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Join us in our mission to advocate excellent standards of horse care to the general public, smaller sanctuaries, and providers of Equine Welfare Interventions. As a vital member of our team, you'll strive to ensure that all horses and ponies in our various loan schemes receive top-quality care tailored to their individual needs. Additionally, you'll play a crucial role in managing and supporting our Sanctuary’s Welfare Outreach and Advice Team on a day-to-day basis.
About the Role
This is a hybrid role with a base at Honeysuckle Farm, Haccombe-with-Combe, Newton Abbot and has core hours of 37.5 per week (plus out of hours on call Rota and occasional overnight stays for up to three nights planned in advance. TOIL provided)
Please note that this role is subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and you will be required to provide proof of your right to work in the UK.
Salary Band: F.1 £30,090
About The Mare and Foal Sanctuary
The Mare and Foal Sanctuary is the largest equine welfare charity in the South West peninsula dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of horses and ponies who have suffered neglect, abuse and trauma. We also deliver a range of Equine Assisted Services with our rescued horses and ponies. The Mare and Foal Sanctuary has five sites across Devon, a clear five-year strategy and is ambitious for the future.
What You'll Be Doing
In this role, you'll be the face of equine welfare, liaising with the Head of Equine Welfare to address national and local welfare issues. You'll uphold the Sanctuary's reputation by promoting exceptional standards and best practices, while providing guidance and support to the general public on equine care concerns. Responding promptly to welfare issues, you'll investigate thoroughly, record evidence accurately, and take appropriate action.
Your responsibilities will also entail overseeing the team's provision of outreach education on equine care and welfare, managing emergency welfare advice, and collaborating with authorities and other welfare organizations. Additionally, you'll be responsible for attending court hearings to provide evidence when necessary, and ensuring your team assists with welfare lifts.
What You'll Bring
We're looking for someone who is confident in dealing with diverse situations and individuals, always prioritizing kindness, care, and knowledge. You should have a thorough understanding of national regulations and laws related to equine welfare and possess good computer skills, including the ability to handle photographic and video evidence effectively. A clean driver's license and the willingness to drive larger vehicles and tow trailers are essential for this role.
Values and Attitude
At The Mare and Foal Sanctuary, we value kindness, care, and knowledge above all else. Through our managing and supporting performance policy, we actively encourage behaviours that reflect these values in everything we do.
Why Join Us
By joining our team, you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of horses and ponies in need. You'll work alongside dedicated colleagues who share your passion for equine welfare and be supported in your professional development through relevant training and seminars. Together, we'll continue to enhance and promote the Mare and Foal Sanctuary's reputation, making a positive impact in the community and beyond.
Please apply with covering letter. Closing Date for applications is Friday 29th March
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Senior Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Specialist
We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Specialist to support staff and volunteers by providing advice and guidance, and to develop new ways of working to support senior leadership to embed EDI practices across the country.
This is an exciting time to join the organisation; one year into an ambitious EDI programme that underpins the new strategy to 2030.
Position: Senior Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Specialist
Ref: FEB20248775
Location: Remote or hybrid (homeworking or based in one of the regional offices in Birmingham, London, Brighton, Newcastle, Lancaster, Exeter, Norwich or Sandy or hybrid)
Hours: Part-time, 0.6 FTE (3 days per week)
Salary: £36,577.00 - £39,267.00 per annum, pro rata
Contract: Fixed Term – 12 months. This role may be extended or made permanent without further advertising dependent on business needs at the end of the contract term.
Closing Date: Sun, 14th April 2024
Interview Date: TBC via Teams plus an optional online recruitment briefing session prior to the application closing date, which is open to all prospective candidates and provides the opportunity to learn more about the role. You will be able to access further information on this once you click to apply.
The Role
Issues of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) have shaped the charity since its inception in 1889. 132 years later these issues are more relevant than ever; the natural world has been pushed to its limits and humanity’s increasing destruction of nature is having devastating consequences not just for wildlife and the climate, but for the wellbeing of people.
In this role, you will be directly line managed by the UK EDI Manager, taking steer from, and feeding into, the central UK programme of EDI work and will work to support staff specifically in England and will work closely with the England Head of Engagement.
We know that, to tackle the nature and climate emergency, we need to enable more, and more diverse, people to act for nature. And as conservation is one of the least diverse sectors in the UK, the charity is committed to not only improving the workplace and its culture, but also driving forward EDI as it is everyone’s responsibility towards a sustainable future for people and nature together.
Specific tasks include:
- To provide EDI specialist support, advice and expertise to teams in England who are developing and delivering EDI activities which relate to their specific work areas. This includes work specifically on anti-racism.
- To coordinate EDI activities across England, maximising opportunities for scale-up and identifying risks, which feed into the central UK EDI work programme. To convene the England EDI Delivery Group, which is made up of representatives across England who each lead EDI activities within their teams.
- With project manager support, to develop ways of working, and associated training and guidance to staff in England on working in diverse partnerships, including effective relationship management.
About You
We are looking for someone who is passionate about driving forward change and who is keen to support staff who are leading their own activities and small projects relating to EDI. You will have experience of successfully influencing change to improve equality, diversity and inclusion in an organisation or in a community setting.
This is a great opportunity for a driven and credible advocate of equality, diversity and inclusion, who has an understanding of equality and diversity legislation, issues and good practice as well as what it takes to foster an inclusive culture and to play a key role in a highly respected national charity.
We welcome applications from candidates with the following essential skills, knowledge, and experience.
When applying for this role, please state how you meet each of these criteria in the 'about you' section:
- Broad EDI knowledge, with an understanding of current thinking and actions particularly in the areas of anti-racism and accessibility.
- Experience of providing strategic operational advice and guidance on EDI to people at all levels.
- Project Management experience, including data gathering, project evaluation, and report writing.
- Strong stakeholder management skills and demonstrable experience of developing and working in a variety of diverse partnerships.
- Experience of leading behaviour change projects or interventions in a large organisation.
- Strong facilitation and training skills and experience.
- Excellent communication skills, including experience of supporting EDI through remote working platforms such as Teams or Zoom.
The Charity is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
Please note that we are actively recruiting for this vacancy and reserve the right to close once sufficient applications have been received.
The charity are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse organisation, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve this vision of creating a world richer in nature, the team need more people on nature's side and more diverse people. People of colour and disabled people are underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sectors. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. You can contact the team to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.
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