Women in Finance Charter

NFU Mutual encourages all its employees to develop to their full potential and we support the Women in Finance Charter. In October 2018 when we signed the Charter, we had 36% female representation in senior management.

Our target, published in September 2019, was to reach 38% by the end of September 2021.

The target was met and recognising the progress we have made to date we increased our target to a minimum of 40% female representation in senior management population. We have met this target, and as a minimum plan to maintain this level of representation over the next 12 months (to September 2025). 

Our aim is to maintain a balance at middle and senior management and our target reflects the importance of keeping a focus on gender diversity and the opportunities that may present themselves over the next 12 months.   

To meet our target and continue to create gender balance, we will continue to focus on a number of initiatives, which include:  

• Extending our “Mutual Mentoring”  programme, which provides opportunities for employees to remove power dynamics and have mutually beneficial, positive conversations within an inclusive mentoring environment at any point in their career.  
• Fully embedding our skills-based approach to recruitment, and ensuring that hiring managers have attended Recruitment and Selection training, which has been updated to incorporate unconscious bias training.  
• Continue to offer return to work coaching to all employees returning from longer career breaks, thus supporting with employee’s transition back to the business and aiding retention.
• Working with our Gender Equity Network Group on actions and events that promote gender balance. 

We believe that by being fair, consistent, objective and professional in our approach to recruiting, promoting, managing and developing all our people, NFU Mutual will continue to be a Great Place to Work.