The role of an equality and diversity office can be very challenging but also very rewarding. The main role of the job is to aim to reduce workplace discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender, race, religion and sexual orientation. Some Equality officers may choose to specialise in one or more of these areas whilst others are more general.
Over the past few decades equality has become more and more recognised in the work place. You should not be discriminated again because of your sex or religion for example. This means that pay should be equal as well as working rights etc. This is something that the government has worked on for many years and recently some great changes have happened which may this even more important and ensure that businesses comply.
As an Equality officer you will probably undertake tasks such as training, record keeping, reporting and liaising with other organisations to sort out issues that arise. You will need to be organised and open minded and have excellent communication skills. You need to ensure that what you say to people is correct, so keeping up to date with old and new legislations is vital.