A new vacancy based in Edinburgh has arisen within Baxters Europe, representing an excellent opportunity to join their market-leading team. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to further your career within a reputable business that has made themselves a well-established household name over many years. The successful candidate will report directly to the European Finance Director with regular interaction with the wider organisation and various key senior stakeholders within the business, including the IT, finance, HR, sales and marketing teams.
Hamilton Forth: Championing Women in Technology
The first word in our company name is a nod to one of our heroes – the lead software engineer for Project Apollo – Margaret Hamilton. Societal norms of the 1960’s would have led Margaret to support her ‘husband’ through his degree – instead she followed her own path & ended up sending humans to the moon.
No surprise that she was (eventually) honoured with the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Despite the inspiration provided by women like Margaret, it is no secret that women in technology continue to be unrepresented group, especially in more senior roles.
Aside from more fairly representing the society in which we live & work , research points to diverse Boardrooms & management teams delivering significantly better bottom line results , & although progress is being made to deliver in this area , there is still a long way to go .
We all have a role to play to attract an appropriately diverse workforce that harnesses the skills of all talent in society. Equate Scotland hosted a very helpful webinar last week. Top three tips for drawing a more diverse talent pool with your advertising below:
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