At Sandwell Children’s Trust we strive for excellence to improve the lives of children. Our ‘Sandwell Deal’, brings together our new improved offering that make Sandwell Children’s Trust a great place to work; it also sets out our expectations of you as a member of staff.

What we can offer you:-

• Generous annual leave of up to 31 days, plus 5 additional days for long service recognition.
• Your birthday off paid in addition to annual leave entitlement and 8 Bank Holidays, plus a concessionary day at Christmas.
• You will receive a generous local government career average pension scheme with employer contributions of 21.6%.
• We recognise individual loyalty with service awards from 2, 5, 10 and every 5 years onwards.
• Flexible working patterns that suit you and all of our roles have well-defined career progression.
• We provide competitive expenses for both mileage (55p per mile) and subsistence, plus access to a comprehensive employee benefits scheme.

Hours - 37 per week

Salary - Band H £46,464 - £51,515 per annum

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a permanent Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Lead within the Trust.  The role will lead, take responsibility and accountability for delivering the Trust’s ED&I Workforce Strategy.

The role will build on the progress that has been with the Trust’s ED&I journey and will lead in raising awareness of Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity and promoting positive change within the Trust.

The Trust is looking to appoint an outstanding individual who can demonstrate they have a track record of successful delivery, the required skills and experience; and can perform to a high standard in a challenging environment.

If you are flexible, enjoy a challenge and can work to tight deadlines, then this is the role for you.

What you will need to be successful in this role:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject.
• Be able to demonstrate a minimum of 5 years’ experience of working within a complex environment.
• Have experience of leading ED&I activity within an organisation
• Have a strong understanding of the legislation surrounding ED&I.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and strategic thinking abilities.
• Able to demonstrate experience of delivering training programmes.

If you are flexible, enjoy a challenge and can work to tight deadlines, then this is the role for you.

When people join the team at Sandwell they say it feels like they become part of the family…they have #ComeHomeToSandwell. With the work that we have done so far and with the ambitions we have for the future, it’s a really exciting time to join Sandwell Children’s Trust and to become part of our Family.

So, if you think your future could lie with Sandwell Children’s Trust, then we’d love to hear from you.

Sandwell Children's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups including children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. 

To apply please click on the link below to complete an application form and view the Sandwell Deal:-

https://sandwelldeal.co.uk/apply/