Join us for this workshop, where we will be showcasing the all-new RACE Code x Diversity Network Assessment Quality Mark- a joint endeavour between RSM UK and Housing Diversity Network which provides a comprehensive, sector-specific assessment of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) in housing organisations.  Covering governance, workforce, customers and communities, the joint Quality Mark combines RSM’s expertise in EDI- particularly their specialisation in race equality and governance- with HDN’s specialist knowledge of EDI in a housing-specific context.

During the session we will be looking at what the benchmarking data from our free Inclusion Support Questionnaire (ISQ) says about the current state of the sector, as well as some best practice case studies across areas relating to governance, people, and customers- touching upon some of the key issues faced by the sector, including:

• Improving the diversity of boards
• Cultivating a workplace culture which is psychologically safe
• Diversifying customer engagement
• Promoting collective responsibility for EDI across whole organisations.

The Inclusion Support Questionnaire:

The ISQ is designed to look at where you currently stand in your equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) journey, and will provide your organisation with valuable thinking prompts relating to how EDI is embedded. We will use the data collected to provide baseline statistical and benchmarking EDI data from organisations across a variety of sectors, allowing us to get both a comprehensive picture of where the housing sector is – at a level of detail that hasn’t previously been visible – and to compare this with other sectors.

The ISQ consists of 50 yes/no questions, with a handful of narrative questions to gain insights to better support organisations and identify sector specific challenges and trends. The questionnaire will take approximately 30 minutes to complete. The ISQ can be completed by an EDI Lead, the People Officer, or a Governance Lead, for example, with support from other colleagues.

**Please coordinate with colleagues ensure only one ISQ is submitted per organisation.**

We’d welcome your input into the survey. Please complete the survey here: Inclusion Support Questionnaire

Nikki Sinclair, Associate Director, RSM UK

Nikki is an accomplished Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) expert with 18 years of leadership experience, dedicated to advancing D&I initiatives across a variety of organisations with diverse missions and goals. As Associate Director for RSM, Nikki leads engagements on The RACE Equality Code, helping clients to embed D&I practices and policies within their organisations.

Josh Neary-Pegler, Research and Policy Lead, HDN

Josh is HDN’s Research and Policy Lead. At HDN, he designs, carries out and evaluates research on issues relating to EDI in the sector, leads on their Diversity Network Accreditation, and also curates HDN’s webinar programme. Josh joined HDN in 2021 after completing his masters degree at the University of Leeds. He has a keen interest in human rights and inclusion, having engaged both academically and professionally with issues relating to women’s, LGBTQ+, refugee/migrant and ethnic/religious minority rights and equality.

Chloe Tilford, Senior Consultant, HDN

Chloe manages the training and consultancy services for HDN. After a very varied pre-housing career (including roles in finance, non-profit, high-end retail, event management and project management), Chloe wanted to leave the private sector and do something more connected with making a positive change. Chloe started her housing sector journey in transformation project management, then took the opportunity to join HDN in 2022. She is passionate about everyone having a fair chance to thrive in life and dismantling systems of oppression that prevent it. Outside of work she can mostly be found smothering her cat or doing various art/craft projects.

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Otherwise, a cancellation fee of £60 plus VAT will be chargeable.

If you are using a package place to attend and do not inform us within the agreed time frame, then a place will be taken to cover your non-attendance.

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