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- Location
- About the job
- Benefits
- Things you need to know
- Apply and further information
Location
Darlington, Glasgow, Llandudno
About The Job
Job summary
Is it time you unlocked your potential?
Student Loans Company is a non-profit making Government-owned organisation to provide loans and grants to students in universities and colleges in the UK. Since 1989, we have enabled our customers to invest in their futures by delivering secure, accurate and efficient assessment, payment and repayment services.
Job Description
SLC now has an exciting opportunity for an
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Advisor to join our Strategy, Policy, and EDI Team. This role is central to the delivery of SLCs three-year EDI Strategy and will play a key part in creating a more diverse and inclusive culture across the organisation.
As someone passionate about making cultural change, the role holder will work collaboratively with the People Team, leadership team, directorates, and our colleague networks to identify opportunities for improvement and embed EDI initiatives across the business. They will lead on key activities to enable our colleagues to thrive and support SLCs corporate ambition to be a great place to work.
The successful candidate will bring a proactive and collaborative approach, working to ensure that EDI is effectively integrated into all areas of the organisation. In doing so, they will contribute to creating an environment where everyone can succeed, enabling SLC to deliver an outstanding customer experience.
Person specification
- A working knowledge of diversity and inclusion best practice, legal requirements and emerging trends.
- Ability to demonstrate cultural awareness with experience of engaging with diverse communities and/or individuals.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal, written and verbal skills, with the ability to communicate sensitive issues effectively, tactfully and with empathy.
- Ability to facilitate discussions and provide constructive feedback and coaching on sensitive issues
- Previous experience working in a diversity and inclusion, HR/People, or advisory role, with demonstrated expertise in promoting EDI initiatives within a large organisation.
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £34,339, Student Loans Company contributes £9,948 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.
SLC offer a hybrid working model which will typically be 2 days in the office and 3 days from home.
You Can Expect More From a Career With SLC. We Support Colleagues To Unlock Their Potential Through Our Career Pathways Development Programme And Offer An Excellent Benefit And Rewards Package That Includes
- 28 days annual leave plus 8 public holidays
- Option to buy/sell annual leave
- Hybrid working
- Flexi-time and enhanced flexible working options available
- Option to join the Civil Service pension scheme
- Life insurance cover for 4 x annual salary
- Enhanced company sick pay and family leave including maternity, paternity and adoption
- Contributory lifestyle benefit options including discounts at hundreds of retailers, cycle to work scheme, access to the Civil Service Sports and Leisure Club for discounted gym memberships, and an optional dental insurance scheme
SLC are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive for all candidates and will make reasonable adjustments for those who consider themselves to have a disability or long-term condition in line with the Equality Act 2010. Our application process provides candidates with the opportunity to request reasonable adjustments but if you would like to discuss this in more detail, please email ask_recruitment@slc.co.uk.
Things you need to know
Selection process detailsPlease apply via the link below
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.SecuritySuccessful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window) Working for the Civil ServiceThe Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.Diversity and InclusionThe Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
Apply and further information
Once This Job Has Closed, The Job Advert Will No Longer Be Available. You May Want To Save a Copy For Your Records.Contact Point For ApplicantsJob Contact
- Name : Talent Acquisition Team
- Email : ask_recruitment@slc.co.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : ask_recruitment@slc.co.uk
Further informationIf you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Civil Service Commissions Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact Nicola_Reid@slc.co.uk in the first instance.
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