EDI Strategy Lead

City St George’s Students' Union; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Staff training and development

Job summary

City St George’s University of London is seeking an experienced equality, diversity and inclusion leader to prioritise staff development and progression, aligning with Strategy 2035. You will lead the EDI Action Plan and supervise Senior EDI Officers to advance institutional equity across the university.

You will partner with Deans and Directors to implement EDI actions across Schools and Professional Services, driving race and gender equity with an intersectional approach.

Qualifications

• Hold a first degree or equivalent experience; experience in higher education or large complex organisation.
• Line management experience and delivering a charter mark award or equivalent.
• Excellent presentation, verbal communication and interpersonal skills; confident with IT systems; able to work independently or as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Lead on the prioritisation and delivery of the EDI Action Plan in line with City St George’s Vision and Strategy 2035.
• Lead and raise the profile of institutional-level race and gender equity activity applying an intersectional lens through implementation of the Race and Gender Equity Action Plans.
• Work in partnership with Deans and Professional Service Directors to ensure EDI actions are implemented across Schools and Professional Services.
• Line management of Senior EDI Officers.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

IT literacy

Education

First degree or equivalent experience

Job description

City St George’s University of London is seeking an experienced equality, diversity and inclusion leader to prioritise staff development and progression, aligning with Strategy 2035. You will lead the EDI Action Plan and supervise Senior EDI Officers to advance institutional equity across the university.

You will partner with Deans and Directors to implement EDI actions across Schools and Professional Services, driving race and gender equity with an intersectional approach.