Employee Development and Diversity Manager
Service: Personnel Services
Grade scale: Grade 5 Level 1-8
Reports to: Head of Personnel Services
Purpose of the job
To support the delivery of an effective corporate Personnel service by leading on learning, organisational development and equality, diversity and inclusion functions in accordance with service objectives and providing expert, professional advice to support the HR function.
To be responsible for the delivery of consultation, Corporate Standards and comments and complaints
Key tasks and responsibilities
To support and lead the corporate learning, organisational development and diversity function, effectively deploying resources to meet service objectives.
To lead the diversity function, including ensuring statutory requirements are met with regards to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, including Mainstreaming Duties and related reporting and Fairer Scotland and Equality impact assessments.
To contribute to the development and consultation on of council activities, leading specified corporate working groups/programmes and representing the council on external groups, bodies and committees.
To lead all learning and development activity and programmes, supporting Elected Members, Corporate Management Team, managers and employees, to promote improvements in service delivery and transformation.
Ensure compliance with council and resource budget and procurement procedures.
Provide input to the Corporate Management Team, Committees, Forums as required.
Person specification
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Desirable |
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Education, qualification and training |
Degree or equivalent HR qualification |
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Skills, knowledge and experience |
High level of organisational and project management skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and deliver results to deadlines Ability to promote and effect change at pace Strategic thinker with experience of delivering operational change Awareness of equality and diversity statutory requirements Proficient in using digital tools and systems to support learning, development, and reporting Experience of policy development and implementation |
Experience of equal pay monitoring and employer requirements |
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Personal qualities
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Demonstrates a strong commitment to delivering high-quality services that meet the needs of internal and external customers. Professional and ethical, with sound judgement and the ability to make informed decisions. Inclusive and supportive team player Self-motivated and able to work to a high standard with minimal supervision Highly motivated with a positive and proactive approach to work Collaborative and inclusive, with a strong commitment to promoting equality, diversity, and fairness |
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Other |
To demonstrate behaviours consistent with honesty and openness: treating people consistently, fairly and with respect To work in a flexible, adaptable manner and to always act with discretion and tact Commitment to the council’s values and behaviour framework. |
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Safer recruitment checks
As part of our approach to good practice and safer recruitment we carry out a number of pre-employment checks:
- Asylum and Immigration right to work in the UK.
- Reference check: external candidates require 2 references, one of which must be from present or most recent employer; Internal candidates require 1 reference from current line manager.
- Candidate Disclosure Scotland check, where applicable.
Behaviour framework
The council’s behaviour framework is a set of core behaviours that defines how employees approach work to enable the delivery of key tasks for the role. The expected behaviours for this role are:
Efficient
- Use initiative and drive to improve and develop systems and processes to increase efficiency achieving better outcomes in service delivery.
- Suggests ways to improve how others organise their own work.
- As a manager or professional/expert you actively seek solutions to deliver improvements and involves others in the development of solutions and improvements.
- Agrees SMART objectives for both team and individual employees reviewing progress to achieve successful outcomes.
- Manage budgets with no overspends and applying the council’s financial policies and procedures.
- Ensures sustainability and environmental awareness practices are being implemented and that they inform the development of new projects/initiatives.
Flexible
- Anticipates and responds flexibly to changing priorities and modifies practice to meet changing environment.
- Identifies and implements new ways of working.
- Supports individuals and team at times of both organisational and personal change making appropriate adjustments to accommodate individual needs where required.
- Expresses a positive approach to change and promotes the benefits of change to team and colleagues.
- Actively listens to customer feedback and takes action to improve customer experience.
Performing
- Use professional expertise and knowledge to ensure the council is leading best practice to improve outcomes.
- Ensure that the council is meeting it’s legislative and statutory requirements by keeping abreast of new initiatives and legislation.
- Evaluates and reviews the impact of service improvements from the customers perspective.
- Identifies trends and creates solutions.
- Ensuring that health and safety practices, policies and procedures are applied keeping employees and customers safe and minimising workplace accidents and injuries.
- Implements the council’s maximising attendance policy and procedure ensuring action is taken and recorded on people connect.
- Considers risk in the context of service development and delivery.
Working with others
- Promotes a positive team environment with good morale.
- Works with other teams and colleagues internally and externally, developing relationships and sharing knowledge, ideas and expertise to achieve outcomes.
- Provide objective and constructive advice and support if tensions arise.
- Shares knowledge with internal and external colleagues to achieve common objectives.
- Giving praise and recognition for good work.
- Use professional identity and expert knowledge to work across disciplines breaking down professional barriers to improve outcomes for individuals and communities.
- Encourages colleagues to consider different perspectives in their work.
- Adapts communication to encourage desired behaviour.
Leading
- Understands what needs to be achieved and ensures that this is communicated to team members.
- Expresses positive expectations of others to support their development.
- Recognise individual and team achievements thanking and praising others.
- Maintain a positive approach and motivate team when things go wrong, or demands are high.
- You identify talent and provide opportunities for those individuals who wish to progress or learn new skills.
- Takes responsibility for personal and team development needs taking account of learning styles and available learning/training methods of delivery.
- Uses professional judgement/expert knowledge to make informed decisions.