Job summary
As the Equity & Inclusion Manager, you'll oversee the daily operations of our Equity & Inclusion Team, coordinating resources and keeping day-to-day tasks on track to deliver impactful initiatives across the organisation. Your leadership will be key in driving our Strategic Equality Objectives and fostering a culture of inclusivity and respect.
In this role, you'll empower staff at all levels through engaging training and awareness programmes, equipping them to integrate equity and inclusion into everything they do. You'll be a central advisor on equality legislation, supporting managers in creating fair, welcoming environments for both colleagues and service users.
As a collaborative leader, you'll build strong relationships across departments, working with staff networks, senior leaders, and external partners to support our inclusion goals. This is a role where you'll directly contribute to shaping a diverse, inclusive culture that reflects our values. If you're passionate about making a meaningful difference and excited to lead positive change, this opportunity is for you!
Main duties of the job
As Equity & Inclusion Manager, you'll lead the development and delivery of training programs that foster a deeper understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) across the Health Board. You'll ensure day-to-day operations and resources are aligned to meet strategic EDI objectives effectively. You'll create engaging workshops and training sessions designed to equip staff at all levels with practical skills to integrate EDI principles into their daily work, promoting meaningful behavioural change and compliance with EDI best practices.
Providing guidance to teams on EDI-related legislation and organisational values, you will support staff in upholding a culture of fairness and inclusion. You'll work collaboratively with staff networks and external partners, driving key initiatives such as the Anti-racist and LGBTQ+ Action Plans to embed an inclusive culture across all Health Board services.
If you are dedicated to empowering others through transformative training and committed to fostering an equitable workplace, this role offers the ideal opportunity.
Basic Welsh language conversational skills are desirable.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
For further details, please refer to the job description..
About us
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is one of the largest Integrated Health Boards in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff, providing over 100 specialist services. Working across 6 hospital sites, we have a diverse range of career opportunities to offer. Serving over 500,000 people living in Cardiff and the Vale, we are focussed on the health and care needs of our local population whilst working with our partners to develop regional services. Together we are committed to improving health outcomes for everyone, delivering excellent care and support.
Our mission is "Living Well, Caring Well, Working Together", and our vision is that every person's chance of leading a healthy life should be equal. Our 10-year transformation and improvement strategy, Shaping Our Future Wellbeing, is our chance to work collaboratively with the public and our workforce to make our health board more sustainable for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view in Trac
Oversee the Daily Operations of the Equity & Inclusion Team: The Equity & Inclusion Manager will focus on the operational management of the Equity & Inclusion Team, ensuring effective coordination, resource allocation, and smooth execution of day-to-day tasks that contribute to the delivery of the Health Boards equity and inclusion initiatives.
Support the Implementation of Strategic Equality Objectives: They will support the development and implementation of the Health Boards Strategic Equality Objectives and Plan, ensuring the organisation meets its commitments to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Facilitate and Enable Learning and Awareness Opportunities: The Equity & Inclusion Manager will support and empower teams across the Health Board to engage with and access learning and awareness initiatives, creating opportunities for staff to build their understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Ensure Compliance with Equality Legislation: They will ensure that all Health Board practices, policies, and strategies are compliant with relevant equality and inclusion legislation, promoting a culture of fairness and equality in service delivery and employment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click "Apply now" to view in Trac
Oversee the Daily Operations of the Equity & Inclusion Team: The Equity & Inclusion Manager will focus on the operational management of the Equity & Inclusion Team, ensuring effective coordination, resource allocation, and smooth execution of day-to-day tasks that contribute to the delivery of the Health Boards equity and inclusion initiatives.
Support the Implementation of Strategic Equality Objectives: They will support the development and implementation of the Health Boards Strategic Equality Objectives and Plan, ensuring the organisation meets its commitments to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Facilitate and Enable Learning and Awareness Opportunities: The Equity & Inclusion Manager will support and empower teams across the Health Board to engage with and access learning and awareness initiatives, creating opportunities for staff to build their understanding of equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Ensure Compliance with Equality Legislation: They will ensure that all Health Board practices, policies, and strategies are compliant with relevant equality and inclusion legislation, promoting a culture of fairness and equality in service delivery and employment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters or equivalent experience
- Evidence of CPD
- Sound understanding of equalities and human rights legislation
Desirable
- MCIPD or equivalent professional qualification
- Recognised training qualification
- Knowledge and understanding of wider political and social drivers that influence service delivery within the NHS
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of leading work on equity, diversity and inclusion in a large and complex multi-professional organisation
- Experience of negotiating and influencing senior managers and staff, including Executive Board Members, to engage with the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda
- Designing and delivering workshops and/or training
- Experience of effecting behavioural change in others not directly under managerial control of post holder
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Working with complex projects
- Working in collaboration internally and externally
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Can demonstrate Health Board values
- An innovative approach to problem solving
- Resilience to cope with difficult interpersonal situations, competing demands and tight timescales
- Excellent oral and written communication skills including influencing, negotiation and presentation skills
- Resilient and flexible in order to achieve change and encourage work across boundaries
- Ability to co-ordinate and prioritise work on different projects to meet deadlines which may be conflicting
- Ability to use standard Microsoft 365 packages (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook) and websites
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- To demonstrate innovation, creativity and influence
Desirable
- Ability to Speak Welsh Level 1
Other
Essential
- Enthusiastic, committed, proactive and innovative
- Show resilience, stamina, and reliability under sustained pressure, never losing sight of objectives.
- Commitment to Equity, Inclusion and Diversity
- Ability to travel across sites within CAVUHB.
- Able to work flexibly.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters or equivalent experience
- Evidence of CPD
- Sound understanding of equalities and human rights legislation
Desirable
- MCIPD or equivalent professional qualification
- Recognised training qualification
- Knowledge and understanding of wider political and social drivers that influence service delivery within the NHS
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable experience of leading work on equity, diversity and inclusion in a large and complex multi-professional organisation
- Experience of negotiating and influencing senior managers and staff, including Executive Board Members, to engage with the equality, diversity and inclusion agenda
- Designing and delivering workshops and/or training
- Experience of effecting behavioural change in others not directly under managerial control of post holder
- Experience of working as part of a team
- Working with complex projects
- Working in collaboration internally and externally
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- Can demonstrate Health Board values
- An innovative approach to problem solving
- Resilience to cope with difficult interpersonal situations, competing demands and tight timescales
- Excellent oral and written communication skills including influencing, negotiation and presentation skills
- Resilient and flexible in order to achieve change and encourage work across boundaries
- Ability to co-ordinate and prioritise work on different projects to meet deadlines which may be conflicting
- Ability to use standard Microsoft 365 packages (including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook) and websites
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- To demonstrate innovation, creativity and influence
Desirable
- Ability to Speak Welsh Level 1
Other
Essential
- Enthusiastic, committed, proactive and innovative
- Show resilience, stamina, and reliability under sustained pressure, never losing sight of objectives.
- Commitment to Equity, Inclusion and Diversity
- Ability to travel across sites within CAVUHB.
- Able to work flexibly.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
