Vacancy: Senior Policy Adviser: Religion and belief, sexual orientation

35 hours per week

Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) works to further and support equality and diversity for staff and students in higher education across all four nations of the UK, and in further education in Scotland.

• Providing strategic and operational leadership on sexual orientation projects and religion and belief initiatives, including consideration of the interplay between these characteristics
• Working with the policy team on projects across different protected characteristics
  
• Responding effectively and swiftly to internal and external enquiries from higher education institutions especially in relation to religion and belief and sexual orientation
  
• Preparing and undertaking presentations and facilitating workshops within the higher education sector, and externally
  
• Preparing policy papers, briefing notes, guidance and consultation responses and other documents
• Representing ECU on stakeholder forums and advisory groups and provide expert equality and diversity input
  

We are looking for applicants with a first degree or equivalent and a good knowledge of equality legislation and practice and related issues. Applicants will be required to demonstrate experience of policy analysis on equality and diversity issues at a strategic level within the HE sector, strong communication skills and the ability to commission and manage external consultants.

Full details

Download the job information pack for further details.

• Senior Policy Adviser (Religion and belief, sexual orientation) information pack (PDF)

• Senior Policy Adviser (Religion and belief, sexual orientation) information pack (Word)
  

ECU values diversity and promotes equality. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society.

To apply please submit a completed application form together with a completed equal opportunities monitoring form which can be downloaded below.

• Application form
  

• Equal opportunities monitoring form
• Guidance note on completing the application form

Applications can be submitted by post or email:

By post

Victoria Lord, Resources Manager
Equality Challenge Unit
7th Floor Queens House
55/56 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London, WC2A 3LJ

By email

HR@ecu.ac.uk

Closing date

Closing date for applications is: Thursday 23 February 2012 at 12 noon.

Interviews will be held in London on Tuesday 13 March 2012 (provisional date). We aim to notify candidates who have been shortlisted by Monday 5 March 2012.

Further information

If you have any questions, or would like further information:

Email: HR@ecu.ac.uk

Telephone: 020 7438 1010 (24-hour answerphone)