Employee Accessibility and Inclusion Lead

University of Birmingham - Human Resources

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £36,636 to £46,049 Grade 7

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Permanent

Placed On: 8th September 2025

Closes: 28th September 2025

Job Ref: 106285

Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,636 to £46,049, with potential progression once in post to £48,822

Role Summary

This role is responsible for managing, monitoring, championing and enhancing disability support provision at the University of Birmingham to enable an inclusive, accessible and supportive working environment for staff with disabilities and long-term health conditions. As a key contact for managers and staff this role will provide advice and guidance ensuring adjustment processes and policies are managed efficiently.

The role holder will lead any changes to the reasonable adjustments process, contribute to policy development and be responsible for conducting relevant audits and evaluations. The primary aim of this role is to offer advice and support on complex reasonable adjustments, including Access to Work.

Person Specification

• Relevant degree or relevant equivalent professional qualification e.g. psychology, education, or occupational therapy or demonstrable experience normally associated with this level of qualification.
• Demonstrable experience of working within the caveats of the Equality Act 2010 and the Social Model of disability.
• Demonstrable experience of providing support to individuals with disabilities, with an understanding of the impact of multiple impairments and complex conditions.
• Authoritative knowledge of the work practices, processes and procedures relevant to the role, including broader sector/commercial awareness.
• Proven experience of managing and prioritizing large or multiple reasonable adjustment projects with efficiency, effectiveness, and strong customer focus.
• Ability to understand and practically apply policy, processes and procedures, but also to recommend improvements and implement changes.
• Demonstrable experience of advising on, researching and effectively managing risks associated with appropriate assistive technologies.
• Proven experience of partnership working with internal and external partners.
• Proven analytical and problem-solving skills that will help to identify and implement improvements and efficiencies across key areas of work.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the capability to effectively influence and negotiate with a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Proven experience of collaborating effectively with trade unions and staff networks.
• Proven experience of risk management and awareness of legal implications concerning adjustments.
• Using professionalism, tact, and diplomacy, and the ability to exercise discretion regarding the handling and management of sensitive information/issues.
• Ability to monitor and evaluate the extent to which equality and diversity legislation, policies, procedures are applied and the ability to identify issues with the potential to impact on protected groups and take appropriate action.

Desirable:

• Using initiative, personal judgement and resourcefulness to deliver solutions.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to political and organisational priorities impacting on their area and/or specialism.
• Experience of this type of role in a similar sector e.g. Higher Education, Further Education, the NHS

We are committed to making the process of applying for this role as accessible as possible and welcome applications from individuals with lived experience of disability. For an informal conversation about the role or if you require the job description in an alternative format, please contact Caroline O’Mara on the following email address c.t.omara@bham.ac.uk

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We value diversity and inclusion at the University of Birmingham and welcome applications from all sections of the community and are open to discussions around all forms of flexible working.