Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager Contract Full Time

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager needed in based in Worcester and the salary is £20.67 ph PAYE  

This is a full time temporary role. 

Employer Reference: 450275

 This role will involve:

• Ensure there is a strategic focus applied to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) across the client and that the agreed approach is implemented effectively.
• Facilitate, advise and influence the Strategic Diversity Leadership Group and the Directorate Equality Groups which feed into the strategic group.
• Support, develop and train the equality, diversity and inclusion champions and ensure the sustainability of this devolved model once this centralised fixed term contract role ends.
• Embed the transfer of equality, diversity and inclusion activities to the broader workforce.
• Provide corporate oversight of equality duty compliance and manage the process of devolving this responsibility.
• Responsible for the development and implementation of policies and processes including Equality Impact Assessments (EIAs), public sector equality duty compliance and in particular the three duty aims within the Equality Act 2010.
• Take a data driven approach to measure and report on workforce diversity, delivering key insights to the client and recommend areas for development.
• Work with service leads and the EDI governance structure to identify, develop and oversee progress against Statutory Equality Objectives. Ensuring that there is a future process in place for this to be carried out by the broader workforce in the future when this interim role ends.

Ideally candidates will have:

• Substantial experience of working in a busy HR or other relevant team, offering advice and guidance to managers and employees on best practice equality, diversity and inclusion solutions, being mindful of internal policies and procedures and employment legislation.
• Significant experience in working on equality, diversity and inclusion projects.
• Significant experience of influencing and achieving buy in to ideas and actions at a senior level.
• IT literate with experience of MS Office as well as other equality, diversity and inclusion systems and applications
• A post graduate qualification in HR or other disciplines or equivalent compensatory experience.

Due to high volumes of CVs received we are not able to respond to all unsuccessful applications. You will always however hear from us by phone if we are able to take your CV forward to the next stage.

If you are interested in the role please apply on our website with your CV, alternatively you can email your CV to cvs@essentialemploy.co.uk quoting the reference number.

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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