Equality Diversity & Inclusion Partner By 2050, the planet could be using twice as much electricity compared to today. Are you interested in contributing and helping to shape the future of the world’s energy? If so, read on. Fusion, the process that powers the Sun and Stars, is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner, carbon-free energy that our world badly needs. UKAEA are at the forefront of realising energy from fusion, working with industry and research partners to deliver the ground-breaking developments that will underpin tomorrow’s fusion power stations with the aim of bringing fusion electricity to the grid. As we work towards our mission and goals, UKAEA has devised values ( Innovative, Committed, Trusted and Collaborative ) that capture the spirit of how we work. Who are we looking for? The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Partner is the expert on EDI and leads the delivery of UKAEA’s ‘Being Inclusive’ Strategy and ensures UKAEA’s compliance with the Public Sector Equality Duty. We are recruiting for a passionate and experienced Equality, Diversity and Inclusion specialist to drive the delivery of our ED&I Strategy, ensuring that our resources and budget are focused on our priorities. In this role you will work at both a strategic and a tactical level and leverage resources across the Authority through highly effective influencing skills. You will set and prioritise UKAEA’s ED&I budget and resources and manage ED&I risks, ensuring that attention is focused in the most effective and appropriate areas. You will also lead the implementation of corporate strategies and programmes to ensure that UKAEA, its employees and stakeholders engage with legislative and strategic duties and align with good practice to support UKAEA’s inclusive culture. You’ll deliver engaging and transformational training to improve ED&I literacy across the organisation and manage stakeholder engagement and investment, including engaging with external organisations. What will you be responsible for? – Develop and deliver UKAEA’s ‘Being Inclusive’ Strategy, advising, influencing and gaining the support of internal stakeholders at all levels. – Manage the ED&I budget, ensuring that resources are focused on UKAEA’s priorities in line with our corporate risk register and strategic business requirements. – Lead engagement with the organisation and key stakeholders to support UKAEA’s inclusive culture and provide regular progress updates to the Executive Committee, Operations Committee and the People Department Senior Leadership Team. – Lead UKAEA’s Networks, ensuring that their work is coordinated and aligned to the Being Inclusive Strategy and that resources are duly allocated. – Design and deliver training and workshops to improve ED&I literacy across the organisation, setting targets and measuring progress against them. – Lead the implementation of corporate strategies, such as mandatory being inclusive impact assessments, to address key ED&I risks or issues. – Collaborate effectively with key stakeholders (such as L&D and People Business Partners) to ensure that appropriate guidance, support and training is available for managers. – Set the framework for UKAEA compliance with the PSED to ensure our risk is well managed. – Manage stakeholder engagement and investment, engage with external organisations to further the work to make UKAEA more equitable, diverse and inclusive. – Ensure that ED&I concerns and issues are managed effectively and confidentially and that colleagues are engaged with the strategy. – Evaluate progress to provide objective, evidenced reports on the development of the ED&I agenda. Essential – Strong knowledge of legislative, regulatory and best-practice standards in this field. – Track record of building external networks and leveraging external relationships to benefit the service delivery – A strategic approach to ED&I – Team working, collaboration, presentation skills and ED&I training/workshop delivery – Strong budget management – Degree in a relevant topic or suitable experience Desirable – Leadership – Budget management – Engagement – Influencing – Experience of public sector equality duty What we offer Our comprehensive benefits package includes a vibrant culture committed to being fully inclusive , an Employee Assistance Programme and trained Mental Health First Aiders, Flexible working options including family friendly policies, Emergency paid leave , Generous annual leave allowance (30.5 days) increased with length of service, wide range of career development opportunities , outstanding defined benefit pension scheme ; Corporate bonus scheme and a Relocation allowance (if eligible). We welcome applications from under-represented groups, particularly from individuals from black and other ethnic minority backgrounds, including nationality and citizenship, people with disabilities and women. The Executive team and our Inclusion Ambassadors are actively promoting EDI and increasing the diversity of our people through reinforcing best practice in recruitment and selection, and revaluating approaches where we can remove barriers to success. This vacancy is due to close by 17/09/2022. All employees working at the UK Atomic Energy Authority complete an online Disclosure Certificate application- The Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks show the details of current criminal convictions or confirms that there are no such convictions. For applicants who are applying for employment with UKAEA either from outside the United Kingdom or who have spent time outside the United Kingdom in the last five years. Please visit the UK Government website. If the country you are resident in or have resided in is not listed on this link or the UK Government is not aware of how to obtain a criminal records check from that state then we are unable to process your application.
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