Equalities Manager

Job Description

Equalities ManagerThe city of Leicester is one of the most diverse cities in the country. We are proud of and actively celebrate our city’s diversity and we work successfully with our diverse communities to understand and address their continually changing needs.We have a strong and widely recognised track record in working to integrate new communities into the city’s economic, social, cultural and religious communities and activities. The values of equality and social justice underpin Leicester City Council’s approach to building a strong future for our city.As the Council’s Corporate Equalities Manager you’ll be at the heart of this, working closely to advise the City’s Elected Mayor, Councillors and Senior Managers as the lead expert on all equalities matters. You’ll lead our approach in shaping the council’s continually changing equalities agenda, you’ll creatively challenge and develop new ideas which will lead to real and positive impacts on people’s lives.Your role:With the ability to work flexibly, you are able to work either at home or on- site at our main headquarters in the city centre, you’ll report to the Director of Delivery, Communications and Political Governance. You’ll lead the Council’s approach supported by a team of Equalities Officers and will work closely with critical functions such as Communications and Human Resources to provide creative and inspiring leadership on equalities and to make sure we have the right approaches in place to make a real difference.As a confident Equalities Manager, you’ll communicate effectively and engage across the organisation, including with the various internal employee groups who champion specific protected characteristics. You’ll also be expected to build and sustain strong and positive working relationships with partners.You’ll lead on developing and implementing the Council’s equalities strategy and action plan, sharing best practice and embedding a culture which ensures equalities is integral in everything we do.What youll need:With your excellent level of knowledge and experience of equality, diversity and inclusion, you’ll develop, promote, deliver and review a Corporate Equality Strategy and Action Plan to help address inequalities across the City, and which underpins the Council’s response to the Public Sector Equality Duty.You’ll have strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with different stakeholder groups and communicate complex and challenging information clearly and simply.Inspiring confidence through professional credibility and quality of advice you’ll lead effective staff engagement in relation to equalities including supporting the various employee groups in championing specific protected characteristics and in working together effectively as groups and with the wider workforce. With tenacity and a creative approach, you’ll be able to use your proficient IT skills to provide management information and data analysis to drive innovate solutions.What we can offer you:As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generous annual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexible working. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including childcare vouchers, discounts on city buses and trains and help with relocation to Leicester, where appropriate.Location: City Hall - LeicesterJob type: Permanent, Fixed TermSalary: £39,880 - £42,821Total salary package*: £58,390You may have experience of the following: Equalities Manager, Diversity, Equality, Engagement Coordinator, Delivery Manager, Communications, Policy, Equality Officer, Legislation, Human Resources, Local Authority, HR, Diversity Officer, Policy Coordinator, Legislation Officer, HR advisor, etc.Ref: 97257