· Ensuring all equalities strands (sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy/maternity, religion/belief, age, marriage and civil partnerships) are embedded throughout council performance and the impact on these groups of austerity is minimised
· Oversight of the Council’s Equality Strategy and Equality Impact Assessments and drawing up an Equalities Charter
· Chair of the Joint Consultative Committee with Ethnic Minorities
· Assessing the needs of the borough’s EU citizens as the UK exits the EU
· Supporting the Merton Council staff BAME Forum
· Joint responsibility for Merton’s Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) strategy
· Support and development of the LGBT+ forum
· Support and development of the Faith and Belief Forum
· Overseeing community engagement, including Community Plan, increased participation in local decision making and increasing social capital
· Overseeing the council’s community partnerships, including specific focus on the voluntary sector.
· Leading on the management of grants to community groups and decisions of Grants Committee
· Chair of the Merton Compact Board.
· Overseeing voluntary sector organisations applying to become Refugee Community Sponsors.
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