About Us

Edinburgh & Lothians Racial Equality Council (ELREC), founded in 1971, is a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity made up of individual members and representatives from a wide range of organisations. ELREC has a remit to work across the areas of City of Edinburgh, East Lothian, Midlothian and West Lothian Councils.

Full copies of ELREC Memorandum and Articles of Association can be viewed below:

Memorandum approved June 2006

Articles approved June 2006

Our Vision

ELREC works towards a racism free society where everyone is treated with respect, integrity and justice.

Our Values

ELREC strives to be an organisation which embodies the principles of transparency, integrity, equity, mutual co-operation and participatory democracy.

Our Mission

ELREC exists to promote racial equality and to fight all forms of racism. We believe that no one can claim to live in a fair and just society whilst racism and racial inequalities exist. ELREC will work jointly with our beneficiaries and partners to challenge racial injustice and dismantle barriers which deny individuals and communities equal access to life opportunities in Edinburgh & Lothians.

We aim to

Work towards the elimination of racial discrimination
Promote equality of opportunity and good relations between persons of different racial groups
Promote and organise co-operation of the statutory authorities and voluntary organisations

Our primary functions are:

Provide advice and assistance on racial harassment and discrimination
Capacity building work with Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities
Improving access to mainstream services
Mainstreaming race equality within the public sector and other bodies

Board of Directors

ELREC is governed by a Management Board of 12 members who are elected from the membership. The membership of the current Management Board is as follows:

Honourary President	Professor Geoff Palmer OBE
Chair	Shami Khan
Vice Chair	Foysol Chaudhury MBE
Treasurer	Ishrat Sharif
Company Secretary	Amjad Charudhry
Ordinary Board Members	Neeru Bhatnaghar
	Noonu Miah
	Ijaz Nazir
	Parmjit Singh
	Naren Sood
	Chris Wigglesworth

Staff

Director	Nina Giles
Administrator	Tasneem Ahmed
Community Development Officer	Shasta Hanif
Community Development Officer	Mizan Rahman
Community Development Assistant	Zeshan Khan
Community Development Assistant	Sandra Stewart
Community Development Assistant	Wahida Wilson
Youth Zone Support Worker	Kay Richardson
Youth Zone Support Worker	Jessie Carzoli
Youth Zone Support Worker	Farihah Hafeez
Youth Zone Support Worker (West Lothian)	Nicola Anderson
Youth Zone Support Worker (West Lothian)	Jennifer Ba
Cleaner	Nuchanart Brown

Funders

ELREC is supported by:

City of Edinburgh Council
BBC Children in Need
Lothian & Borders Police
The Big Lottery Fund
Youth Link Scotland
Scottish Government Equality Unit

Becoming a Member

ELREC welcomes all individuals and organisations who share our aims, visions and values to join us as members. As a member, you will receive a copy of ELREC quarterly Community Newsletter, attend ELREC lectures, opportunity to shape ELREC policy direction and take part in ELREC annual Management Board election.

To become a member, simply complete a membership form that is suitable to you.

Membership application individual

Membership application incoporated organisation

Membership application unincorporated organisation

becoming a member

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form

Vacancies

2 posts of on call youth zone support worker

5 hours per session (Thursday evenings and Friday afternnoons), based in Edinburgh

£9.00 per hour

These positions will assist Youth Development Officer in developing a youth zone for black and minority ethnic (BME) young people aged 14 to 21 aiming to provide them with a safe place to meet and a programme of activities of their interest. You will have experience of working with BME young people and managing a small project. You will have the ability to build supportive and trusting relationships with BME young people. You will have good negotiation and presentation skills.

Job Description and Person Specification