Anti-Racism Framework

Concepts

• bristol
• human resources
• nhsbt
• anti-racism framework
• implementation of an anti-racism framework
• cadre of anti-racism champions
• senior leaders
• education and training
• consultancy services
• diverse needs of our people

Location

United Kingdom:

Description

NHSBT is looking for an organisation to work in partnership with to assist in the implementation of an Anti-Racism Framework. The supplier should be recognised as a specialist in this field with a depth of experience and expertise in the areas of race, equity and developing inclusion based activities across a diverse, public facing organisation. A supplier is required to assist in developing the underpinning action plans that will be required to bring the Framework to life. The Framework has five broad pillars covering:1. Prioritising Anti-Racismo Leading from the front - Addressing the diverse needs of our people and service users o Dedicated D&I resources - D&I professionals are seen as a key part of the organisation’s leadershipo Mission critical - Anti-racist practice is identified and considered in all work, not just in D&I planso Actions not words - Commitment to real action, always doing more than the minimum to tackle inequality2. Understanding Lived Experienceo Listen and learn - Action to tackle discrimination is informed by meaningful engagemento Empowering your talent - Diverse talent is empowered, decision-making groups are intentionally made diverseo Cultural competency - Leaders listen to diverse experiences, and are better placed to make fair decisionso Data plus - Data from the whole employee lifecycle is disaggregated and informs fair policies & practices3. Growing Inclusive Leaderso Visibility matters - Our most senior leaders should come from a diverse range of backgroundso Where is your talent? - Diverse talent is supported to grow by tackling structural and team-level inequalitieso Levelling up middle leadership - All line managers are supported and trained to respond to diversity needso Real opportunities - Ambitious positive action is taken, e.g., in targeted recruitment, mentoring, coaching and sponsorship4. Acting to Tackle Inequalitieso More than a tick box - Assurance frameworks and tools are used to prioritise, leverage, and monitor changeo Zero tolerance matters - An active stance is taken to tackle harm, we constantly learn how to do bettero We do this together - Partnership working is used to address the inequalities that are bigger than NHSBTo Fair and just - Processes and systems are fair, and are applied fairly in practice to all staff5. Reviewing Progress Regularlyo How are we performing – Leaders understand their key inclusion targets and their performance / accountability is taken seriouslyo What’s our approach? - A clear, sustained intention, strategy, and roadmap with a range of actions and measures is in placeo Our Voices Matter - Outcomes and feedback from affected staff are analysed and reported on to ensure meaningful changeo Open and Transparent - Credibility around anti-racism comes from the community of staff and service users

Total Quantity or Scope

The supplier must have the capacity to implement this work taking note of the following four broad activities:1. Support to finalise the design of a suite of co-creation workshops including the preparation of an agenda and question set to be used in all workshops.2. The requirement to run up to 25 co-creation workshops, 90 – 120 mins in length, delivered across the NHSBT national estate footprint and virtually. The expectation is that the workshops will be attended by between 25 – 40 attendees and each session will generate a report outlining how attendees would seek to implement the Framework across NHSBT directorates.3. Participation and leadership into a working group who will take all the reports generated through the co-creation workshops and synthesise them together into a series action plans for each directorate within NHSBT that will allow them to bring the Framework to life,4. Delivery of training to a cadre of anti-racism champions that will allow them to independently roll out the action plans across various directorates.It is expected that the above work will take a maximum of 6 months to complete. The training under point 4 will be delivered to a maximum of 25 staff over a period not to exceed 2 days and will cover both facilitation techniques alongside race equity measures. Additional information: To express your interest please email commercialteamestatesandservices@nhsbt.nhs.uk quoting C163995- Anti-Racism Framework.

CPV Codes

• 79414000 - Human resources management consultancy services
• 80000000 - Education and training services

Other Information

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