Job summary
This
is a fixed term contract role with an initial contract end date of 31 March
2025 (extension anticipated).
The
NIHR has been growing its inclusion work over the last 3 years. We now have an ambitious, far reaching
Research Inclusion strategy and action plan, as well as a dedicated team and
function. We have Research Inclusion
colleagues both centrally (who provide a corporate strategic function) and
locally (in the different business areas of NIHR) to ensure inclusion is
embedded, cohesively across everything we do.
This
role will join our corporate Research Inclusion function. The role will have day to day
responsibility for developing, planning, managing and evaluating schemes,
workstreams and programmes that form part of the NIHR Research Inclusion
portfolio. The postholder will have
the opportunity to help NIHR on its journey to reduce health inequalities and
improve the health of the nation.
The
NIHR Academy Executive (where this role sits) have adopted a hybrid working
model whereby staff are able to split their working time between working in
the office and at home. The Research Inclusion Team currently has one
scheduled office day per week; this is in our central Leeds Office.
Main duties of the job
The
post holder will provide equality and inclusion expertise across all of
NIHRs activities. They will be the head, heart, and hands of the NIHRs
Research Inclusion programme - liaising daily with a variety of stakeholders
to bring about change and enhance NIHRs culture and performance as an
inclusive funder of research.
The
role will work alongside the other NIHR Research Inclusion Managers to ensure
implementation and oversight of the various projects and programmes that form
part of our strategic business plan.
It will identify opportunities to embed inclusion across everything we
do at NIHR and will set and monitor performance metrics, to ensure our work
is having a positive impact.
The
role requires significant experience of managing and delivering equality,
diversity and inclusion projects.
About us
The
National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) has a mission to
improve the health and wealth of the nation through research. The NIHR plays
a pivotal role in attracting, training and supporting the best researchers
and complements the additional NIHR investment in world-class research
facilities and a skilled research workforce.
This
role is hosted by the Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust (LTHT) and delivers the
work of the NIHR, leading on policy, strategy and delivery in respect of
academic training in England and working closely with other NIHR centres and
the Science Research and Evidence (SRE) Directorate at the Department of Health
and Social Care (DHSC).
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
RI
Portfolio Management
Handle
complex queries and complaints about the NIHR RI processes and strategy
implementation;
Provide
expertise and support to NIHR centres on Pan-NIHR activities;
Work
with the NIHR RI Senior Management Team to plan and implement new RI
interventions
Working
with the NIHR Deputy Head of RI to monitor workload and co-ordination of
administrative functions across the portfolio
The
post holder will be required to manage change in response to external events
and new policies; this may require the reformulation and adjustment of plans
and strategies to ensure that the programmes in the post holders portfolio
remain fit for purpose
Provide
secretariat for RI programme board and its relevant working
Support
colleagues around NIHR with the development of Equality Impact Assessments
(EIAs) in order to assess the effects of policies, procedures and practices
on diverse members of the School. Support includes analysis of EDI
dashboards.
Writing
reports and working papers as required; and
Communication
Publicise
the NIHR RI activities through attendance and presentations at external
meetings, seminars and conferences;
Deal
with a range of people nationally at all levels of seniority both internal
and external to the NIHR Academy in line with DHSC policies;
Organisation
of workshops and stakeholder meetings as required;
Generate
and maintain strong nationally- based networks and positive working
relationships across NIHR
Contributing
to briefings requested from by Centres Executive Board (CEB) and DHSC
Liaise
with members of the RI Senior Management Team and other managers across the
NIHR in order to meet responsibilities and undertake duties effectively.
Specialist
EDI Expertise
The
post holder will be expected to work across NIHR centres lending expertise
and contributing to corporate pan-NIHR centre activities. They will be the head, heart, and hands
of the NIHRs RI programme liaising daily with a variety of stakeholders
to manage change and enhance NIHRs culture and performance as well as
contribute wider challenges for research funders. They will provide various
services from customised toolkits that address our greatest needs. They will
support the:
Provision
of a good quality support service across the NIHR
Develop
EDI relevant content for the NIHR
Development
of systems to monitor the implementation, progress, and completion of EDI
programmes
Development
of metrics and performance measures
Contribution
to success evaluation and analysis
Job description
Job responsibilities
RI
Portfolio Management
Handle
complex queries and complaints about the NIHR RI processes and strategy
implementation;
Provide
expertise and support to NIHR centres on Pan-NIHR activities;
Work
with the NIHR RI Senior Management Team to plan and implement new RI
interventions
Working
with the NIHR Deputy Head of RI to monitor workload and co-ordination of
administrative functions across the portfolio
The
post holder will be required to manage change in response to external events
and new policies; this may require the reformulation and adjustment of plans
and strategies to ensure that the programmes in the post holders portfolio
remain fit for purpose
Provide
secretariat for RI programme board and its relevant working
Support
colleagues around NIHR with the development of Equality Impact Assessments
(EIAs) in order to assess the effects of policies, procedures and practices
on diverse members of the School. Support includes analysis of EDI
dashboards.
Writing
reports and working papers as required; and
Communication
Publicise
the NIHR RI activities through attendance and presentations at external
meetings, seminars and conferences;
Deal
with a range of people nationally at all levels of seniority both internal
and external to the NIHR Academy in line with DHSC policies;
Organisation
of workshops and stakeholder meetings as required;
Generate
and maintain strong nationally- based networks and positive working
relationships across NIHR
Contributing
to briefings requested from by Centres Executive Board (CEB) and DHSC
Liaise
with members of the RI Senior Management Team and other managers across the
NIHR in order to meet responsibilities and undertake duties effectively.
Specialist
EDI Expertise
The
post holder will be expected to work across NIHR centres lending expertise
and contributing to corporate pan-NIHR centre activities. They will be the head, heart, and hands
of the NIHRs RI programme liaising daily with a variety of stakeholders
to manage change and enhance NIHRs culture and performance as well as
contribute wider challenges for research funders. They will provide various
services from customised toolkits that address our greatest needs. They will
support the:
Provision
of a good quality support service across the NIHR
Develop
EDI relevant content for the NIHR
Development
of systems to monitor the implementation, progress, and completion of EDI
programmes
Development
of metrics and performance measures
Contribution
to success evaluation and analysis
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience
Desirable
Additional requirements
Essential
- Highly developed presentation skills, able to convey complex information to large groups from diverse backgrounds;
- Experience of drafting reports/papers
- Confident and comfortable talking and presenting to others
- Ability to analyse, interpret and present complex scientific and policy information.
- Keep up to date with local and national EDI policy and practice, acting as a source of knowledge and a channel for communications
- Good working knowledge of word processing, databases, spreadsheets
- Ability to work accurately with attention to detail
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Advanced level oral and written communication skills
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience managing and delivering EDI projects.
- Experience of working in EDI
- Successful delivery of projects or change management initiatives
- Successfully managing and monitoring project through all stages of the process
- Experience of applying equality legislation within a complex environment
- Expert knowledge of Equality analysis process and the skills to train others in their use
- Experience of working with staff at varying levels across organisations,
- A proven track record in successfully planning and organising yourself, others, and projects
Desirable
- Evidence of continuous professional development in equality, diversity and inclusion
- Experience of working with or within the NHS, social care or a research or education environment
- Experience working at a national level
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Understanding of the Equality Act 2010 and other dimensions related to EDI
- Knowledge and experience of a range of project and change management tools and techniques
- An interest in many areas of health research and a willingness to work across discipline boundaries
- Ability to work as part of a team, build and maintain good working relationships
- Ability to tackle complex problems, identify solutions and implement them
- Deliver work on time, to anticipate fresh demands, and to delegate effectively
- Effective interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively as an advocate for health services research and development
- Effective liaison skills with the ability to deal tactfully with colleagues, and various stakeholders
- Identifying opportunities and approaches to achieve goals and improve results
- Ability to plan and organise a broad range of new and ongoing activities
Desirable
- Understanding of key equality, diversity and inclusion challenges in the health and social care research landscape
- An understanding of health research capacity development
- Knowledge of and experience using statistical and quantitative and qualitative data-gathering and analysis methods and techniques
- Knowledge of EDI in a global health context
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience
Desirable
Additional requirements
Essential
- Highly developed presentation skills, able to convey complex information to large groups from diverse backgrounds;
- Experience of drafting reports/papers
- Confident and comfortable talking and presenting to others
- Ability to analyse, interpret and present complex scientific and policy information.
- Keep up to date with local and national EDI policy and practice, acting as a source of knowledge and a channel for communications
- Good working knowledge of word processing, databases, spreadsheets
- Ability to work accurately with attention to detail
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Advanced level oral and written communication skills
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience managing and delivering EDI projects.
- Experience of working in EDI
- Successful delivery of projects or change management initiatives
- Successfully managing and monitoring project through all stages of the process
- Experience of applying equality legislation within a complex environment
- Expert knowledge of Equality analysis process and the skills to train others in their use
- Experience of working with staff at varying levels across organisations,
- A proven track record in successfully planning and organising yourself, others, and projects
Desirable
- Evidence of continuous professional development in equality, diversity and inclusion
- Experience of working with or within the NHS, social care or a research or education environment
- Experience working at a national level
Skills & Behaviours
Essential
- Understanding of the Equality Act 2010 and other dimensions related to EDI
- Knowledge and experience of a range of project and change management tools and techniques
- An interest in many areas of health research and a willingness to work across discipline boundaries
- Ability to work as part of a team, build and maintain good working relationships
- Ability to tackle complex problems, identify solutions and implement them
- Deliver work on time, to anticipate fresh demands, and to delegate effectively
- Effective interpersonal skills, including the ability to communicate effectively as an advocate for health services research and development
- Effective liaison skills with the ability to deal tactfully with colleagues, and various stakeholders
- Identifying opportunities and approaches to achieve goals and improve results
- Ability to plan and organise a broad range of new and ongoing activities
Desirable
- Understanding of key equality, diversity and inclusion challenges in the health and social care research landscape
- An understanding of health research capacity development
- Knowledge of and experience using statistical and quantitative and qualitative data-gathering and analysis methods and techniques
- Knowledge of EDI in a global health context
