Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Manager

at  Great Western Railway

ABOUT THE LOCATION?

We work in a hybrid manner, however some travel across our network and to GWR offices will be required.
Working Pattern?
21 hours a week. Please note that this is a job share role, with a one half of the job share already in position.
We would also welcome conversations on flexibility of working arrangements and days. Due to the nature of the role there will be some travel will be involved across the GWR network.

Perks & Benefits?

• Health & Wellbeing: Health Cash Plan, health screenings, EAP, gym discounts.
• Lifestyle: Costco membership, bike scheme, retail discounts.
• Financial: Pension, share-saving schemes, payroll giving.

• Travel: Free GWR Travel pass. Discounted Friends and Family tickets, Eurostar, and European rail travel

  We all belong at GWR. This is our vision for providing an inclusive environment for all our colleagues, ensuring all candidates have an equal opportunity to access meaningful employment.
  We value our differences such as age, gender, LGBTQIA, ethnicity, religion and disability. We maintain zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice towards our colleagues, customers, and future talent.
  We celebrate and encourage diversity of thought, progressive ways of working and seeing all our colleagues grow and thrive.
  We review all roles and job descriptions to ensure they are accessible and, where possible, we support and provide flexible working options; we recommend that you refer to each vacancy description for further details.
  If you require additional support to complete your application due to a disability or neurodivergent condition such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, or autism, please follow the links below. We encourage you to share any additional needs you may require so we can provide a fair and equal process for all who apply.

• Provide analysis and expert advice on how diverse our people practices and policies are,
• Work with our policy team to review and enhance our people policies and processes,
• Support the completion of diversity assessments of wider organisational practices and processes
• Support the existing employee diversity networks (and helping new ones establish) to ensure all groups have a voice in the organisation
• Create positive action interventions to support under‐represented groups
• Coach and upskill managers and employees on the value of diversity and inclusion
• Create diversity analytics to understand and track performance in the organisation, including legislative requirements
• Celebrate diversity through organised events and awareness sessions
• Track progress against our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion strategy and action plan to ensure we meet our commitments and attain external recognition
• Revise and update all communication on our website, social media pages, job descriptions and internal documents to ensure we use non-discriminatory language
• Measure and forecast diversity metrics
• Support activities to attract diverse talent which includes representing GWR/rail industry at various career events (like job fairs)
• Work to deliver outreach programmes and work experience placements to provide skills and experiences to under-represented groups
• Carry out external benchmarking activities and compile an annual report that details our position and progress made to increase diversity and promote inclusion