Location: Civic Centre, Windmillhill Street, Motherwell, ML1 1AB
Salary: £53,928 - £59,075 per year pro rata
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Part Time
Hours: 17.5 hours per week
Work From Home: Hybrid
At North Lanarkshire Council, we are an ambitious organisation which strives to maintain a high level of performance, standards and customer experience.
We are seeking a part-time Equalities Manager to lead the Equalities centre of expertise, providing professional support, leadership and strategic direction on Equalities matters, both within the council and wider within our communities across North Lanarkshire. This includes the strategic development and management of a range of equalities initiatives, the review of existing equalities schemes and the development, monitoring and implementation of equality action plans, policies and programmes which support the delivery of the council’s Equalities Strategy and its associated responsibilities aligned to the Public Sector Equality Duty.
This key role will report into the Chief Officer (People Resources) and offers the opportunity to be an impactful external representative for North Lanarkshire Council. The role will seek to build relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders and partners to enhance our approach to equalities and achieve positive outcomes.
We are looking for a candidate who is suitably qualified to degree/HND/SVQ4 level or equivalent in a relevant discipline such as Social Science, Human Resources or Business Management. Substantial experience in an equality, diversity, inclusion or engagement role in a unionised and complex business environment is essential, as is a commitment to fostering positive change within the community.
If you want to be a part of this exciting and fulfilling work, we want to hear from you. Contact Fiona Whittaker, Chief Officer (People Resources) at whittakerf@northlan.gov.uk for an informal chat and more information.
Working Pattern
Working here at North Lanarkshire Council
If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays, and a wide range of benefits available to you. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.
We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care, you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.
To find out more about the application process, please contact us. Alternative Application Packs can be requested in other formats for example, Large Print, Braille, and Audio. The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL
***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***
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