Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

2 weeks ago


Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle University Full time

**Salary**: £56,021 to £59,421 with progression to £64,914 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

**Closing Date**: 28 April 2024

The Role

The University has a values-led Vision and Strategy which sets out an ambitious and exciting journey, to be a people focused, world-leading university that harnesses academic excellence, innovation and creativity to advance knowledge and provide benefits to individuals, to organisations and to society as a whole. In order to achieve this vision, we recognise that our people, and our culture are critical to our success.

As the Head of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) you will operate as the University’s professional service lead for EDI, and lead and manage our EDI team. This role is about embedding the University’s core value of EDI in everything we do.

As the strategic operational lead for EDI, you will lead on the development and implementation of the University’s EDI Strategy as well as our Public Sector Equality Duty objectives. You will engage and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders to identify key areas of activity and build confidence and commitment for change. Leading the EDI team, you will ensure that their work is focused and prioritised for maximum impact.

You will excel at developing strategies and turning them into action and have an ability to turn your EDI knowledge and experience into practical ideas and solutions. You will be able to build great relationships and exert influence at all levels in order to take people with you. An experienced people manager, you are passionate about utilising the skills and talents of the people in your teams as well as in the wider organisation. The role will report directly to the Head of People Engagement, and Culture and work very closely with the Dean of EDI.

Interviews will be held on 10 May 2024.
Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

At Newcastle University we hold a silver Athena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC. We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.

In addition, we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.
**Requisition ID**: 26882

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