Job Title: Outreach & Inclusion Coordinator
Department: Membership & Education
Reporting to: Member Engagement Manager
Responsible for: Not applicable
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday, 09:00-17:00
This position is Hybrid. Depending on business needs and as a general rule, more than 50% of the working week should be in the office. Therefore, for a someone working 5 days a week, a maximum of 2 days a week should be working from home.
Lincoln’s Inn is a thriving society of students, barristers, and judges set within an historic eleven-acre estate in central London. As one of the four Inns of Court, our core function is supporting the qualification, training and lifelong development of our members, within a collegiate and inclusive environment. As a multifaceted organisation, we provide a wealth of services and events for members, tenants and the public. This requires an experienced and dedicated professional team whose skills and responsibilities run wide, including for example education, scholarships, training, event management, security, gardens, estate management as well as all of the associated corporate functions.
The purpose of the Inn is to:
- support the rule of law and the administration of justice;
- support the effectiveness and standards of the Bar of England & Wales through education, scholarships, Call to the Bar, library and other services; and
- manage, use and enhance its historic estate in the heart of London for the benefit of members, barristers, tenants, residents, external customers and the wider public.
We are looking for an organised, proactive, and people‑focused Outreach & Inclusion Coordinator to support our work on widening access to the barrister profession and on fostering a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community for our members. Working within the Membership & Education Department, you will play a key role in coordinating a wide range of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives and outreach activities.
You’ll thrive here if you are highly organised, an excellent communicator, confident engaging with diverse audiences, and passionate about diversity, inclusion, and widening access.
Post Objectives
To coordinate a range of equality, diversity, and inclusion and outreach activities, events, and projects aimed at current and prospective members, ensuring efficient delivery of activities within budget, deadlines, and quality standards.
Main Duties
The following list of duties is indicative of the nature of the post. Priorities, timescales and standards will be set in agreement with management, recognising the level of professional competence of the post-holder.
- Coordinate EDI activity and events, including lectures, workshops, and campaigns.
- Organise and present at events for prospective members, including open days, summer schools, and tours.
- Work with partner organisations to deliver events and activities that support our EDI and outreach aims.
- Administer the processes for various prizes and funding to prospective members and university student societies.
- Maintain and develop a pool of volunteers to assist with outreach and EDI programmes.
- Maintain and develop contacts with universities, student societies, and partner organisations.
- Analyse data to identify ideas for continued development of the outreach and EDI programmes.
- Provide administrative support for relevant committees and groups, including the preparation of papers, taking minutes, and following up on actions.
- Administer financial processes for relevant events and activity, including refunds, expenses requests, and invoices.
- Provide support to the Member Engagement Manager as and when required.
- Maintain a reasonable knowledge of the duties undertaken across the Department and provide administrative assistance to the Department and other departments as required, including dealing with general enquiries, assisting in maintaining the Inn’s database, supporting on events and activities, and providing cover at reception, as required.
- Attend events and meetings for which the post-holder is either solely or jointly responsible to ensure their smooth running as required which will require some evening working for which Time Off In Lieu (TOIL) will be awarded. The amount of evening working will vary throughout the year and may include several evenings a month during busy periods. Some events will involve travelling nationally and, occasionally, an overnight stay.
Person Specification
Knowledge/skills required:
- Experience of providing administrative support within a busy work environment.
- An interest in equality, diversity, and inclusion issues.
- Experience of arranging formal events, e.g. presentations, panels, dinners.
- Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal, and capable of communicating effectively with a wide range of people.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to use own initiative and prioritise a busy workload with minimum supervision.
- Proactive, self-motivated, and a problem-solver who can work under pressure and deal with demanding situations calmly.
- Highly developed attention to detail and good numeracy skills.
- Able to be flexible and adapt successfully to changing circumstances and business demands.
- Ability to deal with difficult customers politely, with a customer focus and a positive attitude to work.
- Able to work in a helpful and professional manner and develop productive relationships with other members of the team, other departments, members, and external contacts.
- Confident computer user, in particular of the Microsoft Office Suite and databases.
- High level of honesty, integrity, and discretion.
- Experience of working for either a non-profit organisation or in a membership or education / training environment would be desirable.
Benefits
What's in it for you?
There are lots of great reasons to work at Lincoln's Inn, including:
- Generous annual leave entitlement; 30+ days including closure periods over Christmas, Easter and August (for most roles)
- An excellent free lunch
- A 35-hour working week including paid breaks (for most roles)
- Hybrid working (depending on role)
- Overtime paid for Operational roles
- Private Medical Insurance
- A non-contributory 12% Stakeholder Pension Scheme
- Interest-free Season Ticket/Bicycle loan
- Free uniform for operational roles (laundered)
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity and Shared Parental Leave
- Great annual training and continual development support
- Bicycle stands and shower facilities
- Great annual training and continual development support
- Death in Service benefit; 6 x your annual salary
- Free Eye tests and free chiropody
- Access to a confidential Employment Assistance Programme
- Team building days
- Plenty of social events, such as staff parties, quiz nights etc.
- Employment Membership shopping discounts
The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn is committed to ensuring both its members and staff members are treated with dignity and respect throughout their careers. We promote values of trust, transparency, and respect for all through robust policies and procedures.
