YGRS Equity Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Project Assistant United Kingdom
Job description
Department
York Graduate Research School, based at the University of York has been awarded Office for Students (OfS) and Research England (RE) funding in collaboration with the Universities of Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam, to increase access to postgraduate research for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates. The Yorkshire Consortium for Equity in Doctoral Education (YCEDE) is an ambitious project that aims to deliver profound structural and cultural change in Higher Education (HE) practices across the five Yorkshire Universities involved in this project, by developing a beacon of best practice that can be advertised and used more widely, to enhance opportunities for postgraduate researchers (PGRs) of Colour nationwide.
Role
We are looking to appoint a project assistant who will work to support the Project Manager and the Dean of York Graduate Research School to help deliver fundamental equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) changes at an institutional level. You will provide administrative support to help deliver the objectives of tackling ethnic inequalities in PGR access by managing and leading on the liaison with internal and external stakeholders including students, PGRs, staff and external organisations. This role is an exciting opportunity for an individual that is looking to provide key project support to help deliver systematic changes and build on the University’s commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion. It is important that the post holder understands the lived experience of People of Colour within the Higher Education and/or Research Sectors.
Based in York Graduate Research School (YGRS), which has oversight of PGR matters at the University of York, this is an exciting opportunity to work across five Yorkshire Universities and deliver an excellent service of administrative support and organise key activities. We are looking to appoint a confident and experienced individual to carry out a range of processes such as, but not limited to, servicing of meetings, following up of agreed actions to ensure timely completion, event organisation and maintenance of web pages and social media sites and helping to develop communications.
You will liaise with key stakeholders to ensure a cohesive approach is maintained across all partner institutions. You will be the first point of contact for internal and external stakeholders and will create and maintain strong relationships. You will liaise with key stakeholders to report on progress of objectives and assist in creating reports for the project manager, as required.
For informal enquiries, please contact Raj Mann: [email protected]
The University strives to be diverse and inclusive – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.
We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University.
We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. #EqualityatYork
