Equalities Programme Manager

This is an exciting new role in our Equalities Team, working alongside our Head of Equalities and Social Purpose, to develop and implement our equalities action plan and governance model.

You will be coordinating multiple streams within the programme and supporting multidisciplinary teams, ensuring initiatives are being delivered to a high standard.

We are building an expert Equalities team to enable progress and provide tangible measures for success. We are a growing team, so there is lots of scope to shape culture, practice and ways of working. Skills are important but equally are characteristics like empathy, humility, and kindness., We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking for someone who is driven, innovative and enthusiastic with a passion for EDI and is willing to challenge the status quo.

You should be a programme management professional who is organised, analytical, has excellent communication and time management skills.

You will have experience of projects and programme delivery in local government, private, public or third sector contexts.

You will have a strong track record of working across multiple projects that have delivered new products and developed services at different stages of the delivery cycle.

You will have a strong focus on wellbeing and creating psychological safety within the team and in projects, recognising this as an essential condition for delivery.

You will take responsibility for agile practice in the team; coach other members; remove blockers; deliver a backlog of work in line with user need.

Camden is building somewhere everyone can thrive, by making our borough the best place to live, work, study and visit. Because, we're not just home to UK's fast-growing economy. We're home to the most important conversations happening today. And we're making radical social change a reality, so that nobody gets left behind. Here's where you can help decide a better future for us all. The Equalities and Disproportionality service are a highly ambitious service in Camden, looking at improving Equalities outcomes and minimising disproportionality for those living, working and belonging in Camden., To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits'.