.Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Lead (Bristol, Leeds or Manchester) Job Introduction The role will proactively drive forward and deliver the firm's EDI strategy, providing ideas and pragmatic solutions to the business to ensure that our workplace is as diverse and inclusive as possible, where everyone feels able to achieve their potential. The role can be Bristol or Leeds based.We are a Disability Confident employer and guarantee to interview anyone with a disability, long term health condition or neurodiversity whose application meets the essential criteria for the role. If this applies to you and you feel you meet the minimum criteria for this vacancy as set out in this advert then please contact ****** in confidence, quoting the reference number for this vacancy in the subject box of your email, and a member of the Recruitment team will be in touch.Role Responsibility Contribute to a review of the current (FY 21-25) EDI strategy, including target setting.Working closely with the Talent Partner, Early Talent/Learning & Development/Resourcing and the wider business, you will design and deliver activities to achieve the objectives of the EDI Strategy.Responsible for day-to-day management of EDI activity to maintain momentum and progress, including, but not limited to:supporting co-chairs with delivery of diversity networks' plans (Access, Spectrum and Women +) by offering effective guidance and insight, generating ideas / supporting delivery of ways to mark awareness days and harnassing network members' views to influence policy and change; driving forward Race Action Plans and the Disability Confident plan ( to achieve Disability Confident Leader Status); supporting deliveryof initiatives such as Reconnect ; Back to Work Mentors ; Project Search ; accessibility champions; establishing a peer support network for parents of neuroatypical children .capitalising on DACB's membership of third party organisations such as Business Disability Forum, Working Families, Aspiring Solicitors and Stonewall.Supporting client relationship management and business development activities through provision of information to the Bids Team, Client Relationship Partners and occasional direct contact with DACB clients and/or counterparts within client organisations to build sector knowledge.Contributing to effective inclusion training solutions, working with learning and development colleagues.Tracking progress against key deliverables and providing analysis and reporting of data, in collaboration with the HR operations team, to influence key decisions .Submissions and reporting : contributing to benchmark submissions ( e.G. Working Families, Stonewall, Disability Confident) ; compiling annual EDI Report; supporting the Reward Team with pay gap reporting; supporting ongoing collection of diversity data ; reporting periodically to the Executive Board and other business leaders
