Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Officer
Employer: Victim Support
Location: This role is home-based but will require occasional travel within England and Wales.
Working hours: 18.75 per week
Salary: £15,750 per annum (FTE £31,500 per annum)
Closing date: 15/06/2026
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We are seeking a passionate and knowledgeable Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Officer to join our EDI function on a part-time basis, with a particular focus on supporting our Witness Service. This role is home-based but will require occasional travel within England and Wales.
Area of Business
Support Services
Location or Function
People Services
Full time/Part time
Part time
Hours per week
18.75
Work schedule
Flexible - hours to be spread across 3 days between Monday and Friday.
Basic Salary
£15,750 per annum (FTE £31,500 per annum)
Allowances
Home Working
Contract type
Permanent
DBS required?
NA
Police vetting required?
No
Closing Date
15/06/2026
Ref No
6745
What we offer
At Victim Support, we are committed to attracting and retaining the best talent. Our competitive rewards and benefits package includes:
Flexible Working Options: Including remote and hybrid working.
Generous Annual Leave: 28 days plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 33 days plus Bank Holidays, with options to buy or sell annual leave. This will be calculated on a pro-rata basis for part-time employees.
Birthday Leave: An extra day off for your birthday.
Pension Plan: 5% employer contribution.
Enhanced Allowances: Enhanced sick pay, maternity, and paternity payments.
Exclusive Discounts: High Street, retail, holiday, gym, entertainment, and leisure discounts.
Financial Wellbeing: Access to our financial wellbeing hub and salary-deducted finance.
Wellbeing Support: Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
Inclusive Networks: Access to EDI networks and colleague cafes.
Sustainable Travel: Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loans.
Career Development: Ongoing training and support with opportunities for career progression.
About the Role
The Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Officer will support the National Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Lead to achieve delivery of meaningful and evidence-based equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives across Victim Support, with a particular focus on our Witness Service. This will include work to help develop the Witness Service, and Victim Support more widely, to be proactively antiracist.
The EDI Officer will provide advice and guidance in relation to a wide range of EDI queries, including areas such as equality impact assessments, reasonable adjustments and interpretation services. You will help to boost Witness Service employee and volunteer engagement in EDI initiatives and promote best practice.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide expert advice and guidance on a wide range of EDI queries.
Review and support with the completion of Equality Impact Assessments.
Support staff and volunteer network leads to grow their networks and engage the Witness Service.
Develop evidence-based resources around a range of EDI topics.
Promote antiracism at all opportunities.
Support the delivery of EDI project work.
Undertake data analysis and reporting.
Provide administrative support for projects and meetings, keeping accurate records.
About You
You will be passionate about helping to shape inclusive environments that allow our employees, volunteers and service users to feel safe and supported. You will use your EDI knowledge to work with internal and external stakeholders, championing lived experience and intersectionality.
You will need:
Strong communication skills, with the ability to convey complex information in an accessible way, both verbally and in writing.
Experience of supporting the delivery of a range of EDI initiatives.
Strong understanding of equality legislation and best practice, as well as current challenges affecting EDI.
Experience of analysing data and produce data reports using Microsoft Excel.
Passion for advancing equality, diversity and inclusion with an intersectional focus.
Organised and methodical approach with the ability to plan and prioritise a highly varied workload effectively.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team, including with internal and external stakeholders.
Strong IT and administrative skills including the use of Microsoft Office packages.
About the Witness Service
The Witness Service provides free, independent support to any witness giving evidence in criminal courts in England and Wales — both for the prosecution and the defence. Our trained staff and volunteers help people understand what to expect before, during and after a trial, and offer practical and emotional support every step of the way, so witnesses can give their best evidence. The Witness Service also supports bereaved family members, friends and family who are accompanying witnesses in court.
About Us
Victim Support is an independent charity dedicated to supporting people affected by crime and traumatic incidents in England and Wales. We put them at the heart of our organisation and our support and campaigns are informed and shaped by them and their experiences.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
At Victim Support, we’re proud to celebrate diversity and create a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We’re committed to being an antiracist organisation, and we actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including those from Black and Asian and other minoritised communities.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we will offer an interview to disabled candidates who meet all essential criteria for a job where it is practicable to do so. We are also happy to make reasonable adjustments during the recruitment and selection process.
How to apply
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date. If you have already registered & started an application, then we will contact you to advise of the amended closing date wherever possible.
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