Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Officer at Queen Mary University of London
Job Description
Job context
Queen Mary University has committed to an ambitious strategic vision – to be the most inclusive university of our kind, anywhere. The Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Team, based in the Human Resources Directorate, exist as technical experts to support and deliver this vision with specific regard for the diverse needs of our workforce.
Job purpose
The EDI Officer roles have dual responsibility:
- Supporting the delivery of specialist activity linked to the University’s People, Culture and Inclusion Enabling Plan.
- Providing technical expertise and delivery to a partnered area of the university.
The role holder(s) will take responsibility for a varied portfolio of specialist projects at the institutional level, working across protected characteristics and taking an intersectional approach, to deliver aspects of our People Culture & Inclusion (PCI) Enabling Plan. This role works closely with the Head of EDI and EDI Managers, taking ownership of projects and services, contributing to our priority workstreams.
The role holder will support their partnered area(s) to realise and support engagement with the EDI/PCI agendas. Working closely with relevant colleagues in the partnered area, including the EDI/PCI Academic Lead and committees, the Officer will take responsibility for delivery of a programme of activity (in keeping with our PCI Enabling Plan and local EDI priorities) to foster a culture of inclusion. This will be an important role in the development and maintenance of external EDI accreditation (Athena Swan) and will support staff in a variety of roles (Academic and Professional Services) to engage with the framework.
The role will form part of the HR EDI Team and will work in a mutually supportive team of expert practitioners to realise Queen Mary’s PCI Enabling Plan and vision for EDI. This role is an opportunity to build and broaden existing experience around Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (in Higher Education).
The dual nature of this role presents a unique opportunity to contribute to university strategic priorities at both the organisation-wide level and locally within a faculty or directorates.
About Queen Mary
At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.
Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.
Our reformer heritage informs our conviction that great ideas can and should come from anywhere. It’s an approach that has brought results across the globe, from the communities of east London to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.
We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.
Benefits
In return, we offer 30 days’ leave per-annum, access to a pension scheme, a season ticket loan scheme and competitive salaries. We also offer enhanced family friendly leave, and an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus. You will also work with a friendly team, with personal development opportunities.
Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability.
