Dear
colleagues,
With apologies for cross-posting. As some of
you know, I will be leaving ECU in a couple of months’ time, so we are
advertising the vacancy below. Full details can be found on our
website at http://www.ecu.ac.uk/about/jobs.htm.
The vacancy has also been advertised in today’s Guardian and on www.jobs.ac.uk. The post is full-time but
when you look at the accompanying guidance notes on our website you will see
that job-share is possible too. Please do forward this to anyone who
might be interested.
Many thanks,
Robyn
Senior Policy Adviser
(full-time)
£29,976 -
£36,637 per annum
Equality Challenge Unit supports the UK
higher education sector in promoting equality and diversity for all staff
and students.
We wish to appoint a Senior Policy Adviser to lead
the Unit’s equality work on disability.
The Senior Policy Adviser will work within the
Unit’s policy team, assisted by the Policy Adviser for disability, to
research and develop a range of projects addressing different aspects of
equality for disabled staff and students within the higher education
sector. The post holder will also be expected to work on projects
relating to other equality areas.
Responsibilities will
include:
·
providing leadership on and
undertaking on disability projects for ECU and within the remit of the
Disability Equality Partnership;
·
acting as the first point of
contact regarding media coverage of disability issues;
·
presenting and facilitating
workshops and representing the organisation at external
events;
·
researching and analysing
information and drafting publications;
·
working closely and
collaboratively with partners and other sector organisations, dealing with
enquiries, and responding to equality related consultations.
We are looking for applicants with enthusiasm and
judgement, with a good first degree or equivalent and a background in
equality and diversity, including
disability.
Benefits include 25 days holiday
per year, plus Bank Holidays and 6 additional days, flexi-time and final
salary pension scheme.
Please download the application form and further
details from http://www.ecu.ac.uk/about/jobs.htm
email [log in to unmask] or call 020 7438
1010 (24-hour answerphone). Closing date: Monday 7 April at 12 noon. Interviews
will be held in London on Friday 11 April
2008.
ECU values diversity and promotes equality. We
encourage and welcome applications from all sections of
society.
ECU is funded by Universities UK, GuildHE, and the
UK higher education
funding bodies (HEFCE, HEFCW, DEL-NI) and by the Scottish Funding Council to work in
collaboration with Equality Forward in Scotland. Company limited by
guarantee, no. 05689975. Registered charity no. 1114417.
7th floor, Queens House, 55/56 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London, WC2A
3LJ.
Robyn
Challis
Senior Policy
Adviser
Equality Challenge
Unit
Direct tel 020 7438
1020
E-mail [log in to unmask]
Switchboard 020 7438
1010
Fax 020 7438
1011
Equality Challenge
Unit
7th Floor, Queens
House
55/56 Lincoln's Inn
Fields
London
WC2A 3LJ
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