applications for posts, appointments Identifying other valid evidence to inform our work e.g. through relationships with groups representing those with protected characteristics Our recruitment and selection Feedback from Increased diversity will processes are transformed and enable targeted outreach enhance creativity and us to appoint the most talented people Increase in the diversity performance across SEPA from a diverse candidate pool. of job candidates Examples of how we will deliver this Increase in success include; rates amongst candidates from Targeted outreach to groups underrepresented groups, i.e. young people and minority ethnic groups Range of selection Positive promoting of SEPA as an employer tools used regularly by SEPA Selection panels are diverse and members have received relevant training, including unconscious bias awareness Regular spot checks, training by HR, on the make-up of selection panels and Selection panels use a range of selection tools used selection tools to inform decision-making We have ongoing and meaningful Regular and SEPA will be able to select the relationships with groups representing constructive meetings best talent from a more those with protected characteristics to with groups diverse pool of candidates help promote SEPA as an employer of Feedback from groups choice and encourage greater diversity has resulted in of applicants.
applications for posts, appointments Identifying other valid evidence to inform our work e.g. through relationships with groups representing those with protected characteristics Our recruitment and selection processes are transformed and enable us to appoint the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool. Examples of how we will deliver this include; Targeted outreach to underrepresented groups, i.e. young people and minority ethnic groups Positive promoting of SEPA as an employer Selection panels are diverse and members have received relevant training, including unconscious bias awareness training Selection panels use a range of selection tools to inform decision-making Feedback from targeted outreach Increase in the diversity of job candidates Increase in success rates amongst candidates from groups Range of selection tools used regularly by SEPA Regular spot checks, by HR, on the make-up of selection panels and selection tools used Increased diversity will enhance creativity and performance across SEPA We have ongoing and meaningful relationships with groups representing those with protected characteristics to help promote SEPA as an employer of choice and encourage greater diversity of applicants. Regular and constructive meetings with groups Feedback from groups has resulted in SEPA will be able to select the best talent from a more diverse pool of candidates
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