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<p>Over recent years, Defence has increasingly challenged itself to become a more
diverse and inclusive organisation. This is not just the right thing do from a moral
perspective, there is a business imperative for taking radical action - a diverse
and inclusive organisation is a stronger, healthier and more resilient organisation.</p><p>
</p><p>Defence is dedicated to achieving a more diverse workforce and is undertaking
a wide range of activities to increase the diversity of our people. These include:</p><ul><li>Community
Engagement - Increased and more targeted engagement with communities. Specialist and
youth engagement teams have been set up in each of the Services.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Using
staff networks and diversity champions to support our diverse range of personnel and
outreach into the community - The appointment of an Islamic Religious Adviser to the
Chief of the Defence Staff, to help improve mutual understanding between Muslim communities
and the Armed Forces.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Recruitment Process - existing recruitment
processes are being examined to remove any unconscious bias and to improve support
and mentoring for candidates. For civilian staff, Ministry of Defence has been a Disability
Confident leader since 2017.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Marketing - increase in targeted
marketing activities.</li></ul><p> </p><ul><li>Membership of - Business Disability
Forum, Business in the Community (for both Gender and Race), Stonewall. This enables
benchmarking of Defence’s performance against other public sector organisations and
the private sector.</li></ul>
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