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Summary

We are the Equality and Human Rights Commission. We stand for freedom, compassion and justice in changing times. We do this by promoting and upholding equality and human rights ideals and laws throughout England, Scotland and Wales. Our work is driven by a simple belief; if everyone has a fair chance in life, we all prosper.

Benefits

The salary for this role is £ 31,015.68

Those who join us from the Civil Service on a level transfer may be offered their current salary, where possible, and only when the requirements of our starting salary guidance are met.

· A range of flexible working patterns

· 30 days annual leave entitlement (pro rata for part time employees), plus 8 Bank Holidays per year

· Access to the Civil Service Pension Scheme and partnership pension schemes

· Employee Assistance Program, and a range of employee welfare offers

· Season ticket loans

· Employee Benefits Portal, including cycling to work, charity donations, gym discounts and employee retail savings

· Pay professional subscriptions

· Improved favorable parental leave options

· Mental Health First Aid Officers

· Access to Civil Service Learning and a range of comprehensive Learning and Development options

· Access to the Civil Service Jobs portal

Job Description

We are now looking for someone to join our Wales team, who shares our values ​​of fairness, dignity and respect and who can work with us to build on our achievements, ensuring our vision is realized.

Within the Wales Corporate Policy and Strategy Network, the Senior Associate will support the Wales team in delivering the strategic plan and meeting the governance and secretarial requirements arising from the Equality Act 2006 to have a statutory Wales Committee.

The role will provide communications management and stakeholder engagement and provide a secretariat for the Wales Committee.

 The Wales team is responsible for all the Commission's work in Wales.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience / degree profile

Please read the Knowledge, Skills and Experience and Degree Profile documents at the bottom of the ad for the criteria against which you will be assessed.

Responsibilities

The key responsibilities of this role include:

• providing support governance and support secretariat to the Wales Committee and EHRC Commissioner for Wales, including overseeing agendas, minute taking and coordinating the Committee's engagement strategy.

• Managing stakeholder engagement including maintaining a stakeholder database, organizing events and engaging stakeholders and external networks in delivering the Commission's strategic plan objectives.

• Managing communications in Wales to maximize the impact of projects, outputs and outcomes, raising the impact of our successes with stakeholders and raising the profile of the Commission's work in Wales. This will include developing and delivering media communications action plans, updating website content and managing social media accounts.

Diversity in our workforce

The Commission welcomes applications from everyone and values ​​diversity in our workforce. We are committed to being an excellent employer with an inclusive culture, developing a workplace environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect.

For this vacancy, we would welcome applications from minority ethnic groups, LGBT people, disabled people and those with long-term health conditions, who are currently under-represented in our Senior Associate Level 3 workforce across our Cardiff office.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS)

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is an accredited Disability Confident employer and therefore operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS) for applicants with a disability.

We are committed to the employment and career development of disabled people. If you tell us you have a disability we can make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process and, if you join us, where you work and your working arrangements. We offer disabled applicants the option of having their application considered under the terms of our Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS).

In order to be invited for interview or assessment under this scheme, you must demonstrate in your supporting statements that you meet the minimum criteria for the role. An application under GIS does not guarantee you an interview or job. At the interview, the highest scoring candidate will be offered the job.

If you wish to apply under GIS or apply for a reasonable adjustment, please indicate this on your application form. You can read more information about GIS at www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/careers/guaranteed-interview-scheme

If you would prefer to discuss this with us or require additional assistance, please contact us by email at recruitment@equalityhumanrights.com or by telephoning 0161 829 8100

Selection process:

How to apply

Complete the application form before midnight on the closing date. No applications will be accepted after the closing time. Other accessible versions of the application form are available on request.

The application form asks you to provide evidence of how you meet the core skills of leadership, delivery management and stakeholder engagement to the appropriate level, as outlined in the generic grade profile below. You will also be asked to provide a statement on how you meet the professional skills for the role, also provided below.

If there are large numbers of applicants, an initial sift may occur on the core skill of professional skills. If this happens this means that the recruitment panel will only shift to the core skill outlined.

We would particularly welcome applications from candidates who are fluent in Welsh. This is not essential, but we may take this into account if there is a strong field of applicants, having considered essential criteria.

The application form also includes a diversity monitoring section, which we encourage all applicants to complete. Completing this will help us monitor our efforts towards an inclusive and diverse workforce. This form will be handled in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and may be used as part of the selection process in cases where positive action is lawful.

Dates and location of interviews

10 June 2021 - online. Please note that dates and locations may change.

Selection process

Following shortlisting, a variety of assessment methods can be used including psychometric assessment, competency based interview, technical interview and practical exercises such as presentation, tray exercise and so on.

Full details will be available to successful shortlisted candidates.

Feedback will only be given if you attend an interview or assessment

Further information

Continuing employment

If you are employed by a non-departmental public body (NDPB) and / or the Civil Service, applying for a position in the Commission will mean changing employer and you may be in breach of the statutory rules on continuity of employment. By moving to the Commission from the Civil Service or accredited NDPB you will retain your continued service for pension and compensation purposes only.

 The Commission offers roles on flexible working patterns wherever possible. This includes making roles available on a part-time basis, considering alternative working hours or flexible working placements. If you are applying on this basis, please indicate this on your application. All appointments will be on merit, and applications for flexible working will not be considered during the selection process.

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/about-us/careers

Appendices

•   Core Skills Profile - Leadership, Management of Delivery, Stakeholder Engagement

• Knowledge, Skills and Experience (Professional Skills)

• · Application Guidelines
  

Please note, our application form can be translated into Welsh by right-clicking, selecting translation, then the 3 dots and then selecting Welsh.

Senior Governance and Support Liaison Officer for the Wales Committee, Communications, and Stakeholder Management

Summary

We are the Equality and Human Rights Commission. We stand for freedom, compassion and justice in a changing age. We do this by promoting and upholding equality and human rights ideals and laws throughout England, Scotland and Wales. Our work is driven by a simple belief; if everyone has a fair chance in life, we will all prosper.

Benefits

The salary for this role is £ 31,015.68

 New Civil Service entrants could be offered their current salary on transfer at the same level, where possible, and only in meeting the requirements of our starting salary guide.

· A range of flexible working patterns

· Entitlement to 30 days annual leave (rate for part-time employees), and 8 Bank Holidays per year

· Access to the Civil Service Pension Scheme and partnership pension schemes

· Employee Assistance Program, and a range of employee welfare offers

· Season ticket loans

· Employee Benefits Portal, including cycling to work, charity giving, gym discounts and employee retail savings

· Professional subscription payment

· More parental leave options

· Mental Health First Aid workers

· Access to Civil Service Learning and a range of comprehensive Learning and Development options

· Access to the Civil Service Jobs portal

Job Description

We are currently looking for someone to join our Wales team, who share our values ​​of fairness, dignity and respect and can work with us to build on our successes, ensuring our vision is realized.

Within Wales, Corporate Strategy and Policy Network, the Senior Liaison Officer will support the Wales team to deliver the strategic plan and fulfill the requirements of the governance and secretariat arising from the Equality Act 2006 to have a statutory Wales Committee. 

The role will deliver communications and stakeholder engagement management and provide secretariat to the Wales Committee.

The Wales team is responsible for all the Commission's work in Wales.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience / degree profile

Please refer to the Knowledge, Skills and Experience and Degree Profile documents at the bottom of the ad for the criteria on which you will be assessed.  

 Responsibilities

 Key responsibilities for this role include:  

• Providing governance and secretariat support to the Wales Committee and the EHRC Commissioner for Wales, including overseeing agendas, minute taking and coordinating the Committee's engagement strategy.

• Managing stakeholder engagement including database maintenance, event organization and stakeholder engagement and external networks in delivering the Commission's strategic plan goals.

• Managing communications in Wales to maximize the impact of projects, outputs and outcomes, raising the impact of our successes with our stakeholders and raising the profile of the Commission's work in Wales. This will include the development and delivery of media related communications action plans, updating website content and managing a social media account.

Diversity in our workforce

The Commission welcomes applications from everyone and values ​​diversity in our workforce. We are committed to being an exemplary employer with an inclusive culture, fostering a working environment where all our employees are treated with dignity and respect.

For this post, we welcome applications from minority ethnic groups and LGBT people, disabled people and those with long-term health conditions, who are currently under-represented in our workforce at the level 3 Senior Liaison Officer grade across our office in Cardiff.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS)

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is an accredited Disability Confident employer and therefore operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS) for applicants with a disability. 

We are committed to employing and developing the career of disabled people. If you tell us you have a disability we can make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process and, if you join us, the place where you work and your working arrangements. We offer disabled applicants the option of applying to have their application form considered under the terms of our Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS).

To be invited for interview or assessment under this scheme, you must demonstrate in your supporting statements that you meet the minimum criteria for the role. An application under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme does not guarantee you an interview or job. At the interview stage, the highest scoring candidate will be offered the job.

 If you would like to apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme or request a reasonable adjustment, please indicate this on your application form. Read more about our Guaranteed Interview Scheme here .

 If you would prefer to discuss this with us or receive additional assistance, please contact us at   recruitment@equalityhumanrights.com or call 0161 829 8100

Selection process:

How to apply

Complete the application form before midnight on the closing date. Applications will not be accepted after the closing time. Alternative accessible versions of the application form are available on request.

 The application form asks you to provide evidence on how you meet the core skills of leadership, supply management and stakeholder engagement to the appropriate level, as outlined in the attached generic grade profile. You will also be asked to produce a statement on how you meet the professional skills for the role we have provided below.   

In the event of a high number of applicants, initial filtering may occur on the core skill of professional skills. If that happens the recruitment panel will only filter on the core skill outlined.

We would particularly welcome application forms from candidates who are fluent in Welsh. This is not essential, but we can consider this if there is a strong field of applicants after considering the essential criteria.

This application form also includes a diversity monitoring section which we encourage all applicants to complete. Completing this will help us monitor our efforts towards achieving an inclusive and diverse workforce. This form is treated in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation and is used only as part of the selection process in cases where it is lawful to take positive action.

Interview dates and location

10 June 2021 - online. Please note that dates and locations are subject to change.  

Selection process

Following shortlisting, a variety of assessment methods could be used, including psychometric assessment, competency-based interview, technical interview and practical exercises such as presentation, basket-in exercises etc.

Full details will be available to shortlisted applicants. Feedback is only provided if you attended an interview or assessment.

Further information

Continuing employment

If you are employed by a non-departmental public body (NDPB) and / or the Civil Service, applying for a position in the Commission will involve a change of employer and you may be in breach of the statutory rules on continued employment. By moving to the Commission from the Civil Service or accredited NDPB you will retain your continued service for pension and compensation purposes only. 

 The Commission offers roles on flexible working patterns where possible. This includes making roles available on a part-time basis, considering alternative working hours or flexible work placements. If you are applying on this basis, please indicate this on your application form. All appointments will be on merit, and applications for flexible working will not be considered during the selection process.

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/about-us/careers

Appendices

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Degree descriptor

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