability workshops.

• Employee Advocacy & Brand Affinity

• Drive employee advocacy to build brand affinity and support talent attraction.

• Coach employees on storytelling and maintain the advocacy content pipeline.

• Monitor advocacy analytics and link outcomes to recruitment KPIs.

• ED&I Agenda Support – This scope focuses on strengthening Unilever’s inclusion agenda and supporting organisational culture.

• Assist with the design, rollout and communication of ED&I initiatives across the business.

• Support employee listening, inclusion activation campaigns, and culture building programmes.

• Partner with Business Partners and Business units to integrate ED&I principles into people moments.

• Regulatory & Organisational Reporting

• Support achievement of Employment Equity (EE) targets through coordination of EE activities and monitoring.

• Support BBBEE Skills Development reporting, ensuring compliance and accuracy of data.

• Manage learning compliance reporting and follow-up (including L&D audit readiness).

• Consolidate insights to guide development planning, youth talent allocation, and workforce planning.

• Maintain accurate data on learning attendance, certifications and programme effectiveness.

• Culture & Change Support

• Support execution of change and culture strategies connected to ED&I.

• Coordinate communication, engagement materials and activation sessions for behaviour - shaping initiatives.

• Experiences & Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR or related fields.

• 1–3 years' experience in Employer…