Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator

Job description

Working alongside the ED&I Advisor co-ordinating Scope’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion work including leading on projects or discrete areas of work. 

Main responsibilities and accountabilities: 

Co-ordinating ED&I Engagement across Scope including:

• Co-ordinating our internal and external ED&I steering group and network.
• Supporting our staff networks.
• Co-ordinating engagement and co-production meetings and events.
• Co-ordinating discrete ED&I research and engagement projects to be agreed with ED&I Advisor.
• Support with ED&I action planning and communications

ED&I policies and processes:

• Taking responsibility for certain policy areas including reviewing policies and developing toolkits 
• Assisting with reasonable adjustments queries, liaising with employees, reasonable adjustments practitioners in Scope and with Access to Work.

ED&I Communications:

• Co-ordinate and draft regular comms relating to ED&I for both ED&I groups and networks within Scope and all employees and volunteers. 
• Where needed link with internal comms in managing calendar of ED&I events and news.
• Take a lead on discrete area of ED&I and respond to queries and develop resources in that area. 

ED&I Training:

• Co-ordinate ED&I training bookings
• Maintain ED&I section on training library
• Support training sessions. Optional work towards leading training sessions.

Key contacts

Internal contacts

ED&I cuts across everything Scope does so the co-ordinator will need to work with colleagues from all areas of Scope.

External contacts

Peers working in ED&I across the voluntary sector and in particular the Disabled Charities Consortium.

Our Community.

Person Specification

Knowledge and experience

Essential

Knowledge 

• A good understanding of UK equality legislation and how it applies to employers and service providers.
• An up to date understanding of ED&I best practice. 
• Understanding of the social model of disability.
• Understanding of work-based adjustments for disabled people.

Experience

• Experience of organising meetings, groups, networks and small events.
• Experience of stakeholder engagement or co-production.
• Experienced at using Microsoft Office tools.
• Experience of co-ordinating projects or discrete pieces of work.

Desirable

Knowledge 

• An understanding of the third sector.
• An understanding of inclusive design and accessibility standards. 

Experience

• Experience of facilitating workshops or similar.
• Experience of influencing change.
• Experience of writing engaging and informative content.
• Experience of making or advising on reasonable adjustments for disabled people.
• Is disabled or has an impairment or condition.

Skills and competencies:

Essential

• Great organisation and time management skills.
• Ability to communicate in an accessible and inclusive way to different audiences.
• Ability to work well as part of a team but also use own initiative. 
• Skilled at using Microsoft Office 

Desirable

• Project co-ordination skills