Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Manager

Comic Relief

Location London and Currently Remote
Salary £65,000
Team CEO Office
  • Closing: 12:00pm, 2nd Feb 2022 GMT

Perks and benefits

Flexible working hours
Work from home option
Life Insurance
Wellness programs
Employee Assistance Programme
Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
Paid emergency leave
Sabbatical Opportunities
Professional development
Mentoring/coaching
Paid volunteer days
Payroll giving
Salary sacrifice
Team social events
Extracurricular clubs
Cycle to work scheme
Free fruit

Candidate happiness

8.53 (8169)

Job Description

The EDI Manager will guide and drive forward our vision to build a more diverse, accessible, safe and inclusive environment at Comic Relief. The EDI Manager will be a key influencer in the organisation, working with leadership and stakeholders across the organisation to advise on, implement and support a range of initiatives and activities to increase and embed inclusive practice at Comic Relief.

Key responsibilities:

Strategic implementation

  • Oversight and project management of delivery of the diversity and inclusion strategy.

  • Ongoing management and evolution of our EDI strategy and roadmap, working towards clear and measurable goals

  • With the Head of People and Culture, provide regular reporting, identify risks and opportunities for continuous improvement to the Executive and Trustees.

  • Track and produce internal feedback, metrics, targets and analytics to understand and track performance in the organisation, including legislative requirements.

  • Provide analysis and expert advice on how diverse and inclusive Comic Relief’s people practices are, and conduct diversity assessments of wider organisational practices and processes.

  • With communications and assurance functions, establish simple and effective communications plans to report our progress to stakeholders and the public.

Diverse workforce and inclusive culture

  • Provide expert guidance to the EDI Steering Group, who will coordinate across and drive initiatives in line with the strategy.

  • Working with external providers, develop and deliver in-house training and development to upskill and equip staff and managers to embed and deliver on embracing diversity and inclusive practice.

  • Work closely with the People Team to design and implement inclusive recruitment practices and inclusive leadership development.

  • Review internal policies and processes to ensure compliance with the Equalities Act, and EDI strategy, improving standards of policy, practice, and reporting where necessary.

  • Support diversity networks to ensure all groups have a voice in the organisation, and creating positive action interventions to support under‐represented groups.

  • Support creative, commercial and communications functions to further EDI goals and ensure inclusive practices internally and externally

Person specification

Essential criteria

  • EDI practitioner with extensive experience in setting and implementing strategy, demonstrating results from previous roles, preferably with teams working in a creative or commercial setting.

  • Extensive knowledge of EDI best practices and UK legislation.

  • Strong project management, analysis and reporting skills, able to demonstrate delivery of data informed approaches to EDI

  • Experience of developing and implementing EDI initiatives in practical  ways.

  • A high level of self-awareness, empathy, diplomacy, and confidentiality.

  • Excellent communication skills, factoring in the expertise, tact, tone and clarity needed for EDI topics.

Desirable criteria

  • Ability to act as a coach, trainer and mentor, building skills, knowledge, and capacity within the organisation.

  • Well-connected externally into EDI networks and communities.

 Comic Relief’s journey towards becoming a more diverse and inclusive organisation has highlighted that addressing racial bias and racial injustice is a priority for us. To maximise the value and impact of this post, Comic Relief particularly welcomes applications from candidates with lived experience of racial discrimination and/or structural racism.

Inclusivity at Comic Relief

We recognise diversity and inclusion are a source of strength in achieving our mission. We therefore welcome everyone, trusting what makes us different brings creativity, styles and experiences to help us collectively do our best work. That’s regardless of your gender, age, ethnicity, disability, religion, sexual orientation, and cultural identity. We especially welcome those from under-represented groups in modern grant-making and fundraising. We are on a journey, but if you join our team you will be part of a community that is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment where we want you to:

  • Be valued for being yourself

  • Do your best work, and be supported to break down barriers so you can succeed

  • Be heard, respected, and treated as an equal, whatever your level, experience or background

  • Be part of a team that is committed to making this happen – with our colleagues, partners, and contributors.

Comic Relief is committed to preventing and protecting all people from harm in their interactions with us. We expect all those that act in our name to uphold our approach to doing no harm.

Removing bias from the hiring process

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Removing bias from the hiring process

  • Your application will be anonymously reviewed by our hiring team to ensure fairness
  • You’ll need a CV/résumé, but it’ll only be considered if you score well on the anonymous review

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