CHASE Senior EDI Officer Ref: 41563 (Part Time, Fixed Term)

About the roleCHASE is the Consortium for the Humanities and the Arts South East England and our AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership supports postgraduate research (PGR) in the arts and humanities at Birkbeck The Courtauld Institute of Art Goldsmiths SOAS and the Universities of East Anglia Essex Kent and Sussex.As the Senior EDI Officer you will build on and develop our previous work on Equality Diversity and Inclusion activities for the DTP across its member institutions and PGR communities. You will work closely with CHASE team members EDI specialists and administrative colleagues across the consortium member institutions. You will coordinate and consolidate EDI best practice relating to Postgraduate Research and design and carry out additional research where necessary.About youYou will bring experience of EDI work in Higher Education contexts and an up-to-date understanding of EDI good practice. You may also have experience of postgraduate research in an arts and humanities or social sciences field. Your excellent interpersonal and communication skills will enable you to work effectively with academic staff doctoral researchers and professional services colleagues across the consortium to achieve agreed objectives.About our DivisionThe Research and Innovation Division is leading developer of ideas and innovations that contributes to the Global Community. We contribute to new knowledge ideas and solutions. This leads to real change in the world and makes a difference in our lives.Our Strategy focuses on People Research Strengths Interdisciplinarity Integrity Grant Capture and International Reputation. Last year alone we submitted 681 bids received 230 awards completed the set-up of 227 projects just to give an idea of how dynamic our Division is.Please find further information regarding the division at Research and Innovation: University of Sussex.Why work hereOur university is situated off the A27 next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme. Sussex is a renowned multi-accredited research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty part of a Professional Services team or a Student its our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.Find out more about our reward and benefits package.Find out about our equality diversity and inclusionFurther Key InformationPlease contact Robert Witts () for informal enquiries.The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK. Visa Sponsorship Queries: This role does not meet the eligibility for sponsorship due to its part-time nature. Please consult ourSkilled Worker Visa information pagefor further information about Visa Sponsorship.Required Experience:Senior IC Key Skills Bidding,Apps,Benefits,Corporate Recruitment,Android Development Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1 Yearly Salary Salary: 34610 - 38784 Experience: 5 years required

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