Policies, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Lead

Reports to: Head of Governance
Responsible for: No Direct Reports
Reviewed: February 2024
Salary: £40,486
Working in: The Governance Pod
Employment: Full time – Hybrid working
At Red Kite we don’t just work for our tenants, we work with them. We are committed to high
standards of corporate governance and to having policies and services that meet the needs of
our tenants and our staff. Building sustainable communities and a supportive and cohesive
workforce is key to delivering our objectives as a community based organisation.
The primary focus of this position is to:

• Develop and manage our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan and initiatives

• Develop and support the implementation of our strategic direction in this area.

• Build relationships across Red Kite and promote commitment to equality, Diversity and

• Continually improve and promote an integrated approach to equality, Diversity and

• Establish measures/activities to ensure that tenant and employee data plays a key role

• Provide guidance and advice regarding matters of equality, Diversity and Inclusion

• Support ongoing development of the policy and procedure framework, including where

What we need you to do:

• To develop and maintain our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan, developing the

• To work with senior leaders to deliver the Plan and integrate practices into governance,

• To maintain and develop constructive relationships with external and internal bodies and

• To design and deliver diversity presentations, workshops, briefing and induction

• Develop an employee and customer facing EDI calendar of events and initiatives to

• To provide expert advice and guidance on existing and new policies and procedures and

• Support delivery of any Equality Impact Assessment actions.

• To devise innovative approaches to ensure under-represented groups in the workforce

• To work in collaboration with the Senior Leadership Team to improve monitoring on

• Analyse, interpret and summarise data, including the production of regular reports

• Collaborate with the Senior Leadership Team to integrate equality, Diversity and Inclusion

• Work in collaboration on projects and activities which promotes equality, Diversity and

• Provide advice, guidance and consultation to individuals and groups on equality, diversity

• Conduct research and liaise with relevant individuals and groups on demographic trends

• Develop and maintain the Red Kite Group policy and procedure framework,

• Maintain a master list of all active policies across the business, revewing dates and

• To administer the database of policies and procedures, archiving, storage and retention

• To liaise with the Executive Management Team, Board and Committees to gain policy

• To ensure that policy documents are populated with the correct information and following

What our teams will see in you:

• A subject matter expert committed to continuous improvement, up to date on relevant law

and regulation, keeping pace with change and development in the equality, Diversity and

inclusion landscape

• Someone who can work effectively as part of a wider team and collaborate, in order to

achieve shared strategic and operational objectives

• Someone who can work to deadlines and project plans

• Someone with excellent written and verbal communication skills, who can handle

pressure well and prioritise conflicting but important tasks to achieve results

• Someone who is approachable and successfully achieves short term and long-term

objectives

• Someone who takes responsibility for own performance, taking a proactive stance to

ensure performance meets or exceeds standards required of the service

As a person, you will:

• Be highly organised, attention to detail, prioritising in a busy environment

• Be accurate, diligent and conscientious

• Be confident and able to work independently

• Be able to support a wide range of staff, each with their own priorities and deadlines

• Be driven to succeed against your objectives and enjoy knowing that you have played

your part in a successful team

• Have an infectious ‘can do’ attitude that rubs off within the team and instils confidence in

all around you

• Be able to build and maintain excellent working relationships with our partners and

tenants as well as other key stakeholders

• Be a constructive and positive communicator at all times and at all levels with both tenants

and colleagues

• Be able to build effective and productive working relationships with staff across the

business