Birmingham, Bristol or Manchester Acas office with an element of working from home. (Newcastle will be available to existing employees of Acas who are currently based in our Newcastle office. These employees should select 'Any' as a location preference and confirm they are Newcastle based as a further location preference).
Please be aware that this role can only be worked in Great Britain and not overseas. You will be asked to express a location preference during the application process. Informal hybrid arrangements are available and the balance between home and workplace working is to be agreed with the line manager to achieve the right balance between collaboration, in-person engagement and flexibility.
Ad-hoc travel is required for this role to other Acas offices.
Job Summary
The role will support the Diversity and Inclusion Lead to deliver our internal Diversity and Inclusion ambitions and action plans, provide expert advice on all Diversity and Inclusion related matters, with the aim of building an inclusive culture that drives engagement and allows people to thrive and achieve their full potential at work
The role will help ensure that people’s working environment at Acas is positive, and we achieve our goal of ‘making working life better’ for our own staff as well as for our customers. The role will also focus on developing Acas’ Diversity and Inclusion offer and supporting our managers, employees and networks to deliver an environment where people can thrive.
Job Description
The main accountabilities of this role are to –
- Support the development and implementation of the Diversity and Inclusion action plans
- Provide practical support and signposting to individuals needing workplace adjustments and maintain service level agreements on a shared mailbox.
- Work with the Diversity and Inclusion Lead to set the agenda for the Diversity and Inclusion Forum, liaise with Stakeholders to ensure papers, minutes and actions are sent out promptly and tracked.
- Organise National Inclusion Week activity, including workshops, focus groups, networking events and surveys – these may be online or in person.
- Provide support our four Employee Networks and Fair Treatment Contacts.
- Maintain various HR systems and databases with accurate and up to date information to enable effective audit, collation of management information and reporting.
- Upload, edit and maintain our SharePoint site, to ensure we have up-to-date information.
- Be a champion for best practice and identify opportunities for improvements in relation to Diversity and Inclusion to maximise employee support and experience.
- Build strong working relationships with managers, employee networks and our senior leadership teams.
- Support wider HR and people projects across Acas where needed.
Who We Are
Acas exists to make working life better for everyone in Britain. We are the experts in workplace matters, we’re impartial, so we’re not on anyone’s side. That means we’re working for everyone to help prevent, manage and resolve workplace issues.
Acas helps employers and employees by providing information, advice, training, conciliation and other services that prevent, manage or resolve workplace problems.
Acas: Britain’s Workplace Experts
Acas has been recognised for its Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace from the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion awards; it has been Disability Confident Highly Commended, a Pay Gap award winner, and an Overall winner for public sector organisations. Acas is committed to providing services and developing policies which embrace diversity, promote equality of opportunity and eliminate unlawful discrimination.
The main accountabilities of this role are to –
- Support the development and implementation of the Diversity and Inclusion action plans
- Provide practical support and signposting to individuals needing workplace adjustments and maintain service level agreements on a shared mailbox.
- Work with the Diversity and Inclusion Lead to set the agenda for the Diversity and Inclusion Forum, liaise with Stakeholders to ensure papers, minutes and actions are sent out promptly and tracked.
- Organise National Inclusion Week activity, including workshops, focus groups, networking events and surveys – these may be online or in person.
- Provide support our four Employee Networks and Fair Treatment Contacts.
- Maintain various HR systems and databases with accurate and up to date information to enable effective audit, collation of management information and reporting.
- Upload, edit and maintain our SharePoint site, to ensure we have up-to-date information.
- Be a champion for best practice and identify opportunities for improvements in relation to Diversity and Inclusion to maximise employee support and experience.
- Build strong working relationships with managers, employee networks and our senior leadership teams.
- Support wider HR and people projects across Acas where needed.
Who We Are
Acas exists to make working life better for everyone in Britain. We are the experts in workplace matters, we’re impartial, so we’re not on anyone’s side. That means we’re working for everyone to help prevent, manage and resolve workplace issues.
Acas helps employers and employees by providing information, advice, training, conciliation and other services that prevent, manage or resolve workplace problems.
Acas: Britain’s Workplace Experts
Acas has been recognised for its Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace from the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion awards; it has been Disability Confident Highly Commended, a Pay Gap award winner, and an Overall winner for public sector organisations. Acas is committed to providing services and developing policies which embrace diversity, promote equality of opportunity and eliminate unlawful discrimination.
Person specification
Experience
Essential Criteria:
- Evidence of strong organisational and planning skills to ensure work is processed within deadlines.
- Ability to work independently with excellent attention to detail to produce accurate work.
- An ability to work with data accurately, including collating, checking and presenting it in a clear format.
- Resilient and results focused, with a strong track record of delivering within agreed timescales.
- Ability to communicate clearly using written, verbal and digital communication channels with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
- Experience of providing clear, helpful customer service focused on inclusion or accessibility.
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
- Communicating and Influencing
- Working Together
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Managing a Quality Service
Alongside your salary of £30,120, Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service contributes £8,725 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).
We’re Big Believers In Rewarding People For The Amazing Work They Do, Take a Look At Some Of The Fantastic Benefits We Offer:
- Learning and Development;
- Health and wellbeing;
- Pension scheme;
- Cycle to work scheme;
- Interest free season ticket loans;
- Volunteering opportunities.
Could you ask for any more?
You’ll have access to a Lifestyle website, where you’ll be able to grab savings over a wide range of products from holidays to your weekly shop.
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Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action. Please see our candidate guidance (opens in a new window) for more information on appropriate and inappropriate use.
Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
How To Apply
Please click on the 'Apply now' button.
As part of the application process, you will be asked to complete:
- An evidence-based Personal Statement reflecting the essential Experience requirements as listed in the Person Specification section of this advert. Your Personal Statement should be no longer than 750 words. It should avoid generalised assertions, instead including specific examples of achievements, explaining the degree of challenge, what you did and the outcomes.
- A 250-word statement on the Managing a Quality Service Behaviour.
Should a large number of applications be received, an initial sift may be conducted using the:
- Lead Behaviour: Managing a Quality Service
Candidates who pass the initial sift may be progressed to a full sift of all the above requirements or progressed straight to assessment/interview.
If a large number of applications meet the minimum standard, an interview wait list may be created for this position. This means that if you have met the minimum requirements at sift, you may be placed on a ‘Hold’ status for up to 12 months, and if we are able to invite you to an interview, we will be in touch.
Interview Details
If you have successfully passed sift at the application stage, you will be invited to an interview which will either take place via Microsoft Teams, and which will take place from the
week commencing 24 August 2026.
It will be a
Behaviour based interview.
- The following Behaviours will be assessed at Interview – Managing a Quality Service, Delivering at Pace, Communicating and Influencing and Working Together.
A reserve list will be created for this position; this means that if you have passed the interview, but we cannot immediately offer you this position, you will be placed on a reserve list for 12 months and may be considered for similar positions during that time.
Reasonable Adjustments
As a Disability Confident Leader, Acas Is Committed To Creating An Inclusive Recruitment Process. If You Have a Disability And Feel That Any Part Of The Recruitment Process Puts You At a Disadvantage, We Will Work With You To Make Reasonable Adjustments That Support Your Needs. If You Require Any Changes To Help You Apply:
- Please contact the Acas Recruitment Team via HRrecruitment@acas.org.uk as soon as possible before the closing date to discuss your needs.
- Complete the “Assistance Required” section on the “Additional Requirements” page of your application form to let us know about any adjustments or support you may need during the recruitment process. For example, this might include accessibility arrangements for entering a building or interview room, communication support, modifications to assessment methods, etc.
- You can find out more about the Disability Confident Scheme and Reasonable Adjustments by clicking these links.
Want to learn more about Civil Service recruitment? You can find out more on Civil Service Careers, including information on Success Profiles, writing a Personal Statement, acceptable use of Artificial Intelligence, and what to expect at Interview.
For applicants requiring a visa to work in the UK
Please be advised that Acas does not hold a UKVI Sponsorship Licence, so we cannot consider sponsoring a visa applicant or issuing a Certificate of Sponsorship.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.
Security
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.
People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.
Nationality requirements
This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
- individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
- Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)
Working for the Civil Service
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.
We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job Contact :
- Name : HR Recruitment Team
- Email : HRRecruitment@acas.org.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : HRRecruitment@acas.org.uk
Further information
If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Code and you wish to make a complaint, you should contact us on HRRecruitment@acas.org.uk in the first instance. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from us, you can contact the Civil Service Commission.
