Belonging, Equity And Engagement Coordinator

The Role

Are you passionate about Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) and keen to be play an important part in shaping the way we look after our people?

Then we need to hear from you!

In this 6 month contract role, you will be supporting the delivery of our DEIB and Wellbeing Strategy, implementing initiatives and embedding an inclusive culture in the business. You will be working closely with the Belonging, Equity and Engagement Advisor to deliver on a range of activities. This is a very hands on role, and provides a great opportunity to develop your DEIB and wellbeing knowledge.The role will report into the BEE Advisor, and work within the wider People Team.

What You`ll Be Doing

Responsibilities will be developed and finalised over time, and will include but will not be restricted to:

• First point of contact for Belonging, Equity and Engagement queries, monitoring shared inboxes.
• Supporting the development of our employee networks.
• Supporting the delivery of our Employee Engagement and DEIB & Wellbeing Surveys.
• Maintain systems and procedures to ensure efficiency and effectiveness of the BEE Team.
• Administrative duties, hospitality, event and meeting organisation.
• Developing communications for a wide range of channels.
• Reporting on, analysing and presenting data from a wide range of sources.
• Working collaboratively with the People Team to deliver projects across the business.

What we`re looking for in you

• Understanding, passion and awareness of DEIB & Wellbeing (for employees), and a commitment to supporting delivery of our DEIB & Wellbeing activities.
• Confident in working autonomously, highly organised, ability to manage own workload and prioritise activity to deliver required outcomes within a busy and fast moving environment.
• Developing and maintaining positive and collaborative working relationships within your Team and across the organisation - sustaining the People Teams reputation as a customer focussed function.
• Ability to work under pressure, whilst also maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to work confidently with confidential information.
• Demonstrable resilience - some of the work we do can be triggering, and/or stressful.
• Evidence of strong administrative and organisational skills, including excellent IT capabilities spanning MS Office (particularly Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and capacity to swiftly pick up bespoke IT systems and tools.
• Demonstrable experience in data analysis and reporting.
• Creative, with an ability to produce communications in different formats.

What You`ll Get in Return

• An annual bonus so you can share in the company`s success
• 25 days` paid holiday
• Pension - based on how much you save, we`ll contribute 1% more
• Flexible working opportunities
• Shared Parental Leave - 18 weeks full pay
• Other benefits include, ShareSave, Bike to Work, Charity Match, amazing discounts and more!

Founded in 1991, Unite Students is a FTSE 100 business and the UK`s leading provider of purpose-built student accommodation. You can find us in 25 leading university towns and cities, with 74,000 students calling US home! We are driven by our values, culture, and a commitment to develop diverse and inclusive teams, filled with positive energy and new ideas.

Instinctive inclusion. We know that to create and maintain a happy healthy organisation, we have to work hard to ensure inclusion isn`t just what we do but who we are.

People make Unite Students. Employees, students and neighbours all contribute to building environments where we can all thrive.

Room for Everyone

We`re proud to be an employer that embraces individuality, and we`re passionate about building inclusive teams. We focus on creating a collaborative culture where you can be you, where your voice is heard, and where you can truly belong. We take great pride in being rated Gold Investors in People and are constantly striving to provide the highest standard of learning and development opportunities and professional pathways for our people. Building a home for success, for both our employees and students, requires exceptional people with a passion for creating room for everyone, doing what`s right, keeping US safe, and raising the bar. Join us as we build better experiences for students that live with us.

We are US.