Hi Dave, here at UWE we have approx 30-34,000 students and about 3,500 staff. our E&D unit comprises 2.0FTE staff with a development budget for activities, training, campaigns, external engagement etc. our student services dept have a well resourced Students' Disability Service, that on occasion will offer staff advice and support on complex disability issues/HR cases. We are looking to further develop this with a potential SLA - funding permitting!! Our facilities service has a 0.5 FTE E&D adviser, providing discreet E&D support in the dept.
regarding your questions:
1. E&D Unit is in HR but works across all services and faculties with students and staff. a 0.5FTE E&D Adviser is based in and funded by our facilities service working on Facilities specific activities and issues (accommodation, hospitality, security, estates etc.)
2. HR includes E&D team:
E&D manager (management of staff, budget, policy management, single equality scheme management, data management, training, Diversity Allies support....)
E&D Officer (staff student network support, campaigns, web maintenance, Diversity champions' support, online training support..)
Facilities = E&D adviser (training, E&D action planning for specific service areas and key corporate KPIs)
3. the Unit is based in HR & funded through the HR corporate body. We host a termly E&D forum chaired by the VC. The forum comprises TUs, SU, student reps, champions, allies, staff networks and is basically a part consultative body and part opportunity for stakeholders to raise E&D issues with the VC.
We also have a E&D management group, with reps from all services and faculties - their main remit is to ensure compliance, overall responsibility for meeting general & specific equality duties. This group meets four times a year.
We also meet 6weekly with our senior lead E&D champion (pro VC) & HR Director to steer the work with students & staff, unblock any problems at a senior level, give a heads up on strategic opportunities/threats on the horizon etc.
I think that’s about it!
Hope that’s helpful.
Andrew McLean
Equality and Diversity Manager (Human Resources)
Equality and Diversity Adviser (Facilities)
UWE Bristol
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Subject: University EQ Staff structure
Colleagues
As many of you will know Alex, our EQ Manager, has now left Portsmouth University. We are just starting a review of our EQ structure in terms of where we sit in the organisation and staffing. I was hoping HEEON members might be willing to respond to my three questions below. We have approx 20,000 students and 2,500 academic and support staff so feedback from Universities of a similar size would be particularly appreciated.
1. Where does EQ/Divesity sit at your University (e.g HR, Executive)?
2. How is the EQ "team" made up - numbers in team and staff titles/responsibilties (e.g EQ Manager, student officer, disabilty officer etc)
3. Any Experiences on struture that might be useful to know?
Any help you can give will be appreciated.
Dave Small
Senior Equality and Diversity Advisor
University of Portsmouth
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