The Equal Opportunities Officer supports and advises the university management, the faculties and the committees of Paderborn University in the implementation of gender equality at the university. In particular, the Equal Opportunities Officer works towards reducing existing structural discrimination and initiates projects and measures relevant to gender equality.

Her tasks are in particular

• Drawing up equality concepts and equality plans
• Participation in recruitment and appointment procedures and other personnel measures such as promotion, upgrading etc. as well as in all social and organisational measures that affect the interests of women at the university
• Participation in intra-university and supra-regional committees
• Development of measures for gender equality
• Conception and realisation of educational and further training measures
• Implementation of projects in the field of gender mainstreaming
• Counselling employees and students
• Co-operation with committees, institutions etc. within and outside the university

The Equal Opportunities Officer advises staff and students on all issues relating to gender equality - including confidential matters. She is subject to a comprehensive legal duty of confidentiality.