DIVERSITY - We're looking for people like you
For SIS, diversity means recognising and making use of different skills and backgrounds to enable staff to reach their full potential and contribute effectively. People with different experiences in life help us to remain resourceful, adaptable and able to seize every opportunity.
It's also an operational imperative. We need to be able to integrate and engage with people from different ethnic and social groups. So a diverse workforce is essential.
To do our job properly, we need to reflect the whole UK community. So we aim to attract British nationals - both male and female - from every culture and group, and of all ages. More than that, we endeavour to provide each of them with an environment where their talents are nurtured and their unique perspectives are fully utilised.
We pay more than just lip service to these ideas. Some examples? We've delivered training and adjustments that have enabled Operational Officers with neurological, motor and visual impairments to work overseas gathering intelligence. We ensure that our staff are given real support to combine challenging careers with family life. And we're committed to increasing the numbers of ethnic minority and disabled colleagues working with the Service even further.
To find out more about how we're utilising the potential of people from a whole host of backgrounds, click on the profile links below.
Disability
The Service is committed to supporting people with disabilities and, where necessary, making reasonable adjustments to allow them to achieve their full potential. We value the talents - and perspective - that all our disabled colleagues bring and we want to ensure every one of them enjoys a full, and as far as possible, unrestricted career.
We have invaluable people throughout the organisation with visual, hearing, motor and neurological impairments. They work in all role types from Operational Officers to Corporate Services. Whether they are based at our London headquarters or overseas, we work with them to ensure they can utilise their talents to the full.
We've adapted the working environments of disabled staff in many ways including the provision of specialised furniture, plus modifying phones and computers. We've also implemented other measures such as allocating parking spaces and delivering specialised training as well as ensuring access facilities follow good practice.
Andrew (Senior Manager, Corporate Services)
