Contents Location About the job Benefits Things you need to know Apply and further information Location Role can be based in Swindon, Didcot, Daresbury or Cambridge (Occasional travel to other UKRI sites) About the job Job summary Senior Workforce EDI Manager Salary: £45,272 per annum Hours: Full time - Hybrid working available Contract Type: Open Ended. Location: Role can be based in Swindon, Didcot, Daresbury or Cambridge (Occasional travel to other UKRI sites) Closing date: Sunday 5th January 2025 Interview dates: Week commencing 20th January 2025 This is an excellent opportunity to shape our employee experience, fostering an inclusive, innovative, collaborative, and supportive workplace where colleagues thrive. Job Overview The Senior Workforce EDI Manager will play a key role in creating an inclusive culture that celebrates a diversity of people, ideas and skills in UKRI. As a member of the Workforce EDI team, you will provide expert guidance and support to embed EDI across UKRI. Working closely with the Head of Workforce EDI and Workforce EDI Leads, you will contribute to the delivery of our EDI plan, specifically delivering actions that enables us to coordinate EDI effectively across UKRI and build EDI capability and confidence across our workforce. Job description Responsibilities Manage EDI projects and activities in the delivery of the Workforce EDI Plan Contribute to the development of the EDI initiatives by gathering information from stakeholders and building an evidence base from good practice in the field Act as the first point of contact for EDI queries; managing the EDI mailbox providing advice to research councils, staff, and enabling functions as required, as well as managing EDI issues and risks Work collaboratively as a member of the Workforce EDI team, and Culture Inclusion and Learning to develop a centre of expertise in EDI. Manage the relationships with UKRI staff networks to support their development, communications and engagement. Collaborate with communications teams to develop EDI messaging and develop/maintain internal and external EDI web presence Person specification About you Experience working in an EDI role, team or in a relevant function, providing expert advice and support (S & I) Up-to-date knowledge and demonstrable understanding of equality legislation, employment law and HR and EDI policies and practices (S & I) Strong personal working, planning, organisation, and delivery skills; able to balance corporate, team and individual priorities; work proactively with minimal supervision; build and support strong and effective teams, sort problems and achieve success (S & I) Excellent collaboration, relationship, and stakeholder management skills (S & I) Robust analytical skills to evaluate qualitative and quantitative information in order to provide recommendations (S & I) To view the full job description please click apply and visit our careers page Benefits Alongside your salary of £45,272, UK Research and Innovation contributes £13,115 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides. Benefits We recognise and value our employees as individuals and aim to provide a favourable pay and rewards package We are committed to supporting employees development and promote a culture of continuous learning A list of benefits below; An outstanding defined benefit pension scheme 30 days annual leave in addition to 10.5 public and privilege days (full time equivalent) Employee discounts and offers on retail and leisure activities Employee assistance programme, providing confidential help and advice Flexible working options Please click here for more details on benefits https://www.discover.ukri.org/benefits-of-working-at-ukri/index.html Things you need to know Selection process details Applicants are required to provide an up-to-date CV and a cover letter outlining their suitability for the role. Further information on how to apply is listed on our careers page Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. Security Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks. Nationality requirements This job is broadly open to the following groups: UK nationals nationals of the Republic of Ireland nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window) nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020 Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil Service Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission. The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. Diversity and Inclusion The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window). Apply and further information Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name : UKRI Recruitment Team Email : recruitmentukri.org Recruitment team Email : recruitmentukri.org Apply at advertiser's site Share this page Print Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn GMail