Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer

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The opportunity

An exciting opportunity for a dedicated and enthusiastic Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Officer who is passionate about working collaboratively with staff and students to achieve a culture that is fully inclusive for all.  

The EDI Officer will work with colleagues in the EDI team as well as stakeholders across University of the Arts London (UAL) to support the promotion and enhancement of our diversity strategies and principles.  

The postholder will be responsible for helping to deliver and maintain UAL’s EDI agenda with particular accountability for supporting and facilitating applications made by UAL for the Race Equality Charter and Stonewall Workplace Equality Index.   

The EDI Officer will train employees and managers around diversity and equality policies and legislation and support managers to achieve their diversity agendas. They will also implement new diversity and equality strategies to align with changes in legislation to meet objectives in order for UAL to achieve different diversity accreditation. 

About you

You must have experience in an EDI position and experience within higher education would be desirable.  

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Zele Akhilele, Resourcing Adviser via email at Peoplestaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. UAL is home to a diverse body of over 6,000 academic, professional and technical staff who support more than 21,000 students from 130 countries.

The University is made up of 6 renowned Colleges: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL is ranked second in the world for Art and Design in the 2022 QS World University Rankings.

Our culture

UAL is committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments for all staff and students to work and learn – a university where we can be ourselves and reach our full potential. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and Staff Support Networks. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, including race, disability, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion and belief, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, and caring responsibility.

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