Ref: NEDO
Salary Band 2
£14,393 – £20,150 per annum
Closing date:20th March 2008
As part of the re-organisation within the Strategy department we are looking to recruit an Equality and Diversity Officer to assist in delivering Nexus’s equality and diversity strategy across the organisation, and the monitoring and reviewing of Nexus equality schemes. Part of this role will be to liaise with and sustain the involvement of appropriate local community and interest groups to help ensure that public transport service provision and improvement planning with service areas is designed to better meet their needs, in particular older and disabled people.
To be successful you will have knowledge and understanding of current equal opportunities issues and legislation, be qualified to NVQ Level 3 or equivalent and be able to demonstrate that you have experience of working with people and their representatives from a variety of community groups.
Excellent written and oral communications skills and experience of presentations to a wide range of audiences along with good IT skills are also required.
To request an application pack please visit our website: www.nexus.org.uk or e-mail recruitment@nexus.org.uk. Alternatively write to Human Resources Department, Nexus, Nexus House, St James’ Boulevard, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4AX. (CVs not accepted). Please quote reference number.
Nexus values the diversity which exists in our area and our aspiration is to reflect this diversity in our workforce. We would particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups including ethnic minorities and women. Nexus operates no smoking and drug & alcohol misuse policies. As well as competitive salaries we offer attractive benefits including an employee travel pass and a final salary pension scheme.
Black and Minority Ethnic Foster Carers and Adoptive parents
NEEDED
Sahara Adoption and Fostering project is seeking to recruit people from BME communities who are interested in fostering or adoption, on behalf of the local authorities in the North East. Sahara have children waiting for placements from a range of backgrounds who need loving families. If you would like to be provide with information to any community groups about fostering and adoption, then please contact on 0191 4212346 or email ikl@firenet
For more information, please visit Sahara website www.bmeadoptionandfostering.co.uk
