Senior Inclusion Officer (STEM Partnerships)

Job scope and purpose The Royal Society''s mission is to promote excellence in science and the application of science for the benefit of humanity. A diverse and inclusive scientific workforce is central to the achievement of the Society''s mission - bringing together the widest range of talents, backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences to maximise scientific innovation and creativity. The Royal Society recognises the importance of diversity and inclusion in driving scientific excellence, innovation and societal impact. Our EDI strategy is designed to ensure that all individuals regardless of their background, identity or circumstances have equitable opportunities to thrive. The Diversity and Inclusion Team supports the Royal Society to embed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) into all its activities, produce data and insight to understand impact and progress on DEI and engage with internal and external stakeholders to promote awareness and understanding of DEI in STEM. The team works closely with the Royal Society Diversity and Inclusion Committee, which oversees a programme of activities designed to achieve these objectives. The Diversity team also works in partnership with other learned societies and academies. This role has been created to ensure that the Society does all it can to embed DEI into its engagement activities, to develop external partnerships that support engagement with diverse or under-represented groups in STEM and to develop projects or research to ..... full job details .....