Senior Manager, Diversity and Inclusion

We have an exciting opportunity for a diversity and inclusion leader and advisor to join our dedicated team of diversity professionals as Senior Manager, Diversity and Inclusion.

The role

As Senior Manager, Diversity and Inclusion, you will oversee the delivery of the Academy’s ambitious strategy to embed diversity and inclusion across our externally facing programmes and activities. You will report to the Head of Diversity and Inclusion, providing strategic oversight and leadership on several strands of work, notably:

• Oversee, implement, monitor and evaluate our overarching strategy to embed D&I across our programmes on an ongoing basis and ensure that our approach iterates where necessary as the work develops.
• Work to embed diversity and inclusion across the Academy’s external programmes and activities. You will use your extensive diversity and inclusion knowledge and experience to provide support, advice, guidance and leadership to senior stakeholders and other colleagues across the Academy on individual projects and issues.
• Provide leadership of the Academy’s newly launched and first D&I Advisory Service within the D&I team. Provide individual advice on more complex D&I matters to other teams where required. You will also work in partnership with the People team, operations, communications teams and others to ensure that we are building an inclusive culture and embedding D&I best practice in our operations.

You will also support the D&I team more broadly, joining a large team with a wealth of expertise, you will help contribute to the development of best practice and resources, so that the UK has a world-leading and truly inclusive engineering workforce.

Who are we?

The Royal Academy of Engineering is harnessing the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone. In collaboration with our Fellows and partners, we’re growing talent and developing skills for the future, driving innovation, and building global partnerships, and influencing policy and engaging the public. Together we’re working to tackle the greatest challenges of our age.

With a diverse workforce and an inclusive and supportive culture, we look to attract candidates from wide and different backgrounds who have a passion for the role engineering plays in society. Our aim is to make the Academy the best place to work for the staff we have and those we seek to attract.

Why work for the Royal Academy of Engineering?

We’re looking for people who are driven to make the world a better place. If you’re passionate about what you do and want to work collaboratively with talented colleagues to make change happen now and for future generations, we want you to get in touch.

This is the perfect time to join us. We have a dynamic, visionary CEO, a strong leadership team and an ambitious and exciting strategy. The value we bring as experts in our field and change agents is highly recognised and makes the Academy a motivating place to be. Our work today builds on a long, proud history with a focused and ambitious future which we’d love you to be part of.

We are looking for talented people who want to make a difference, to join our team – is this you?

Company Benefits

The Academy offers a fantastic package of additional benefits including:

• BUPA cash plan
• Private medical insurance
• Independent Financial Advice
• Non-contributory pension scheme with 10% employer contribution
• Health and wellbeing programmes
• Generous holiday allowance
• Wellbeing days and office wide Christmas leave
• Significant investment into your personal and professional development
• Regular social activities
• Subsidised restaurant

Location

Our light, spacious offices are based in a fantastic location in central London with views over St James’s Park and close to the West End. We operate hybrid, flexible working practices with a baseline for office based working of a mandatory weekly team day plus further days each week as required for the role and the Academy. The D&I Team day is a Wednesday.

How to apply/Interview process

As part of your application, you will be asked to upload a CV and a supporting statement explaining your interest in this role, and how you fit the experience, knowledge, and skills profile.

First round interviews will be held in person on 16 May.

Closing date for applications is 9 May.