We’re looking for an experienced Head of Inclusion and Belonging to join our team on a 12-month fixed term contract. This will be a job share opportunity of 22.5 hours over 3 days.

This is a fantastic opportunity to promote deep and wide change within a major national charity. We’ve just launched an ambitious new strategy which has Inclusion and Access at its’ heart. Our approach to equity, diversity and inclusion is called “Everyone Welcome” and our ambition is to be inclusive and welcoming to all and to reflect the communities we serve. We’ve got a robust plan in place and strong leadership behind it. Activity is well underway, working with and through our 40,000 volunteers and 15,000 employees.

Salary: £40,342 based on 22.5 hours per week (£67,236 full-time equivalent)

What it's like to work here:

At the National Trust, our motto is ‘For everyone, for ever.’ These aren’t just words on a page. They are the guiding principle that underlies what we do and how we do it. We know that making this principle a reality depends on building teams that reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and creating an inclusive culture that enables every single person in all our teams to thrive.

Reporting to the People Engagement Director, you’ll be job sharing the leadership of our Inclusion and Belonging Team. This is a small, friendly central team within our People Directorate. We lead the National Trust’s work on inclusion, diversity, wellbeing, children and young people, and safeguarding.

Your contractual location will be our head office in Swindon and there will be an expectation for you to attend the office. However, there is flexibility on where you are based at other times. You will be required to work at a National Trust location for 40-60% of your working week. This will be discussed in more detail at interview.

What you'll be doing

Leading our EDI work, the Head of Inclusion & Belonging is focused on embedding an inclusive culture across the Trust, with a specific focus on race awareness and equity. You’ll support the transition of our Everyone Welcome work as we move into a new strategy, working collaboratively through a wide range of stakeholders, monitoring and reporting progress to senior leaders.

You’ll lead, working with and through others, encouraging collective responsibility amongst senior leaders.

You’ll collaborate and problem solve, using data and insight, developing and embedding inclusive and equitable practices, monitoring progress, focused on clearly identified outcomes.

You’ll create a sense of belonging, championing a culture of listening and wellbeing. You’ll guide our work to be responsive to our networks.

You’ll be ambitious for our progress, supporting us to attract, recruit and retain a broader range of people to work and volunteer at the Trust.

You can view the full role profile for this role in the document attached. You don't need to have all the knowledge, skills and experience listed in the role profile; this is just to provide a full picture of what’s possible in this role. You can also see a clearer picture the two roles' areas of focus in the attached role profile context sheet.

Who we're looking for

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

Experience of leading diversity, equity and inclusion at an organisation-wide level, with deep subject matter expertise
Evidence of working collaboratively to lead and manage the delivery of a change programme at scale, engaging a wide range of stakeholders
Proven interpersonal skills enabling connection, influence and inspiration at every level within a large organisation
Strategic and analytical thinking skills combined with the ability to translate into operational delivery
Leading, supporting and sustaining a high performing inclusion team
Experience of leading EDI communication and engagement initiatives

The package

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary

• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)

• Rental deposit loan scheme

• Season ticket loan

• EV car lease scheme

• Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts

• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.

• Flexible working whenever possible

• Employee assistance programme

• Free parking at most Trust places

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