Job Title: EDI Coordinator
Reporting to: Student Voice & Insight Manager
Place of Work: The University of York Student Centre, James College, Newton Way, York, YO10 5DD / Home working
Contract: Fixed Term until 6th June 2025
Hours of Work: 15 hours per week
Salary: £10,897 per annum (FTE £25,425 for 35 hours per week)
Closing date: Tuesday 12th November at 5pm
Interviews to be held on Monday 18th November.
Here at The University of York Students Union, we have an exciting job opportunity for someone to join our Student Voice team as our EDI Coordinator.
About the Role:
We're looking for a passionate individual to join us as our new Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator. As EDI Coordinator, you will be responsible for supporting the Union to ensure EDI and social responsibility remain at the heart of what we do. You will be passionate about delivering initiatives which demonstrate our commitment to equality and support us in making changes to better our work.
You will support the delivery of our EDI work, help to develop resources and guidance to widen participation and work on engagement amongst less represented groups. You will support staff and student leaders in organising EDI-related activity and campaigns to make our activities as inclusive as possible.
You will work closely with the elected Equality & Inclusion officer to support and enable their work and will work with our student leaders and the University on diversity, liberation, inclusion, access and social responsibility.
Key Responsibilities
Delivery
* Support the SU’s Equalities Committee through the provision of administration and secretarial duties.
* Support staff and student leaders to deliver an exciting and meaningful programme of activity in relation to social responsibility, diversity, liberation and inclusion.
* To liaise with key stakeholders, including attending and supporting relevant University meetings and committees as needed.
* Facilitate work with elected officers, student groups, student leaders, volunteers and key partners to effect change.
* To support the delivery of the student-facing elements of the Union’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and development action plan.
Insight and Data
* To be aware, and share knowledge, of the EDI issues affecting students and work with the Sabbatical Officers, particularly the Equality and Inclusion Officer, student leaders and volunteers to limit their impact.
* To support research across a wide portfolio of EDI issues in order to give advice on diversity and inclusion issues.
* Analyse EDI data in relation to our students and volunteers, including benchmarking against Students’ Union sector and University data to identify any gaps and inform strategic decision-making.
Training Delivery
* To work with different teams across the organisation on the development and delivery of support materials and training for student leaders, volunteers and wider students to promote and support an inclusive and socially responsible culture.
Working at York SU:
At The University of York Students Union we know that maintaining a great work life balance also improves our team's wellbeing, productivity and happiness, this is why we offer flexible working arrangements to suit personal needs and requirements. We have both a flexi-time work scheme and remote working policy available to staff as standard and welcome applicants to discuss their flexible requirements at the interview.
* A full time working week is 35 hours
* You receive 38 days holiday (including bank holidays and 4 paid closed Christmas days)
* We offer flexible & hybrid working options and team members can utilise flexitime
* You get extensive access to discounts and benefits
* We support you with volunteering opportunities
* You have access to the cycle to work schemes, tech schemes and reduced campus gym membership
* We offer a pension scheme through Aegon and have introduced a salary sacrifice pension option to help your money go that little bit further
* We have a wide variety of people-focused and family-friendly policies designed to help ensure you feel supported and able to be your best you in work as well as out of work.
* Working for the union you have the chance to shape the student experience for the better
The University of York Students Union is committed to equality of opportunity - we are an organisation who works very hard to ensure we appoint based on merit. We would particularly welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and/or from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are proud to offer an interview to applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised position.
If you are invited to interview with us we will share our interview questions in advance so you can prepare your responses. We’re more interested in hearing about your experiences and ideas than in testing your memory, and so we want you to feel as prepared as possible.
If you have any further questions about the position, or if you have a requirement for adjustments that would make the application or interview process more accessible, please do not hesitate to contact us on hr@yorksu.org.
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