Belonging Manager

Royal Mencap Society; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Mencap is seeking a Belonging Manager to turn our equity and inclusion commitments into everyday action. You’ll lead belonging programmes from idea to delivery with the Head of Belonging, creating accessible workshops and resources and supporting leaders to put inclusion into practice.

You’ll bring experience delivering equity, diversity and inclusion programmes, turning ideas into clear plans, and using feedback to drive improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience managing programmes in equity, diversity, inclusion, or organisational development.
• Ability turn ideas into clear, actionable plans and create engaging learning resources.
• Strong listening skills, relationship-building and constructive challenge.

Responsibilities

• Manage belonging programmes from idea through delivery, tracking progress and impact.
• Create accessible workshops, learning materials, toolkits and campaigns.
• Support leaders to put inclusion into practice and advise on obstacles.
• Use evidence and colleague feedback to understand impact and iterate improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to embed belonging across the organisation.

Skills

Programme management

Equity & Inclusion

Stakeholder engagement

Workshop design

Job description

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.

Interviews will be held 18 November 2026.

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.

• 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.

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.