Harnham Careers, Benefits, Review

We believe passionately in our commitment to drive change in the Industry.  But we know this takes action rather than words. Representation and participation of all kinds matters, especially in growing, in-demand roles across data and technology. Find out how we are taking decisive action – both inside and outside of Harnham – to make diversity and inclusion a top priority.

What we do

The face of the workforce is changing, and every industry benefits from the greater breadth of knowledge, skills and personal experience that this greater diversity brings. We take a 3-fold approach to diversity and inclusion:

• We nurture our own diverse talent
• We take action to attract diverse talent for our clients
• We educate the industry to create a new approach to diversity and inclusion

But making an impact starts at home, and we have a unique approach to practicing what we preach. We passionately believe that one of the greatest ways to support these essential areas is to ensure that our own employees represent the communities in which we live and serve. We hugely benefit from having a diverse global workforce representing a wide variety of nationalities, age groups, and religions.

How we do it

We have confidence that education is key. We continually work to identify, learn, celebrate, and give back to initiatives, issues, and charities that make a difference in our industry, our community, our lives, and our world.

We strive to create a global strategy with a local element. We want to ensure our employees can get involved in ways that are accessible but comfortable for them. Whether we are celebrating Black History Month, Pride, International Women’s Day, or Earth Day – our approach is the same.  From London to San Francisco, New York to Phoenix - we find a way to raise awareness, create a fun, educational way for our workforce to get involved, and reinforce our commitment as we give back to an associated charity.

Internal Processes & Inclusion

Our responsibility to equality, diversity, and discrimination means we take all possible steps to ensure that we promote an unbiased, fair, and positive experience in all aspects of our service. This is not only for our clients and candidates but also for our employees. From our formal policies and procedures to ensure we do not unlawfully discriminate on any grounds, to tools and systems such as those designed to pick up on unconscious bias – our internal processes are designed to cement our activity in the gravitas it deserves.

Our employees are supported in every aspect – from requirements of religion, culture, and personal life through to our monthly 1-2-1’s – designed to help a positive experience by asking what they need to achieve that.

We proactively seek to advertise with organizations that have clear multichannel-marketing strategies. This means that our vacancies appear in a variety of sources, where the greatest cross-section of society can access them.

Diversity and Inclusivity Training

We have a suite of training programs that everyone will go through - both on the 2-year development program as well as our experienced hires and leadership teams. Training on the Equality Act and appropriate legislation for their location ensure our recruiters do not discriminate directly or indirectly when screening, selecting, or evaluating potential candidates. They are trained on how to take recruitment briefs from clients to ensure all requirements are compliant and promote diversity and inclusion.

Extensive training in advert writing and candidate generation enables them to eliminate unconscious bias and capture the best candidate from a diverse pool. A new “Sourcing for Diversity” Training Workshop is also helping to enable consultants to attract and approach underrepresented groups within Data & Analytics.

Training on Competency Based Interviewing (CBI) techniques is provided to ensure all selection processes (both internal and on behalf of clients) are consistent and reflective of the necessary requirements of the vacancy.