People Belonging Manager Bristol, England
Job description
Location: Hybrid – your time will be split between our office/venue on the Bristol Harbourside, and your home or wherever you work. The People Team tend to all work from the office on a Wednesday.
Department: People Team
Report to: Head of People
Responsible for: No direct reports
Salary: £33,000 - £35,000 per annum, depending on experience
Contract: Permanent
Working hours: Full time, 37.5 hours a week, we are open to those looking to work flexibly or part time but require a minimum of 22.5 hours
About We The Curious
We The Curious is an educational charity and one of the UK's leading science centres.
We produce experiences that bring people together to play, get creative with science and explore different ideas.
We work with partners, locally and nationally, supporting people to be inquisitive, develop new skills and improve their wellbeing.
We are progressive, inquisitive, collaborative, playful and creative.
Our mission
Our aim is to connect and empower people through sharing creative experiences which celebrate unknowns in science.
Our work as a charity is driven by five key pledges:
_Cultivate Curiosity
_Include Everyone
_Open Up Science
_Sustainable Futures
_Build Resilience
You can find out more about these in our Manifesto.
About the role
You will lead and project manage activities to build an inclusive workplace experience that will foster a sense of belonging of our all our People. This will initially involve working with our partners such WECIL and leading on internal taskforces to become a Disability Confident Employer and an antiracist organisation.
This role will also involve also you collaborating with different teams to develop equitable career and work experience pathways into our organisation.
You will be collaborative, an advocate for representation, able to influence others and have experience of making innovative changes to workplace belonging, and development of career programmes.
What will you do in this role?
Role specific responsibilities
_This is a project-based role, where you’ll lead on all People Belonging projects within WTC. Currently we’re prioritising our anti-racism work and taking steps to become a Disability Confident Employer.
_To make sure we’re focusing on the projects that have the biggest impact you’ll research and implement the best practice to support our priority; People feel valued, have sense of belonging and be included in our workplace.
_Our BEDI and People strategies are clear in where we want to be before 2030, you’ll work with the People team and cross-departmentally to delivery on these aims.
_We have built some great relationships with our partner organisations, you’ll work to grow these relationships which aim to serve our people and wider society.
_You’ll lead on creating and evaluating our Working Experience and Trainee Programmes as pathways into WTC for our priority People.
_Build opportunities for coaching, development and knowledge sharing for a more collaborative, curious and inclusive culture that supports staff professional development.
_Spend time keeping up to date with best practice in inclusion and diversity, attending events and representing WTC and sharing your knowledge and expertise to aid others.
_We have a cross-departmental “Inclusion Team” which you’ll play a key part in.
What will you do in this role?
General responsibilities
_Embody and demonstrate our values; Collaborative, Creative, Inquisitive, Playful, Progressive.
_Safeguarding - 'Responsible for departmental safeguarding risk assessments, compliance and raising any concerns to manager/Designated Safeguarding Officer.'
_Fundraising - ‘Collaborate with the Development team on any funding bids and reports relating to your area of work; where applicable as project lead.'
_General responsibility for departmental compliance with GDPR.
_Support the People team with projects when required.
_Embed equity and inclusion in the working practices of the organisation.
_Occasional out of hours work and travel to events.
_Due to the responsibilities of this role, you will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check.
_Evaluate the outcome of your projects, striving to improve and take feedback from the wider organisation and our partners to reach our full potential.
What we're looking for from you
_You have a proven ability to work strategically and collaboratively to embed inclusive people practices in an organisation.
_You have strong experience of creating initiatives that will support all our People to feel a sense of belonging in our workplace.
_You have proven experience of embedding equitable practices related to people recruitment, onboarding and development.
_You have strong project management skills and are able to demonstrate an ability to deliver strategic outcomes in a timely manner
_You have relevant skills and experience of developing and/or managing work experience programmes for young participants and Disabled people.
_You have experience of developing and managing relationships within strategic partnerships such as schools and community organisations.
_You have an attention to detail and have experience of developing policies and procedures
_You have experience of training, coaching and mentoring people to support their professional development and learning.
_You have the ability to facilitate conversations and able to adapt appropriately to audiences of different ethnicities, age, ability and interest.
_A keen commitment to keep up to date with best practice in inclusion and diversity.
Application process
Deadline for applications: Sunday 30th April at midnight
Interview date(s) and location: Friday 12th May at Temple Quay, Bristol.
Start date: Mid-June, depending on notice period
Application process: If you would like to apply, please complete the application form. It contains questions designed to assess your experience and suitability for the role.
Please do not send in CVs or covering letters as we don’t review them.
We appreciate interviews can be stressful, so we try to make them more of a conversation and a chance for you to tell us about how your skills and experience make you the right person for the role.
If you are invited for interview, we’ll send you the questions that you’ll be asked beforehand so that you have time to prepare.
If you would like to talk about the role or the application process, please email [email protected].
Support during the process
We want to work with you to ensure the recruitment process is accessible for you.
If you are disabled, neurodivergent, or if you have a long-term health condition, we’ll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to our processes for you.
You’ll have the opportunity to let us know about any adjustments you may need throughout the application and selection process. We’ll continue this conversation if you join us as a staff member, and we’ll work with you to make sure you have the adjustments you need to succeed in your role.
Examples of adjustments could include:
_providing alternative formats at every stage
_options to apply
_extra time for tasks
_providing some extra information about what to expect
_office orientation before an in-person interview.
Including everyone
We value the positive impact greater representation will have on our organisation, programmes and culture. It’s our goal to become an inclusive place to work and for our teams to better reflect our city and the people who visit us.
We welcome applications from people of all lived experiences and particularly those that are not well represented* in the science centre sector.
We want to work with you to ensure the recruitment process is accessible for you, please contact us if you have questions about We The Curious, our accessibility or recruitment process at [email protected]
*By not well represented we mean people with lived experience including but not limited to:
_African and African-Caribbean heritage
_South Asian and East Asian heritage
_Other minoritised ethnic groups
_Disabled
_Neurodivergent
_Visually Impaired
_Deaf community
_LGBTQIA+ and/or non-binary
_Working class background
_Didn’t go to university or first in your immediate family to attend University
Working with us
We value the people that work with us. Our staff have access to the following:
Wellbeing & support
_Flexible working
_Hybrid working (if suitable and stated for role)
_Mental Health First Aiders
_Confidential advice & counselling through the Employee Support Programme
Leave
_25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays (all pro-rata).
_Enhanced new parent package
Facilities & discounts
_Free entry to the venue at any time with up to four guests, plus 12 additional entry tickets per calendar year to give away.
_20% off in the We The Curious café plus £3 lunch deals
_20% off in our shop
_Range of discounts with local businesses and free entry to other local attractions.
_Free parking
_Secure cycle storage
Pension
_We offer a pension scheme with 5% company contributions.
Death in service benefit
_Four times your annual salary.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent
Salary: £33,000.00-£35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in Bristol
Application deadline: 30/04/2023
