Full Time, Open-ended
Dynamic Working (office and working from home)
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly successful and ambitious university, ranked in the top 10 in national league tables. We hold Bronze institutional awards for both Athena Swan and The Race Equality Charter. We are members of the Disability Confident Scheme and we are a Stonewall Diversity Champion and we are committed to doing more to transform the University’s position in relation to EDI.
Excitingly, we have recently appointed to newly created posts - Pro Vice Chancellor for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. We are now keen to establish an EDI Team in which the successful candidate will have a key role.
If you are the successful candidate(s), you will be someone who:
- can help us to prioritise and action our EDI activities
- offers proactive and focussed support to designated EDI activity across the institution
- is confident and competent at operating in a vibrant and complex organisation
- is skilled in co - creating collaborative relationships with colleagues and external partners at all levels
- can provide specialist advice based on a detailed understanding of Equality Act 2010 and Public Sector Equality Duty.
- is equally able to both challenge and champion practice, as necessary.
What we will offer you:
- A collegiate and supportive team environment in which we aspire for everyone to be their authentic selves e.g. we are the first university to be signatories to the HALO Code
- A wide range of Staff benefits including flexible working and opportunities to work from home.
If you know that you have the passion, experience, and drive to join us in this transformation, please apply.
Applications to job share are welcome and will be considered.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Veronica Moore Director of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion on [email protected]
For copy of the job description and person specification please click here.
Closing date: 11th June 2023.
Interview/selection Date: 27th June 2023, in person, on campus.
Our Benefits
- Generous annual leave allowance up to* 44 days (inclusive of Bank Holidays & University closure days).
- Competitive pension schemes.
- A range of childcare support initiatives and benefits including childcare vouchers; on-site university nursery (with salary sacrifice scheme); and holiday play schemes.
- We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies.
- BUPA Cash Plan (100 scheme).
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Season Ticket Loan Scheme.
- On Campus parking with charging points for electric vehicles.
- Fantastic range of sports facilities and preferential. membership packages available.
- Fantastic CPD, Linkedin Learning and inclusive resources for development.