Senior Workforce EDI Manager

UK Research and Innovation

Senior Workforce EDI Manager

Salary: £45,272 per annum

Hours: Full time - Hybrid working available

Contract Type: Open Ended.

Location: Role can be based in Swindon, Didcot, Daresbury or Cambridge (Occasional travel to other UKRI sites)

Closing date: Sunday 5th January 2025

Interview dates: Week commencing 20th January 2025

This is an excellent opportunity to shape our employee experience, fostering an inclusive, innovative, collaborative, and supportive workplace where colleagues thrive.

Job Overview

The Senior Workforce EDI Manager will play a key role in creating an inclusive culture that celebrates a diversity of people, ideas and skills in UKRI. As a member of the Workforce EDI team, you will provide expert guidance and support to embed EDI across UKRI. Working closely with the Head of Workforce EDI and Workforce EDI Leads, you will contribute to the delivery of our EDI plan, specifically delivering actions that enables us to coordinate EDI effectively across UKRI and build EDI capability and confidence across our workforce.

Responsibilities

• Manage EDI projects and activities in the delivery of the Workforce EDI Plan
• Contribute to the development of the EDI initiatives by gathering information from stakeholders and building an evidence base from good practice in the field
• Act as the first point of contact for EDI queries; managing the EDI mailbox providing advice to research councils, staff, and enabling functions as required, as well as managing EDI issues and risks
• Work collaboratively as a member of the Workforce EDI team, and Culture Inclusion and Learning to develop a centre of expertise in EDI.
• Manage the relationships with UKRI staff networks to support their development, communications and engagement.
• Collaborate with communications teams to develop EDI messaging and develop/maintain internal and external EDI web presence

About you

• Experience working in an EDI role, team or in a relevant function, providing expert advice and support (S & I)
• Up-to-date knowledge and demonstrable understanding of equality legislation, employment law and HR and EDI policies and practices (S & I)
• Strong personal working, planning, organisation, and delivery skills; able to balance corporate, team and individual priorities; work proactively with minimal supervision; build and support strong and effective teams, sort problems and achieve success (S & I)
• Excellent collaboration, relationship, and stakeholder management skills (S & I)
• Robust analytical skills to evaluate qualitative and quantitative information in order to provide recommendations (S & I)

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Benefits

We recognise and value our employees as individuals and aim to provide a favourable pay and rewards package! We are committed to supporting employees' development and promote a culture of continuous learning! A list of benefits below;

• An outstanding defined benefit pension scheme
• 30 days' annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days (full time equivalent)
• Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities
• Employee assistance programme, providing confidential help and advice
• Flexible working options

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How to Apply

Applicants are required to provide an up-to-date CV and a cover letter outlining their suitability for the role. Further information on how to apply is listed on our careers page