Doctoral Training Programme Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Coordinator

Royal Holloway; Egham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave entitlement

Training and Development opportunities

Pension Scheme with generous employer

Cycle to Work

Season Ticket Loans

Eyesight testing support

Free parking

Job summary

Royal Holloway Doctoral School seeks a part-time, fixed-term Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Coordinator based in Egham. The role will support the design, development, and delivery of EDI initiatives across doctoral training programmes and major funded cohorts.

You will work across gender identity, race, religion, disability and sexual orientation, collaborating with academic staff and professional services to foster an inclusive research culture and evaluate initiatives as part of the

Responsibilities

• Support the design, development, and delivery of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives across Doctoral School programmes.
• Collaborate with academic staff and professional services to implement EDI objectives and monitoring across UKRI and other doctoral training awards.
• Contribute to governance activities, including participation in the Doctoral School Committee and Review group to prepare the Doctoral School for the 2030s.

Job description

Doctoral Training Programme Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Coordinator

Right to work: Please note that it will not be possible for the University to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship to the successful candidate for this position. Therefore, the appointable candidate will need to be eligible to work in the UK or have leave to remain in the UK and associated right to work for the duration of their employment with the University, in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

Part-Time, Fixed-Term (until 31 July 2027)

Applications are invited for the post of Doctoral Training Programme Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Coordinator within the Royal Holloway Doctoral School.

The Royal Holloway Doctoral School is home to over 750 postgraduate researchers (PGR), across Masters by Research, MPhil/PhD, and Doctoral Clinical Psychology. We lead the AHRC Techne and ESRC SEDarc DTPs, AHRC DLA South Hub, EPSRC Cyber Security for the Everyday CDT, and BBSRC EngBio4GBP DFA, and are co-leads on EPSRC, BBSRC, NERC awards. Further, in 2024/25 we established a Royal Holloway Social Purpose CDT, supporting developing future research leaders.

As part of our RH2030s strategy, we are strengthening our profile as a centre for excellence in researcher development. This includes focusing on support successful completions for all, establishing a strong record of PGR training, building continued success in successful externally funded doctoral funding bids, and creating a culture of equity, accessibility, and inclusion. This position will support our ambitions.

The EDI Coordinator will join the Doctoral School, working with our externally funded doctoral training programmes (e.g., UKRI funded doctoral awards, Leverhulme) and with the Doctoral School to work across a range of equality strands, including gender identity, race, religion, disability and sexual orientation. They will support the design, development, and delivery of initiatives and objectives across our doctoral training programmes that instill a positive research culture and inclusion. They will work to develop, evaluate, deliver, and support wider EDI initiatives within the Doctoral School, and be a part of the Doctoral School Committee. Further, they will be a member of the Doctoral School Review group as we review our remit and provision, establishing a Doctoral School prepared for the 2030s, addressing PGRs, institutional, and sector needs. This role requires proactive cross-institutional engagement, including working on projects with academic staff and professional service.

In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Training and Development opportunities
• Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution
• Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of Eyesight testing
• Free parking

The post is based in Egham, where the University is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Professor Dawn Watling, the Associate Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Postgraduate Research), by email: [e-mail] .

For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at: [e-mail]

The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the University is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.

Royal Holloway is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and encourages applications from all people regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, parental status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or trans status or history. More information on our structures and initiatives around EDI, including information on staff diversity networks, can be found on our Equality and Diversity Intranet page .