Equality Diversity and Inclusion Manager in Sheffield

Equality Diversity and Inclusion Manager

Sheffield United Football Club is looking for a highly motivated, progressive Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager to champion the club’s passion for EDI.

• Contract type: Permanent
• Hours: Open to considering Full-time or Part-Time
• Location: Bramall Lane
• Department: HR
• Line manager: Head of HR
• Salary: Dependent on experience
• Post reference: BL072026-PEDI

Role Responsibilities

• Be responsible for effective ED&I communication within and across the club, producing and recommending actions required to achieve the aims of the ED&I strategy.
• Demonstrate the club commitment to equality at the highest level and communicate this to all supporters, staff and stakeholders.
• Develop and continuously review the club Equality Policy in line with activity or changes to legislation and any other policies relevant to the ED&I work.
• Produce an Equality Action Plan in partnership with the Community Foundation and any other stakeholders for all areas of the club.
• Undertake equality monitoring of all staff, players, supporters, review the data and identify key trends and priority areas of work.
• Provide clear guidelines for reporting and managing incidents of discrimination, harassment or abuse.
• Build relationships with local under‑represented communities and individuals.
• Implement and regularly review the Equality Action Plan.
• Identify actions that will work towards increasing the diversity of the club fan base and employees.
• Determine how to use Equality Impact Assessments to support the successful implementation of new policies and initiatives.
• Identify and recommend appropriate training and/or briefings to all staff and key personnel associated with the club.
• Demonstrate good practice in addressing under‑representation across all levels and areas of activity and measure the effectiveness of this through Equality Impact Assessments.
• Provide expertise and be a point of contact for support and guidance on a range of diversity and inclusion matters.
• Pro‑actively review and recommend new opportunities with key stakeholders/departments to further support the success of our ED&I objectives, such as new job boards, training, policies and external working groups.

Club Wide Responsibilities

• Adhere to all Sheffield United Football Club's Safeguarding Policies and Procedures to foster an environment which protects those defined as children and adults at risk.
• Report any safeguarding concerns to the relevant parties and remain fully compliant with any applicable safeguarding checks and due diligence.
• Report any discrimination concerns to the relevant parties and promote a welcoming and inclusive club environment for all.
• Adhere to the club's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policies, supporting the club to create an inclusive and all‑encompassing environment.
• Carry out and actively participate in all training requests as directed by the club, including mandatory health and safety training, emergency procedures, fire safety, manual handling, safeguarding and role‑specific safety instruction.
• Any other reasonable requests directed by management.

Essential Criteria For The Role

• A solid understanding of the Equality Act 2010.
• Ability to network and build relationships in a variety of areas.
• Experience working at a strategic level.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Excellent presentation skills.
• Ability to extract and understand data.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to negotiate.
• Ability to champion ED&I issues and challenge appropriately.
• Report writing skills.Ability to work to deadlines and to prioritise workload.

Desirable Criteria For The Role

• Experience of delivering training.
• Awareness of equality, diversity and inclusion and how it relates to the football industry.
• A relevant Degree or professional qualification (e.g. Psychology, Sociology, CIPD).

Eligibility for Employment in the UK

In accordance with current legislative requirements the successful applicant must produce documentary verification of their eligibility to work in the UK and will not be allowed to start work until this has been received.

Equality and Diversity

Sheffield United FC is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in employment and its employment policies for recruitment, selection, training, development and promotion are designed to ensure that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, nationality, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, age, ethnic and national origin, disability or gender reassignment.

Sheffield United FC are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. If you would like further information regarding the scheme and how we are able to support disabled persons within the workplace, please contact our HR team at careers@sufc.co.uk.

Safer Recruitment

Sheffield United FC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. The successful applicant will be required to undertake appropriate safeguarding checks as well as providing proof of right to work in the UK. For further information on the club's safeguarding statement please access the following link: sufc.co.uk/club/policies/safeguarding-policy.