EDI Manager: Race Equity and Intersectionality Initiatives

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution.

The combined university is one of the largest suppliers of the health workforce in the capital, as well as one of the largest higher education destinations for London students.

Combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, law, creativity, communications, science and technology, we are creating a ‘health powerhouse’ for students, researchers, the NHS and partners in uniting a world-leading specialist health university. We are now one of the UK’s largest health educators, where staff and students have access to an expanded team of brilliant academic and professional services colleagues, combined resources and facilities and more interdisciplinary opportunities.

The merger creates opportunities to generate significant change in the world of healthcare including changes to treatment, population health monitoring, workforce development and leadership, policy, and advocacy.

Background

The role is based within the Office for Institutional Equity and Inclusion (OIEI). Led by the Assistant Vice-President (EDI) who reports to the President, and the Head of EDI, the OIEI works to actively and passionately transform organisational culture and support the progression and success of staff and students. The OIEI acts as a catalyst for inclusive excellence and culture change, working across the University to foster an inclusive, fair and respectful environment for the whole community.

Responsibilities

You will help create positive, tangible culture change and raise the profile of institutional-level race and gender activity, ensuring equity and inclusion for staff and students. The role holder will be responsible for ensuring the implementation of associated action plans, with consideration of all protected characteristics, to ensure intersectionality is embedded within outcomes and deliverables. The role involves direct line management of OIEI team members.

Person Specification

You will have experience of:

- Working in the equality, diversity and inclusion field with a particular focus on race equality in Higher Education or other large, complex organisation.
- Experience of successfully delivering a Charter Mark or similar accreditation (e.g., Race Equality Charter, Athena SWAN, Stonewall or Investors in People (IIP) resulting in successful award).
- Proven line management skills.

Additional Information

Closing date: 13th January 2025 at 11:59pm.
Interviews are scheduled to take place on 30 January 2025.
The selection process will involve an interview and a presentation. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background.

City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

At City St George’s, subject to agreement, relevant Professional Services roles may be undertaken in a hybrid way, involving a mixture of working on campus and at home each week.

Regardless of where colleagues are working, City St George’s, University of London’s premises will be their primary and contractual place of work.

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