Equality & Engagement Officer (Community Accommodation Service) - South East & Eastern Post (Ref: 20821)

Job summary

This job is based Nationally.

Job description

Job description

Core Purpose of the Role

We are seeking an Equality and Engagement Officer for South East and Eastern to help deliver our Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDIB) objectives and to strengthen engagement across Approved Premises (APs). You will support the Equality Manager to implement the equality plan and contribute to EDIB and related workforce strategies across APs.

To ensure visible, consistent support to local APs, the post holder must be able to travel within South East and Eastern and be on‑site in APs at least three (3) days per week. Please apply only to the South East and Eastern campaign where you can meet this on‑site requirement; occasional national travel may also be required.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver EDIB activity: Support implementation of the equality plan and contribute to Community Accommodation Service EDIB strategy and HMPPS Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Action Plan at regional level.
• Engage APs and stakeholders: Complete regular site visits to APs in South East and Eastern; liaise with staff and people living in APs around equality, diversity and engagement activities; share updates via appropriate channels (e.g., forums, focus groups, newsletter/bulletin’s).
• Equality advice & analysis: Provide support and advice (via the Equality Manager) to stakeholders on Equality Analysis and EDIB queries; act as a point of contact for staff networks.
• EPoP alignment: Share and action activities from Engaging People on Probation (EPoP) plans; maintain communication with EPoP Leads in the area, embedding engagement into practice.
• Wellbeing and Mental Health: Support the implementation of the HMPPS Wales & CAS Wellbeing Plan and support, champion and signpost Mental Health Allies.
• Communications & awareness: Promote and support the annual calendar of awareness events; produce and disseminate equalities communications across the region to a variety of stakeholders.
• Partnership & networks: Work in partnership with staff network, external stakeholders and workstream leads to embed equality, diversity, inclusion and belonging in day‑to‑day practice.
• Meetings & representation: Organise and co‑chair Equality & Engagement meetings and events as agreed.
• Data, systems & admin: Maintain online business administration systems such as SharePoint; use MS Office/Teams to produce, update and maintain records and other documentation.

Note: Duties may evolve over time in line with business needs.

About you (skills, experience & behaviours)

Essential

• Able to frequently travel regionally and nationally to meet business need.
• Proven administration and management support experience; strong communication skills.
• Ability to confidently engage with a wide range of staff and People on Probation. Minute‑taking and meeting organisation/co‑chairing experience; confident preparing and delivering presentations.
• IT literacy (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) and strong MS Teams skills; able to gather/collate information effectively.

Desirable

• Experience in an equalities‑focused role; knowledge of the Equality Act 2010 and of the Probation Service.

Person specification

Please refer to Job Description

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Working Together
• Developing Self and Others
• Managing a Quality Service

Benefits

• Access to learning and development
• A working environment that supports a range of flexible working options to enhance your work life balance
• A working culture which encourages inclusion and diversity
• A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
• Annual Leave
• Public Holidays
• Season Ticket Advance

For more information about the recruitment process, benefits and allowances and answers to general queries, please click the below link which will direct you to our Candidate Information Page.

Link: https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Things you need to know

Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours, Strengths and Experience.https://justicejobs.tal.net/vx/candidate/cms/About%20the%20MOJ

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a standard (or equivalent) criminal record check.People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civi