Inclusion and Diversity Manager

Overview

About Us
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With offices in 152 countries and nearly 328,000 professionals, we are one of the world’s leading professional services networks, helping organisations and individuals create lasting value through Assurance, Tax and Advisory services. For over 40 years, we have contributed to the Middle East’s transformation journey, partnering with governments and businesses to deliver sustainable solutions. Today, more than 12,000 of us across Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are shaping the region’s future.

Line Of Service Overview
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Internal Firm Services (IFS) is a network of specialist support professionals, including Clients & Markets, Finance, Human Capital, Marketing & Communications, Office Management, Risk & Quality, Technology, to name a few. Each function plays a vital role in making sure we have all the right resources, services and technology across our business.

Business Unit Overview
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Human Capital at PwC Middle East is transforming how we deliver people services through Centers of Excellence, drives innovative workforce practices, and leverages seamless, tech-enabled solutions. We unify and standardize HC service delivery while remaining responsive to each Line of Service, fostering a culture rooted in agility, collaboration, integrity, and innovation. Our focus is on creating a future-ready workforce by aligning talent strategies with business goals, enhancing employee experience, and building stronger HC capabilities—ensuring trust, equity, and operational excellence across the organization.

The Inclusion & Diversity (I&D) Manager is responsible for designing, executing, and embedding DEI strategies that foster an inclusive culture and support the firm’s people strategy. This role partners closely with Human Capital, Leadership, and business teams to ensure diversity, equity, and inclusion principles are integrated across recruitment, engagement, development, leadership, and policies.

• Develop and execute the firm’s Inclusion & Diversity strategy aligned with global, regional, and local priorities.
• Translate I&D objectives into actionable initiatives, KPIs, and annual plans.
• Lead the rollout of programs related to gender equity, social inclusion, disability inclusion, and inclusive leadership.
• Monitor progress against I&D goals and develop reports, insights, and recommendations for leadership.

• Drive initiatives that build an inclusive and collaborative workplace culture.
• Facilitate awareness sessions, workshops, and campaigns (e.g., inclusive interviewing, bias awareness, cultural competence).
• Partner with internal networks, ambassadors, and champions to strengthen grassroots engagement.

• Collaborate with TA teams to embed DEI into sourcing, selection, and onboarding.
• Ensure job descriptions, interview practices, and assessments are inclusive and bias‑free.
• Support diverse hiring strategies through data insights, talent partnerships, and targeted outreach campaigns.

• Ensure alignment with firmwide policies and local DEI regulatory requirements.
• Review and refine people policies, processes, and guidelines through an I&D lens.
• Maintain accurate reporting on diversity metrics and ensure ethical, inclusive practices.

• Partner with leadership, HC teams, business units, and external organizations to advance I&D goals.
• Advise leaders on I&D best practices, challenges, risks, and opportunities.
• Represent the firm in internal and external DEI-related forums, committees, or events.

• Lead project planning, timelines, and delivery across multiple client engagements.
• Manage logistics and execution for client events, workshops, and activations.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for client communications and relationship management.

• Utilize people data and analytics to identify gaps, trends, and improvement areas.
• Prepare monthly/quarterly dashboards, progress…