Diversity and Inclusion Manager

Job Introduction

HMP Peterborough are currently recruiting for a Diversity and Inclusion Manager to take the lead role and to ensure the prison complies with our legal duty to eliminate unlawful discrimination and promote equality of opportunity for residents and staff. As the Diversity and Inclusion Manager, you will work to proactively promote the nine characteristics with a focused approach to equality for all.

HMP/YOI Peterborough is the country’s only purpose-built prison for both male and female prisoners (kept separate at all times), including a 12-place mother and baby unit. We are committed to offering education and development programmes to provide residents with the skills required to enter employment on release, so reducing the chances of further offending. Providing creative outlets, such as workshop activities, helps to equip those in custody for when they are released. We use ‘Restorative Approaches’ to bring people in conflict into dialogue. Using a skilled and structured process, those who have been harmed have an opportunity to be heard and those that have caused the harm are held to account for what they have done. We have strong links with the community outside through a variety of partnerships, including our outreach activity Outside Links’ offering support and advice to both residents and their families.

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Role Responsibility

• Research and recommendation on diversity and inclusion issues
• Implement Equality & Inclusion Policy & work in line with the Sodexo Diversity & Inclusion policy
• Advise and inform staff and residents of relevant policies, protocols and procedures as appropriate
• Raise issues or potential issues with SMT
• Form relationships to diversity related organisations to support the residents with different needs
• Offer support to residents with any diverse needs and create a safe environment for all
• Attend individual forums for the nine protected characteristics
• Assist in organising and promoting of any events to make awareness of different cultures and beliefs

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The Ideal Candidate

• A background knowledge in Diversity. 
• Clear leadership and decision making
• Ability to confront difficult issues openly
• Ability to work as part of team and understands the complexity of working in a dual gender site
• Demonstrates the importance of treating all with dignity in line with equality and inclusion
• Knowledge of Equality act.
• Knowledge of IT systems; Microsoft office

Package Description

£28,525.50 - £35,112 depending on experience

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more.

Post holders will be subjected to an advanced DBS check, a prison security check (level 2) prior to being employed.

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.

Please note all roles within Sodexo Justice are subject to security and recruitment checks which may include a Social Media Check. You will also be asked to provide 5 years’ worth of references and request employment history details from the HMRC.