Job Description

Ref Number

K76-00080

Professional Expertise

HR and Wellbeing

Department

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (K76)

Location

London

Working Pattern

Full time

Salary

67,341-75,192

Contract Type

Permanent

Working Type

Hybrid

Available for Secondment

No

Closing Date

12-May-2025

About us

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We're UCL, one of the world's leading Universities and a member of the prestigious Russell Group. We have an enviable record for high quality teaching and research, a culture of promoting diversity and sustainability, and 30 Nobel laureates among our alumni and current and former staff. Founded in 1826 in the heart of London, we were the first university in England to welcome students of any religion and the first to welcome women on equal terms with men. Today UCL has over 50,000 students and 15,000 staff and is one of the world's top 10 universities.



The central Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) was established to strategically advance equality, diversity and inclusion at UCL. The team draws from diverse expertise to provide expert advice, engagement and support to faculties and departments to advance inclusion initiatives and good practice at UCL, and to mainstream the UCL values of Openness and Inclusion, Care and Respect, Integrity and Mutual Accountability and Rigour and Innovation.

About the role

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As Head of EDI (Behaviour & Culture Change) you will drive forward the development and delivery of behaviour and culture change initiatives within UCL's institutional EDI strategy while managing day to day EDI issues.



Acting as co-leader of the EDI team, you will lead the team and support the implementation of an evidence based EDI strategy which supports the delivery of UCL's wider corporate plan. As part of the leadership team you will regularly engage with key senior stakeholders (including the Pro Provost for Equity and Inclusion) in providing expert guidance and support for EDI.



Your responsibilities will involve (but are not limited to) the following:


Develop and implement scaled up EDI & Learning & Development interventions Provide strategic support and build capability of steering groups and diversity networks Develop and deliver behaviour and culture change action plans and projects Provide expert EDI advice on reactive and emerging issues that have an impact on EDI Regularly engage with leaders within the EDI community such as Deans, Vice Deans, Programme Directors etc. Line manage (including goal setting and performance monitoring) and develop members of the EDI team (including EDI Managers) Establish a programme and timeline for reviewing HR and student policies embedding good EDI practice.

Please note, this opportunity will be working on a hybrid basis with a minimum of 2-days onsite at our London St Pancras offices with additional days onsite as/when required. Please ensure your application (CV and application questionnaire) addresses the essential criteria (and desirable where required) as stated on the job description. Please note, all applications will be anonymised.



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Closing Date: 12-05-2025- 23:59 (UK time

About you

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As an EDI professional, you have experience leading on various EDI programmes and change initiatives across various themes (including gender, race, disability, LGBTQ, bullying, harassment, sexual misconduct) and have an understanding of the challenges implementing change within large complex institutions.



Using your influencing skills you're able to guide and advise senior stakeholders on challenging EDI issues and are able to respond to complex or sensitive issues in a nuanced way to promote positive change. Additionally, you have strong project management capabilities and have the ability to see projects through to completion.



You will also be able to demonstrate the following:


Experience leading and line managing a team Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills with senior leadership Knowledge and understanding of the political and strategic EDI landscape at UK universities An understanding of how the Equality Act 2010 works in practice, including positive action and reasonable adjustments The ability to deliver at pace and use strategic and stakeholder engagement skills to overcome barriers and challenges to the delivery of your work Well developed analytical and writing skills to produce briefings, committee paper and charter mark applications.

Although not essential, any experience working within higher education would be advantageous.

What we offer

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As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:


41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan Immigration loan Relocation scheme for certain posts On-Site nursery On-site gym Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

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As London's Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.



We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL's workforce.



These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.