Belonging Manager

Mencap; Greater London; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

32 days holiday incl. bank holidays

Discounts at leading retailers

Health cash plan

Interest-free loans

Job summary

Join Mencap in London as a Belonging Manager to help turn our commitment to equity and inclusion into everyday action. You’ll collaborate with the Head of Belonging and cross-functional colleagues to deliver programmes that remove barriers and improve people’s experience at work.

You’ll bring experience in managing programmes in equity, diversity, inclusion, culture or organisational development, and you’ll turn ideas into clear plans and engaging resources for diverse audiences.

Qualifications

• Experience managing programmes in equity, diversity, inclusion, culture or organisational development.
• Ability to translate ideas into clear plans and create engaging learning resources for diverse audiences.
• Experience listening to different perspectives, building trust and challenging decisions respectfully.
• Experience in a charity, social care or public service setting is helpful but not required.

Responsibilities

• Manage belonging programmes from initial idea through to delivery, tracking progress, budgets and impact.
• Create accessible workshops, learning materials, toolkits and campaigns.
• Help leaders and managers put inclusion into practice, offering advice and constructive challenge.
• Support teams to deliver their inclusion action plans and overcome barriers.
• Use evidence and colleague feedback to understand what works and make improvements.

Skills

Programme management

EDI experience

Learning materials

Stakeholder engagement

Budget management

Job description

Belonging Manager

Company: Mencap

Salary: £54,560 to £54,560 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: London, E1 6LP

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 27 Oct 2026

Closing date: 25 Nov 2026

Want to help people feel valued, included and able to be themselves at work?

Join Mencap as our Belonging Manager and help turn our commitment to equity and inclusion into everyday action.

You’ll work with our Head of Belonging and colleagues across Mencap to deliver programmes that remove barriers and improve people’s experience at work.

What you’ll do

• Manage belonging programmes from initial idea through to delivery, tracking progress, budgets and impact.
• Create accessible workshops, learning materials, toolkits and campaigns.
• Help leaders and managers put inclusion into practice, offering advice and constructive challenge.
• Support teams to deliver their inclusion action plans and overcome barriers.
• Use evidence and colleague feedback to understand what works and make improvements.

What you’ll bring

You’ll have experience managing programmes in equity, diversity, inclusion, culture or organisational development. You’ll know how to turn ideas into clear plans and create engaging learning or resources for different audiences.

You’ll listen to different perspectives, build trust and feel comfortable challenging decisions respectfully. You’ll also bring strong organisational skills and a practical approach to solving problems.

Experience in a charity, social care or public service setting would be helpful, but we welcome relevant experience from other sectors.

Why Mencap?

Our work supports people with a learning disability to live their lives to the full. By helping our colleagues feel supported and able to do their best work, you’ll contribute to that purpose every day.

Ready to help make belonging part of everyday life at Mencap? We’d love to hear from you.

Interviews will be held 18 November 2026.

Benefits

Here at Mencap, we offer an impressive range of benefits designed to support and reward our employees to ensure that our teams feel valued and appreciated. Our benefits package offers 32 days of paid holiday (including bank holidays, pro rata), along with a range of perks such as discounts at leading high-street retailers, access to health cash plans, interest‑free loans, and many more exciting offerings. For more details on what we have to offer, please see the attached document outlining all the fantastic benefits available to you as a member of our team!

About Mencap

Our vision is for the UK to be the best place in the world for people with a learning disability to live their lives to the full. We campaign for a fairer society. We work with families and partners to build inclusive communities. And we deliver the services people need to live their lives.

Everyone works with people with a learning disability either providing support or advice, or alongside one another as colleagues. Belonging at Mencap is for everyone, every day, everywhere.

We have Belonging network groups that meet online and are open to all colleagues. The groups include people who identify as Black and Asian, LGBTQIA+, disabled or with a long- term health condition, women, parents and carers, and their allies. We want to encourage everyone to apply to work at Mencap and we offer a variety of different contract types and working patterns. We’re not looking for specific experience. It is your personality and values that will make you a great colleague. We will train and develop you to succeed in the role you’re applying for.

• Everyone is expected to treat people well and make Mencap an inclusive organisation.
• Every day we grow and learn. It’s okay to make mistakes but we learn from them and make changes.
• Everywhere people will feel respected, valued, and safe to be themselves.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.