Appointed by, and reporting to, the Department Head (or designate) and in collaboration with the D&I Programme, the Diversity & Inclusion Officer acts as the departmental focal point for diversity and inclusion matters.
In particular, the Diversity & Inclusion Officer facilitates and reports on the implementation and progress of the departmental “25 by ‘25” Fitness Plan.
Current DIO for each department
| Department | Diversity & Inclusion Officer |
|---|---|
| Beams | BE | Odd Oyvind Andreassen | Edda Gschwendtner |
| Engineering | EN | Anna Suwalska | David Widegren |
| Experimental Physics | EP | Adriana Telesca |
| Finance & Administrative Processes | FAP | Laura Gina Dalla Palma | Fabio Lunardi |
| Human Resources | HR | Priscilla Marinho Valavicius |
| Health, Safety and Environment | HSE | Marc Nas |
| Industry, Procurement and Knowledge Transfer | IPT | Sabrina El Yacoubi |
| International Relations | IR | Jeff Wiener | Zornitsa Zaharieva |
| Information Technology | IT | Catharine Noble | Dominique Norz |
| Site and Civil Engineering | SCE | Vincent Gilquin | Lucy Lockwood | Emeline Weymaere |
| Accelerator Systems | SY | Maria Elena Angoletta |
| Technology | TE | Paulo Gomes |
| Theoretical Physics | TH | Valerie Domcke |
Roles and responsibilities
- In collaboration with the Departmental Planning Officer, DIO to ensure the department’s nationality and gender dashboards are up-to-date and accessible, strongly encouraging departmental supervisors to consult these dashboards prior to commencing a recruitment process.
- DIO to present D&I-related updates to the management board, biannually.
- DIO to serve as a communications channel to and from the D&I Programme:
- In collaboration with the Departmental Training Officer, promote D&I-related learning offers and remind departmental personnel of well-being related benefits, such as flexible work arrangements;
- Consult diverse personnel to gather insights on how to progress on D&I within the department;
- Facilitate sharing of D&I-related ideas / challenges / feedback between the Department Head, management board and the D&I Programme.
- DIO to attend DIO Network meetings chaired by the D&I Programme.
The initial duration from appointment is 2 years, renewable for a maximum total duration of 5 years.
DIO does not handle individual cases or complaints on diversity or inclusion-related grounds. The DIO may refer any individual concerned with such a matter to the department’s Human Resources Adviser.