Objective
Actions and outputs
Timeframe
Person(s) responsible
Success measure
2.3
Increase ethnic diversity in academic and PSS communities.
Analyse academic and PSS staff recruitment data by gender, ethnicity and grade. Evaluate where and how we advertise vacancies to increase diversity of applicant pools. Provide greater clarity on visa sponsorship for roles to recruiting managers. Develop webpages with pertinent information on what it is like to work at the School, presenting ourselves through all EDI lenses. Review all relevant recruitment processes from writing of role descriptions through to induction to remove any barriers to entry for specific groups. Review relevant policies to ensure that they support priorities such as work-life balance, hybrid working and parental leave for all employees.
September 2024 – reviewed annually September 2024 – reviewed annually
Pro-Dean (Faculty), COO, HR, SHs, HoGs
Report to Staffing Committee and Exec Team detailing staff profile with recommendations for implementing realistic targets. Increase in diversity of applications received.
Rationale: Our staff profile shows that the majority of our workforce are predominantly white. 67.6% of academics are white, and 73.3% of PSS are white. We want to improve the diversity of our workforce by gender but also by ethnicity too.
Pro-Dean (Faculty), COO, HR, SHs, HoGs
December 2023
HR
Guidance produced for recruiting managers.
2.4
Rebalance the composition of PSS staff.
Develop during 2023/24 launch 2024/25
COO, HR, Director Communications & Marketing
A bespoke webpage for recruitment with case studies from a diverse range of staff.
Rationale: Overall the gender split of our PSS staff profile is currently 73.9% female. We want to rebalance the composition of PSS staff, particularly at junior grades.
September 2025
HR & Race Equality Champions
All relevant recruitment processes reviewed, local changes implemented and recommendations made for University level changes. Increase in diversity of applicants shortlisted.
September 2026
COO, HR, Theme Leads Staff policies reviewed with an EIA completed.
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