EDI and Wellbeing Advisor

About us

Fusion the process that powers the sun and stars is one of the most promising options for generating the cleaner carbon-free energy that our world badly needs. UKAEA leads the way in realising fusion energy partnering with industry and research organisations to achieve ground-breaking advancements. Our goal is to bring fusion electricity to the grid by developing the power stations of tomorrow and the skilled workforce to deliver them.

About the job

Join UKAEA as an EDI and Wellbeing Advisor and help create an inclusive supportive environment where everyone can thrive. You will coordinate and deliver activities that support our equality diversity inclusion and wellbeing priorities. Working with colleagues across the organisation you will help turn agreed plans into engaging campaigns events and practical initiatives.

What Youll be Doing

• Support the delivery of EDI and wellbeing programmes taking ownership of defined pieces of work.
• Develop and manage UKAEAs annual Wellbeing Calendar coordinating campaigns activities and events.
• Plan and deliver EDI inclusion and wellbeing events and engagement activities.
• Support benchmarking exercises and submissions by gathering evidence and coordinating follow-up actions.
• Produce engaging communications campaign materials briefings and intranet content.
• Build effective relationships with stakeholders and act as an operational contact for internal wellbeing communities.
• Chair and facilitate meetings ensuring actions are recorded and progressed.
• Provide guidance on EDI and wellbeing best practice within agreed policies and frameworks.
• Work with colleagues to analyse data identify challenges and monitor the impact of initiatives.
• Maintain accurate records and support UKAEAs Disability Confident status and wider governance requirements.

What Youll Bring

• A CIPD Level 3 qualification progress towards one or equivalent experience in an HR EDI wellbeing or people-focused role.
• Experience of providing high-quality customer service and managing relationships with a range of stakeholders.
• Strong planning and organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• The ability to identify issues solve problems and propose practical solutions.
• Good Microsoft Office skills particularly Excel and PowerPoint with experience of analysing and presenting information.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work independently and collaboratively while managing competing priorities.

UKAEA is an onsite organisation and this role requires regular onsite presence (usually 3 days in any given week) in line with business needs. We actively support flexible working arrangements where this is compatible with the role.

Benefits

A full list of benefits can be found here and highlights include:

• A salary of 40402
• Up to 7% corporate performance bonus.
• Final salary defined benefits pension scheme with an equivalent of 21.5% employer pension contribution.
• 25 days annual leave 2.5 privilege days and 8 Bank Holidays.
• 3 days of site closure over Christmas break.
• Flexible working options plus family-friendly leave provisions.

Our commitment to ED&I

UKAEAs mission is clean energy for all and we welcome talented people from all backgrounds to help us achieve this goal. We are committed to equality diversity inclusion and accessibility and strive to ensure fair representation across our workforce. 

Please email  if you have any questions or require adjustments to help you participate fairly in our recruitment process for example changes to the way we interview or share information. As a Disability Confident Employer we are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment experience for all candidates. 

We particularly encourage applications from groups currently underrepresented in STEM including women and people from diverse ethnic backgrounds. All appointments are made on merit. Further information can be found here.   

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time