Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Insights and Reporting Lead
Help us shape lasting cultural change and achieve our vision of creating a truly inclusive University community. Over the last five years we have made significant progress and you will join us at a time where we are making plans for the next five years, where our focus will be on building lasting positive cultural change.
You will be able toconfidently communicate, in the broadest sense, about equality, diversity and inclusion, in a manner that is authentic, sophisticated and engaging, demonstrating insight intothe complexities and intersections involved.
You will have a proven record of critical thinking and analysis, facilitating open and honest conversations, and achieving success with others. You will be able to quickly build strong trusting relationships across many different groups of people. You may have lived experience that you can draw on and know when to call on this.
A key part of the role is being the lead author of our various institutional equality charter submissions, such as Athena Swan and Race Equality Charter. You will need to work with a wide range of insight, data and perspectives from multiple sources and have the ability to knit these together so that they form an honest, compelling narrative that addresses the relevant charter requirements and – more importantly – helps us make progress.
You will also have a role in developing and delivering innovative and engaging ways to help our community see what difference this work is making to the day to day experience of staff and students, as well asdeveloping ways for our community to actively shape and embed our vision for a more inclusive University.
The closing date for applications is Sunday 24 August
Our planned interview date is Friday 12 September.
Interviews will take place in person on our Highfield Campus in Southampton. Candidates invited to interview will be given a pre-interview task to complete, which will be sent to shortlisted candidates around a week before interviews take place.
If you have any questions or would like an informal chat about the role, please contact us via diversity@soton.ac.uk
As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. With a generous holiday allowance as well as additional university closure days we are committed to supporting our staff and students and open to a flexible working approach.
Apply by 11.59 pm GMT on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment on +44(0)2380 592750 or recruitment@soton.ac.uk quoting the job number.
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