Diversity and Inclusion Partner

Diversity & Inclusion Partner.

Salary: £36,100 per annum.

Location: Homebased. Must be located permanently in the UK.

Contract: Permanent - 35 hours per week.

Benefits

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts.

Why Action for Children?

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives.

Diversity, equality, and inclusion

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.

We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

A bit about the role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivating Diversity & Inclusion Partner on a permanent contract working 35 hours per week.

In this new role, you will play a key role in strategically driving forward Action for Children's Diversity & Inclusion strategy and approach, strengthening our commitment to creating an inclusive and anti-racist working environment. This role will promote fair and equitable opportunities for all staff and contribute to increasing the diversity of our workforce and volunteers.

How you'll help to create brighter futures

• Providing professional advice and guidance to senior leaders and colleagues, to progress the development of an inclusive and diverse workplace.
• Collaborating with People Team colleagues to identify, design and deliver training programs, workshops, focus groups and forums.
• Collaborate with colleagues to embed D&I into organisational policies, leadership programmes, mandatory training, and team development efforts.
• Working with the wider People team and other colleagues at all levels, to inform and influence change in policies, practices, and provision.
• Embed the D&I Strategy and progressing the D&I Action Plan, including our commitment to being an Anti-racist organisation.
• Contribute and lead where necessary with the retention of Disability Confident Employer commitments.
• Support the Head of Diversity&Inclusion to facilitate and manage the D&I framework, including D&I working groups, staff networks and D&I Champions.

Let's talk about you

• Professional qualification in a relevant subject or equivalent practical experience.
• Formal coaching, mentoring and or mediation training/qualification or willingness to achieve.
• Experience of Diversity & Inclusion /People Partnering role.
• Proven record in developing and implementing D&I strategies, courses, programs.
• Knowledge of intersectional systemic oppression and its manifestation in organisational systems, culture, and behaviours (including anti-racism).
• Interrogate, interpret, and translate D&I data into compelling stories.
• Experience of creating and facilitating workshops and webinars covering a range of D&I topics.
• Experience of collaborating with employee networks or D&I forums/working groups.

Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements.

Contact

David Simpson on or email us at quoting reference 12550.

Note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

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Closing Date: Tuesday 10th February 2026.

Interviews: Please see candidate pack.

Job Description

Candidate Pack

Action for Children Employee Benefits

AfC Commitment Statement

Management Competency Framework