Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager

About the Museum

The British Museum is unique in bringing together the cultures of the world under one roof, spanning continents and oceans. Its eight million objects allow us to explore the extraordinary diversity of human cultures, from small communities to vast empires, to discover the many forms and expressions human beings have given to every aspect of life, and to realise how closely they are interconnected.

This context makes for a fascinating and inspiring environment in which to further develop your career in Human Resources and this is an ideal time to join us as our function continues to evolve. In early 2024 we launched a refreshed HR strategy to enable us to support the leadership and management teams of the British Museum and British Museum Company Ltd with high quality strategic and operational HR advice. We now have an exciting opportunity available for an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Manager to join our HR team.

As our EDI Manager for HR, you will lead on all matters relating to EDI working closely with employees and their representatives (trade unions) and working collaboratively across the HR team to contribute subject specific knowledge and expertise. You will also support delivery across the full range of HR activity, including recruitment, reward and benefits, training and development, employee relations and organisation development. Supporting the design, development and delivery of the EDI elements of the HR Strategy, providing expertise to the delivery of EDI initiatives, developing relevant policies and procedures and ensuring compliance are also key elements of the role.

About you:

You will have previous experience in an HR role, specifically managing the development and delivery of successful equality, diversity and inclusion programmes and initiatives. You will also have experience of developing policies and procedures. An ability to balance conflicting demands and priorities is essential as is proven experience of managing and resolving complex problems across a wide range of disciplines. You will also need to bring experience of working with stakeholders at all levels and across internal and external audiences to the role.

The Museum offers a competitive benefits package including:

Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days (rising to 30 days after 10 years’ service) plus 2.5 privilege days and plus bank holidays
Membership of the civil service defined benefit pension scheme (find out here what benefits a civil service pension provides).
Free entry to a wide range of museums and exhibitions
Participation in private and public Museum activities, including talks by leading curators from around the world and behind-the-scenes opportunities to learn how museums care for and manage their extraordinary collections
Interest-free travel, bicycle and rental deposit loans
Professional and personal development opportunities
Employee Assistance Programme
Discounts on food and gift shop purchases

Additional details:

For more information about this role, please see the job description.

If you have any additional needs that we should be aware of in order to support you with your application, please provide details to [email protected].

The British Museum is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a working environment in which all individuals can make best use of their skills, free from unlawful discrimination or harassment. We value the benefits that a diverse workforce brings to a Museum which represents world culture. The Museum is committed to ensuring that no job applicant suffers unlawful discrimination because of any protected characteristics. Our recruitment procedures aim to ensure that individuals are treated because of their relevant knowledge, skills and experience.

We offer a flexible way of working scheme that allows our employees to work remotely in a way that suits them and the organisation. We welcome questions and conversations at interview stage about how flexible working could work for you.

The Museum adheres to the HMG Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) for pre-employment screening of Civil Servants.

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