Disability Equality Lead

Salary: £37,374 - £44,163 per annum

The BFI is seeking a Disability Equality Lead* to join their Inclusion Team, to support the Head of Inclusion in embedding the BFI’s diversity and inclusion activity, leading their commitments to equality for people who identify as D/deaf, disabled and/or neurodiverse.

*The BFI uses identity first language and when referring to ‘disabled people’, is inclusive of the d/Deaf community and neurodiverse people. This practice is rooted in the social model of disability based in the disability civil rights movement.

Key responsibilities

• Devise, co-ordinate and engage with meaningful, sustainable solutions to prevent ableism and embed disability equality within the screen industries as part of the BFI’s overall strategy.
• Lead alongside the Inclusion Co-ordinator & Events Producer, the BFI’s commitments to championing bold, change making disability related events.
• Identify and amplify opportunities for better disability equality, across all departments and activities to encourage accurate, diverse representation from script to screen.
• Lead and deliver the disability equality strand of the BFI’s Inclusion Team’s current work, including further development of the “Press Reset” campaign.

Experience and skills

• Skilled and driven inclusion practitioner with personal experience of disability and ideally experience working effectively within, or for a disability led arts organisation.
• Ability to and instigate meaningful dialogues with interest groups and colleagues in understanding the impact of systemic ableism within the screen and media industries.
• Knowledge, awareness and depth of understanding of inclusion and systemic progression issues within the film industry for people from under represented backgrounds.
• Experience of meaningful stakeholder management, with the ability to represent the BFI at external and internal events, with public speaking engagements.

About the BFI

We support diversity and inclusion, and as an organisation recognise that we need to address under representation within our teams. As such we strongly welcome and encourage applicants from our under-represented groups; who identify as D/deaf and disabled and/or are ethnically diverse.

We guarantee a first interview to our under-represented groups who meet our minimum requirements. How we are doing, including our pay gaps can be found on our website.

We operate a hybrid working model at the BFI. Exact working arrangements for this role are to be agreed with the hiring manager.

You will enjoy benefits such as our pension scheme, excellent support for working parents, 28-33 days annual leave, tickets to BFI festivals and events plus many others.

To apply

Further details about the post can be obtained by visiting the BFI website.

First interviews will be held w/c Monday 28 February 2022

The closing date for this position is 21/02/2022 at 23:59