Head of EDI ( 100526 )

City st georges; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

City St George’s, University of London, is seeking a Head of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to provide strategic leadership across the University, supporting the President and reporting to the Assistant Vice-President (EDI).

The role leads the Office for Institutional Equity & Inclusion, translating strategy into operational practice, ensuring compliance and driving priorities to foster an inclusive culture for staff and students within a large, complex HE environment.

Qualifications

• Experience leading equity, diversity and inclusion strategies in a large organisation.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership on equity, diversity and inclusion across the University.
• Lead the Office for Institutional Equity & Inclusion to deliver the EDI commitments.
• Ensure legal and best-practice compliance and drive priorities and plans.

Skills

EDI leadership

Strategic leadership

Job description

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.

Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.

** Additional Information

Closing date for applications: 22 November 2026 at 11:59pm

The selection process will involve an interview and exercise or presentation. Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage.

City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

The University of business, practice and the professions

** Background

The Office for Institutional Equity and Inclusion plays a critical role in helping to prioritise staff and student development, engagement, accreditation, monitoring and integrated practice improvement needs. Led by the Assistant Vice-President (EDI) who reports to the President, the Office for Institutional Equity and Inclusion is a single University-wide unit that works proactively to foster an inclusive organisational culture and support the progression and success of staff and students.

** Responsibilities

The Head of EDI will provide strategic leadership and expert advice on equity, diversity and inclusion across the University, supporting the Assistant Vice-President (EDI). They will lead the Office for Institutional Equity & Inclusion and outputs, ensure legal and best-practice compliance and drive priorities and plans that deliver the University’s EDI commitments while championing an inclusive culture.

** Person Specification

Experience of working at a senior level in an EDI role in HE or other large, complex organisation, leading the strategic direction of an organisation’s EDI activities, leading a high-performing EDI team, translating EDI strategy into operational practice and managing multiple institutional projects through effective prioritisation and project management.