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UCL was the first British university to admit women on fully equal terms to men, and was the first university to welcome students regardless of religion. This radical heritage and our founding values of Equality and openness continue to animate the UCL community today. We acknowledge the structural inequalities and unjust power relations that affect our staff and student communities. We are ambitious for change and are committed to taking ever bolder and more impactful interventions towards a becoming a more diverse, equitable and inclusive university.
The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion team draws from diverse expertise to provide expert advice, engagement, support and training for faculties and departments to advance initiatives and good practice at UCL. The structure and purpose of the team is to embed EDI initiatives into core business and mainstream the values on which UCL was founded.
We are seeking to appoint a new Director of Equality, Inclusion and Culture to build on our foundations as we plan to celebrate our 200th anniversary in 2026.
About the role
As the Director of Equality, Inclusion and Culture, you will play a key role in developing UCL's institutional EDI strategy for staff and students and driving its successful implementation across the university. This senior-level management position, reporting to the Chief People Officer and partnering the Pro-Provost (Equity & Inclusion), provides professional leadership for our EDI work as part of the HR Leadership Team.
This significant leadership appointment will work closely with Vice Deans (EDI) and other senior academic stakeholders to facilitate strategic EDI activities at UCL and represent the university on key committees, including the EDI Committee, and actively engage in external forums and consultations related to EDI.
You will be responsible for delivering key strategic EDI projects and activities, ensuring that all EDI efforts facilitate departments and faculties in advancing equality, diversity, and inclusion. Additionally, you will lead strategic, operational and financial planning for the EDI team and actively champion EDI throughout UCL, in particular working with others on EDI behaviour and Culture change initiatives to embed UCL values.
About you
This is an exciting opportunity for an accomplished EDI senior leader with a track record of delivery and impact. You will have experience of leading strategic Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion initiatives in large, matrix organisations and a proven track record in collaboratively developing and operationalising EDI/people strategies and policies.
As an acknowledged expert in EDI you will possess outstanding leadership skills including the ability to build, motivate, and lead impactful teams, delivering through others as well as the ability to personally deliver significant EDI initiatives, work effectively with a team of direct reports, and collaborate across functional areas.
You will demonstrate a clear commitment to leadership and people with the ability to empower others through promoting a culture of trust, as well as presenting a strategic vision aligned with the long term aims of UCL.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
On-Site nursery
On-site gym
Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
Discounted medical insurance
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce.
These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here : https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/
