Head of Diversity and Equity Expertise

3 weeks ago

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Department for Work and Pensions Full time

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 278685**Salary**:

- £50,155 - £65,950-
**Job grade**:

- Grade 7**Contract type**:

- Permanent**Business area**:

- DWP - People, Capability and Place**Type of role**:

- Human Resources**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time**Number of jobs available**:

- 2Contents

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About the job

**Benefits**:
Things you need to know

Location
- Blackpool, Cardiff, Leeds, London, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, SheffieldAbout the job

**Job summary**:
The Grade 7s Head of D&E Expertise will report to the Grade 6 Head of Diversity and Equity. They may line manage a team of SEO D&E Experts, HEO D&E Leads and Workplace adjustment consultants.

Chartered CIPD membership is desirable or a willingness to work towards.

The role will be based in any of the following People, Capability and Place Group hub locations - located in Blackpool (Peel Park), Leeds (Quarry House), Newcastle (Benton Park View), London (Caxton House), Sheffield (Kings Court) and Treforest (Cardiff).

For roles located in Wales, the ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

**Job description**:
The Head of Diversity and Equity (D&E) will:

- Form part of the wider Wellbeing, Inclusion, Social Mobility and Health (WISH) Senior Leadership Team.
- Provide strategic leadership in support of DWP’s Diversity and Equity ambitions. A committed team player, capable of working flexibly and proactively in collaboration with HR colleagues, Director-General Champions, DWP employee networks and senior D&E leads to ensure diversity and equity priorities are aligned with business outcomes and objectives.
- Motivate and inspire the team to deliver transformational change both personally, and through colleagues across the People, Capability and Place Function and Department more broadly.
- Be a trusted expert advisor on D&E issues and, in particular, impacts of decision-making to comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty.
- Work with and through others, ensuring implementation of projects and interventions that contribute to the delivery of the Civil Service wide Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, and work related to broader culture change or policy programmes including tackling bullying, harassment and discrimination and the introduction of new policies or guidance impacting diverse groups
- Analyse data and produce insights to identify opportunities to drive change and make a positive difference, monitoring and evaluating the impact of interventions continuously and recommending a change of direction when needed
- Confidently and authentically lead the team, building cross-team capability and resilience. Empower the team to deliver, to work through others, to challenge the status quo and to shift the dial on representation and continue to enhance our culture of equity and inclusion where everyone can be themselves.
- Represent the team and its values at the department's and cross government forums, and bring best practice from across Government and beyond into DWP.

**Person specification**:
Key Criteria:

- Strong visible leadership and stakeholder management skills. You must have experience and a proven track record to demonstrate your ability to influence the right outcomes and activity to achieve and influence Diversity & Inclusion strategic priorities. **(Lead Criterion)**:

- Experience in Diversity and Inclusion or a Diversity and Inclusion practitioner, with the ability to use your expertise to lead the implementation of a new Diversity and Equity (D&E) strategy for DWP.
- Can see the bigger picture and where wider strategic priorities connect in (within and beyond the department) to influence approach and ensure alignment Strong emotional intelligence, adept at rapidly building highly effective working relationships with a range of stakeholders.
- A committed team player, capable of working flexibly and proactively in collaboration with HR colleagues, Director-General Champions, DWP employee networks and senior D&E leads to ensure diversity and equity priorities are aligned with business outcomes and objectives.
- Be a highly organised, dynamic and inclusive leader with the confidence to lead by example, set clear directions, be a role model and build a single team ethos whilst driving a team culture of performance improvement and engagement by managing and prioritising multiple activities and also whilst making the links with the wider insight strategy. Be resilient to work in a challenging, changing and fast
- paced environment.
- Evidence of interpreting complex data, working closely with analysts, and using it to create compelling narratives which stimulate action.

Desirable Criteria:

- Chartered CIPD membership is desirable or a willingness to work towards.
- For roles located in Wales, the ability to speak Welsh is desirable.

**Behaviours**:
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
- Seeing the Big Picture
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