Equality & Diversity Officer

Equality & Diversity Officer

Public Sector

Equalities officers (or advisers) promote positive practices and attitudes towards particular groups, such as people with ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people and women. They aim to make sure there is no discrimination regarding access to employment, education, training opportunities or services.

Personal skills

A commitment to equal opportunities and an awareness of cultural diversity, a good understanding of equal opportunities issues and legislation, the ability to relate to a wide variety of people, strong spoken and written communication skills, good listening skills

Salary

£13,000 to £40,000 per year

Key skills

Innovation

Organisational

Diagnostic

Public Sector

  • Over 6 million people work in the UK's public sector
  • The public sector includes the police, teachers, doctors, the army and civil servants
  • Public transport, the Ministry of Defence and local and central government are all part of the public sector
  • The NHS is the largest employer in the UK with over 1.3 million employees
  • The Ministry of Defence is the UK's second largest employer with over 400,000 employees