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INDIVIDUAL INCLUSION AWARD NOMINATION

2016FOR WORK COMPLETED WITHIN

IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AWEI TOP 20 EMPLOYERS RECOGNITION

Incorporating:

CEO Award Executive Leadership Award LGBTI Workplace Inclusion Champion LGBTI Regional Inclusion Champion The Sally Webster ALLY Award Sapphire Inspire Award OUT Role Model Award (discretional)

INDIVIDUAL INCLUSION AWARD NOMINATION

2016FOR WORK COMPLETED WITHIN

AWEI 2016 SUBMISSION DOCUMENT – AWEI INDIVIDUAL AWARD NOMINATION

For assistance in completing this document or

for clarification on any of the questions asked or processes involved

please contact:

Pride in Diversity

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LGBTI WORKPLACE INCLUSION CHAMPION AWARD: PRELIMINARY INFORMATION

This award category relates specifically to LGBTI workplace inclusion and is open to nominations for individuals, who within the 2015 calendar year, have significantly contributed to your organisations LGBTI workplace inclusion initiatives or an inclusive culture for LGBTI employees.

There are no exclusions on the role of the person nominated. Those nominated may currently work within your diversity and inclusion team or in a completely unrelated area. The work of the person nominated must have in some way impacted LGBTI workplace inclusion initiatives or culture (other awards outside of Pride in Diversity recognise the work of those who have significantly contributed to the LGBTI community generally).

Four awards will be given:

LGBTI Workplace Inclusion Champion LGBTI workplace inclusion champion – Regional/Rural The Sally Webster ALLY Award – for outstanding non-LGBTI Ally Sapphire Inspire Award – Acknowledging the impact and contribution of Lesbian, Bisexual and Trans

Women Role Models Executive Leadership Award CEO of the Year Award OUT Role Model (discretional each year)

The nominating criteria remain the same for all four awards. Please nominate the applicable category within the submission details form.

Period assessed: The submission for this award relates predominately to the 2015 calendar year, but may include advocacy/work outside of this period if it was partially undertaken during the above stated period.

Submissions due: All submissions must be received by Pride in Diversity before 5pm on Thursday 24th March 2016 (Sydney AEST). This deadline is final. Pride in Diversity is unable to accept any submissions after this time. This deadline applies to all states.

Please send your AWEI completed submission document to either [email protected] or 414 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills, NSW, 2010.

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2016 AWEI TIMELINE

Important Dates: Thursday 24th March, 2016 – 5pm Submissions close Sydney AEST time

Friday 20th May 2016 AWEI 2016 Awards and Australia’s Top 20 employers for LGBTI Workplace Inclusion will be announced at the Pride in Diversity AWEI Awards Event to be held in Sydney.

July 2016 AWEI 2016 Index Publication (Australian benchmarking data and award winning practices) goes to print. This will be sent to all participating organisations shortly thereafter.

1st week December 2016 AWEI Pride in Practice LGBTI Workplace Conference showcasing AWEI award winning employers, leading practice and inclusion initiatives, expert panels and leading LGBTI workplace research presentations.

For assistance: Please call Ross Wetherbee on (02) 9206.2139 or email [email protected]




SUBMISSION OUTLINE

This submission is broken into the following sections:

SECTION 1: REASONS FOR NOMINATION (70 points)

SECTION 2: EXECUTIVE ENDORSEMENT (15 points)

SECTION 3: EMPLOYEE ENDORSEMENTS (15 points)

ConfidentialityAll submissions are treated with the strictest confidence and viewed only by markers within the Pride in Diversity team. Pride in Diversity is happy to sign any non-disclosure or confidentiality agreements required.



SUBMISSION DETAILS

PERSON MAKING THE NOMINATION:

Name:

Postal Address:

Contact Details (phone and email)

Name of Business / Organisation



PERSON BEING NOMINATED FOR THE AWARD:

All submissions are considered for one of several awards. A maximum of four awards will be presented. The information below assists in determining the most appropriate award for outstanding nominations: Select all boxes that apply. All submissions, in addition to those that have not selected any boxes below, will be considered for the LGBTI Champion Award.

This person is CEO (considered for the CEO of the Year Award)

This person is not lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex (may also be considered for The Sally Webster Ally Award)

This person is an Executive Leader (considered for the Executive Leadership Award)

This person identifies as an out Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender woman (may also considered for The Sapphire Inspire Award*)

The person nominated works within a regional or rural area (considered for a Regional Inclusion Champion award)

The person identifies as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender or Intersex (may also be considered for an OUT Role Model Award )

This person works within a diversity related role(assists us in assessing work over and above the expectations of the role)

Please identify any eligible award above that you do not want your nominee to be considered for:

Nominee must identify as a Lesbian, Bisexual or Transgender Woman to be nominated for the Sapphire Inspire Award

Nominee:

Job Title:

Postal Address:

Phone:

Email:

Please confirm that this employee knows that they are being nominated for this award and supports the nomination.It is a condition of entry that the employee supports this nomination.



SECTION 1: PART AREASONS FOR NOMINATIONThis section is worth 70 of the 100 points allocated.

Please list each area of unique contribution made by this individual over the 2015 calendar along with a brief description (extend the table if required). Please indicate whether or not you are providing evidence for each statement. Evidence may be included at the back of this submission document or as separate files / attachments. Please indicate clearly which number in the table the evidence is supporting.

Unique area of Contribution Brief Description Evidence Provided

1. Yes / No

2. Extend table as required



SECTION 1: PART BPlease provide a short statement detailing the overall impact that this person has had on your inclusion initiatives along with any other considerations (table will expand)



SECTION 2: EXECUTIVE ENDORSEMENTThis section is worth 15 of the 100 points allocated.

Inclusion Champion / Ally / Sapphire: Please provide a statement/s of support from a senior executive/s endorsing this person’s nomination (additional points allocated for CEO equivalent)

Executive Leadership Nominations: Please provide a statement of support from your CEO or equivalent in regard to this nomination.

CEO or Equivalent Nominations: Please provide a statement of support from a senior member of your executive team and/or board member; or a peer in regard to this nomination.

Name:

Position:

Phone Contact:

Email:

Please tick to provide the following permissions

Permission to read any/all of these comments at the Awards Presentation should this person be successful in winning this award.

Permission to print these comments within the AWEI Awards Benchmarking Publication should this person be successful in winning this award

Statement of Support: Please provide a statement of support, briefly commenting on the contribution that this person has made.



SECTION 3: EMPLOYEE ENDORSEMENTSThis section is worth 15 the 100 points allocated.

Please provide short testimonials from other employees in support of this nomination.



Next Steps

Thank you for participating in the national benchmark for LGBTI workplace inclusion in Australia, and associated awards.

Please send your submission by the nominated deadline to:

[email protected];

or via post to:

AWEI Awards 2015Pride in DiversityPO box 350DARLINGHURST 13000

Or via courier to:

AWEI Awards 2015Pride in DiversityLevel 2, 414 Elizabeth StreetSURRY HILLS 2010

Please ensure that your submission and any hardcopy evidence you choose to include is received by the Pride in Diversity office no later than 5pm Thursday 24th March, 2016, Sydney AEST time.

If you are providing soft copies of supporting evidence, please ensure that you clearly refer to the section that the evidence relates to within the title name AND within the document itself to ensure that important information is not overlooked.

Our 2016 award winners will be announced via a press release and at the annual Pride in Diversity Business luncheon and awards celebration on May 20th 2016. All participating organisations will receive a copy of the press release via email on the day. For those who wish to attend the luncheon, tickets for this event can be purchased from the Pride in Diversity office. For those not attending, they will be notified on the afternoon of the announcements.

For more information, please contact Pride in Diversity Senior Program Manager, Ross Wetherbee at on (02) 9206.2139.



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