Department:HR and Payroll Division / Equality Diversity & Inclusion Team

Hours of Work: 35 hours per week (includes matchdays, evenings and weekends)

Contract Type: Permanent

Salary: £22,000 per annum

Location: Villa Park / Bodymoor Heath Training Ground

Closing Date: Sunday 29 September 2024

1. The Department

Everyone in the Aston Villa family is 'Part of the Pride' and 'All In'. Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) is integral to everything we do, and our 'All In' culture embraces the right for everyone to be treated fairly, with dignity and respect.

The Club is situated in the heart of one of the most multi-cultural, diverse, passionate, and thriving communities in England. Our EDI Department plays a key part in continuing our journey to become an ‘employer of choice’ and a leading Club in championing equality, valuing diversity, and embracing inclusion.

The Club are proud of achieving the Premier League's Preliminary Standard, and commitment to the Disability Confident Standard. We are also working closely with the Club’s Supporter groups to promote and reinforce our 'All In' culture including Villa & Proud, Punjabi Villans, Villa Bellas and Villans Together.

2. The Role

Reporting into the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Lead, this new role as Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion Assistant will consist of a mixture of office-based administrative tasks and support in EDI initiatives, training and programs which challenge inequality and discrimination, promote social integration and build community cohesion.

You will be responsible for providing administrative support by organising meetings, taking minutes and distributing action plans, manage the equality email inbox and the text service to ensure that enquiries are dealt with in a timely manner and liaise with relevant team colleagues on responses where required. You will also support the EDI Lead in, collating data, producing reports and relevant management information for the purposes of achieving PLEDIS standards, Gender Pay Gap Reports and EDI audits.

You will provide an onsite presence and support on matchdays as and when required (Men’s and Women’s) and support and assist in the co-ordination of all Club EDI initiatives such as, No Room for Racism, Rainbow Laces, and also support in coordinating EDI training programmes and other events across the Club.

For further information about the Role, please see the Role Profile.

3. The Person

The ideal candidate must have proven administration experience in an office environment as well as be a proficient user of Microsoft Office, particularly Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Ideally you will be educated to GCSE level (including Maths and English Grade C /Grade 4 or above) or equivalent.

You will have strong written and verbal communication skills which are clear, concise, and accurate to internal/external stake holders, you will deliver exceptional customer service and have the ability to liaise and build positive relationships with a range of colleagues and stakeholders at all levels.

You must be available to work flexibly to support with EDI activities and events (as required)

during matchdays, evenings and weekends.

As part of your application, please ensure you upload your CV and Cover Letter.

For further information, the Role Profile and to apply please go to careers.avfc.co.uk/jobs

Right to Close Vacancy Posting Early

The Club reserves the right to close any advertised vacancies earlier than the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received.

Equality Statement

Aston Villa Football Club celebrates the diversity of its Club and embrace equal opportunities for all. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and fully support The FAs Football Leadership Diversity Code.

We welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, sex and religion or belief.

Safeguarding Statement

Aston Villa Football Club is fully committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk across our Club. As such, we adhere to Safer Recruitment processes and for some roles a satisfactory enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Service may be required prior to starting in a role at the Club. For more information, please seeAston Villa Football Club | The official club website | AVFC - Safeguarding