EDI & Wellbeing Lead

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UKAEA seeks an EDI & Wellbeing Lead to shape an inclusive workplace by delivering EDI and wellbeing strategies aligned with People & Culture goals. You will translate strategy into programmes, advise leaders, govern policies, and use data to drive improvement while leading a team and partnering with People & Culture, Safety, Health & Environment. The ideal candidate holds a postgraduate qualification or CIPD Level 7, has delivered EDI or wellbeing strategies, understands equality law and governance, and demonstrates data‑driven leadership. Benefits include £58,320 salary, up to 7% bonus, generous pension, 25 days leave. To apply, tailor your CV to show strategic delivery, metrics, and a commitment to ED&I and accessibility for Culham.

Job Description

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

As EDI & Wellbeing Lead, you'll play a key role in shaping an inclusive, healthy and high-performing workplace that enables our people to thrive. You'll lead the development and delivery of UKAEA's Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and wellbeing strategies, ensuring they are embedded across the organisation and aligned with our People and Culture priorities.

Working closely with senior leaders, you'll provide expert advice, influence organisational decision-making and use data and insight to drive continuous improvement. Leading a specialist team, you'll ensure our approach to EDI and wellbeing remains compliant, evidence-based and supports UKAEA's long-term ambitions.

What you'll be doing

• Lead the development, delivery and continuous improvement of UKAEA's EDI and wellbeing strategies.
• Translate strategic priorities into measurable programmes, initiatives and action plans.
• Provide expert advice and guidance to leaders on EDI, wellbeing, governance and inclusive leadership.
• Develop and maintain policies, governance frameworks and standards that ensure compliance with relevant legislation.
• Use data, benchmarking and organisational insight to evaluate performance, identify risks and drive continuous improvement.
• Lead the organisation's approach to Equality Impact Assessments, employee networks and EDI governance forums.
• Partner with colleagues across People & Culture, Safety, Health & Environment and the wider business to embed inclusive practices.
• Develop organisational capability through learning, guidance and awareness initiatives.
• Produce high-quality reports and recommendations that inform strategic decision making.
• Lead, develop and support the EDI & Wellbeing team.

What you'll bring

• A postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline, CIPD Level 7 (or working towards), or equivalent professional experience.
• Experience developing and delivering organisation-wide EDI, wellbeing or people strategies.
• Strong knowledge of equality legislation and experience ensuring organisational compliance.
• Experience developing policies, governance frameworks and organisational standards.
• Experience using data and insight to evaluate performance, inform strategy and drive improvement.
• Experience leading and developing a professional team.

Benefits

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

• A salary of £58320
• 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

UKAEA's 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 [email protected] 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.