HR Lead-Equality Diversity and Inclusion

The Jobholder has national responsibility for providing strategic direction, leadership, oversight and management of the Police Scotland and SPA Employment Equality, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI) and Human Rights (HRA) Strategy and associated activities ensuring that both organisations can individually demonstrate compliance and report on their EDI and HRA statutory responsibilities.

The Jobholder is required to work proactively in partnership with the Executive team of Police Scotland, Executive team of SPA, SPA Board Members, Director of HR and other Heads of Service, as relevant, to agree the development, and ensure delivery of, the Employment EDI and Human Rights Strategy for Police Scotland and the SPA.

To influence, encourage and support Police Scotland and SPA at all levels to incorporate equality in the organisations core employment objectives, making every effort to eliminate discrimination, create equal opportunities and develop good working relationships between different people, shape policy, provide services, set clear equality objectives and publish information in a timely basis on our efforts to achieve these objectives.

Lead and manage the HR Employment EDI team, providing strategic direction on the scoping, design, implementation and review of the full range of HR Employment EDI servi...