Senior EDI Lead

Senior EDI Lead

We are seeking a Senior EDI specialist to champion the EDI strategy both internally and externally, working with a professional association for members of the counselling professions in the UK.

Position: Senior EDI Lead

Location: Hybrid / Homeworking – role can be performed remotely with regular trips to Lutterworth

Salary: £58,805 pro-rota per annum

Hours: Part time – 29 per week over 4 days

Contract: Fixed term until March 2026

Benefits: Flexitime, flexible working, 5% / 5% Pension, 25 days annual leave (+ bank holidays), 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme, Health Cash Plan, Gym discounts

Closing date: 17th July 2024

Interviews: 25th July 2024

The Role:

As Senior EDI Lead you will champion the EDI strategy both internally and externally through onward strategy development and stakeholder engagement, promoting the EDI principles through the services of our membership offering, providing support to members and management teams and reporting on progress through key performance indicators.

Key responsibilities include:

• Collaborate with the EDI panel and executive team to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy.
• Foster relationships with external stakeholders to promote EDI initiatives and ensure inclusivity.
• Lead and inspire the internal team to integrate EDI principles into culture and operations.
• Develop and deliver EDI training programs for enhanced awareness and understanding.
• Establish and report on KPIs to track progress and drive continuous improvement.
• Regularly report EDI strategy progress to stakeholders through various formats.
• Oversee annual impact assessments and communicate progress against KPIs to relevant stakeholders.
• Deliver specific EDI project initiatives as set out in the EDI roadmap.

About you:

To be successful in this role you will need to have specialist knowledge and experience of delivering equality, diversity, and inclusion projects/initiatives in complex organisations, this along with your exceptional communication and interpersonal skills will make you an ideal candidate for this role.

You will also have the following skills & experience required for this role

• Ability to develop and implement effective EDI strategies.
• Strong planning, organisational, time management, and budgeting skills.
• Understanding of diverse stakeholder needs.
• Excellent collaborative relationship-building skills.
• Proficient in overseeing project delivery within budget and communicating impact.
• Effective problem-solving skills for identifying and addressing project barriers.
• Advanced analytical and research skills for evaluating information and presenting findings.
• Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
• Familiarity with Microsoft software, including Microsoft CRM.
• Understanding of counselling and psychotherapy.

About the Organisation:

You will be working for a professional association for members of the counselling professions in the UK. They want to make a difference to the lives of people, through supporting and promoting the counselling professions.

You may have experience in areas such as Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer, EDI Manager, EDI Lead, Equality and Diversity Lead, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Partner, #INDNFP.

Please note this role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of our client.