Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement Lead - London, United Kingdom - Islington Council

Islington Council

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Islington HR has reshaped our service provision to put digital, learning and innovation at the heart of what we do.

We have made great progress in establishing how we work with colleagues across the Council to become a trusted professional partner, empowering our managers and people to thrive.

By joining our team, you will play a vital role in enabling this, ensuring equality is at the centre of all that we do in our communities and our workplace.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement Lead in our Organisational Development team to make a positive and lasting impact for all our colleagues in the Council.

This role is vital in leading on how we create a more equal Islington for our staff, as an employer.

We cannot achieve our ambitious plans without creating a safe and open environment for our colleagues to thrive and deliver excellence for our residents.

This role leads our whole internal approach to Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement for our almost 5000 staff.

This role is available for up to a year, as maternity cover. We are open to someone joining us on secondment from another Local Authority or organisation.

You will act as the council's expert on Equality, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Leading on our strategic goals from our workforce strategy and internal Challenging Inequality programme. Working collaboratively with senior leaders, staff forums and HR colleagues to deliver our work and measure our effectiveness.

You will lead a small team who work on implementing our approach to progressive policy creation, managing HR projects, disability, and wellbeing.

All of which are essential in developing our organisation, culture, and people.

You will also lead and provide strategic direction to the development of our staff engagement model.

Our HR and Organisational Development team is ambitious, friendly and has clear direction.

You will work alongside our Head of Organisational Development in this role, along with colleagues who lead on Diversity and Inclusion for our residents.

We want to build an organisation where employees feel valued, inspired and empowered to help us achieve our goals and provide excellent services to our residents and staff.

We're determined to make a more equal Islington.

To create a place where everyone, whatever their background, can reach their potential and enjoy a good quality of life.

Come and join us to make a real and lasting difference for the people of Islington

In return we can offer you:

A dedicated learning platform where you can find learning modules, resources and workshops, designed to maximise your potential
Up to 30 days leave per year (increasing to 35 days after five years of local government service)
35hour working week and a range of flexible working arrangements
Excellent pension scheme
Competitive pay and a commitment to paying all staff and apprentices the London Living Wage
Annual season ticket loan
Cycle to Work scheme and discounted gym memberships
Local discounts from restaurants, shops, health and beauty therapists, and more

Closing date:
Sunday 6thAugust 2023 at 23:59

Interviews:
To be confirmed

Lead and deliver on the D&I agenda working collaboratively with senior leadership, HR colleagues, staff networks and other key stakeholders across the council.
Be the council's expert on legislation and case law on workforce discrimination and emerging

practice, ensuring policies and practice are regularly reviewed and improved.

Work closely with external equalities experts and providers, such as the Equalities & Human Rights Commission, Stonewall, Timewise and the Department of Work and Pensions (in relation to the Disability Confident scheme) bringing best practice and innovation into the Council and contribute to the promotion of the Council as an Equalities and Diversity leader.
Develop and deliver a range of D&I Organisational Development interventions in accordance with the council's vision, values and behaviours, and provide credible professional advice and

consultancy to staff and managers, other HR professional staff on D&I.

Produce an annual workforce report (incorporating statutory reporting requirements under the Council's Public Sector Equality Duty and to specifically include pay gap reporting).
Produce an annual workforce equality plan, informed by data and business insights, in order to identify and deliver a range of bespoke initiatives to improve the outcomes for underrepresented groups, close pay gaps, address disproportionate impacts and continue to

build and embed and inclusive workplace culture that reflects the residents we serve at all levels in the Council.

Develop tools and frameworks to ensure consideration of visible and nonvisible disability and neurodiversity is incorporated in decisionmaking that affects the policies and workplaces of

staff through e.g. workplace adjustments, inclusive building design principles.
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