The Nuffield Council on Bioethics is recruiting for two new Research and Policy Manager positions. The successful candidates will lead on key bioethics programmes of work as part of our ambitious new strategy.

The role

Our new strategy places ethics at the centre of decisions, so that we all benefit. We will build on our excellent reputation, both in the UK and internationally, for multidisciplinary research and deliberation, whilst ensuring we are targeting our work to decision-makers and embedding ethics in policy making. A greater focus on horizon scanning will also allow us to anticipate ethical challenges emerging from developments in bioscience and medicine.

You will work with the Associate Director for Research and Policy and the Council’s wider team to lead on one or more of the priority areas of the new strategy: Environment and Health, Mind and Brain, and Reproduction, Parenthood and Families.

You will set the direction and approach for priority areas of work and execute research projects, including commissioning research, undertaking in-house research, public engagement, convening and synthesis, including both short-term/responsive and long-term/proactive contexts.

About you

Curious and passionate about bioethics, you will be keen to learn and immerse yourself in research, policy and practice developments.

You will have experience of designing, delivering and leading complex research and policy projects and will appreciate the importance of high standards of rigour in research.  You will have strong project management skills and have experience of writing on complex topics for a lay audience and in setting up research collaborations and/or policy partnerships involving multiple stakeholders.

With a creative, collaborative and inclusive approach to working, you will have the ability to motivate and play a key role in the research team. 

You will also be able to act as a persuasive and measured influencer, engaging with a wide range of publics, policy actors and other stakeholders, motivated to ensure that our research has a real-world impact that improves people’s lives. 

For further information about the role, please click here to download the full job description. 

About us

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics is an independent body that examines and reports on ethical issues in biology and medicine. We have achieved an international reputation for advising policy makers and stimulating debate in bioethics.

We have published widely on a wide range of bioethics issues, including genome editing in farmed animals, gene editing in human reproduction, children and clinical research, organ donation, cosmetic procedures, non-invasive prenatal testing and research in global health emergencies. Our work includes a variety of projects including in-depth inquiries, horizon scanning, and an active response programme, which includes rapid policy briefings, workshops and roundtables.

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics is funded jointly by the Nuffield Foundation, Wellcome and the Medical Research Council.

Find out more at: www.nuffieldbioethics.org

More information and how to apply

The closing date for applications is 09:30am (BST) on Monday 3rd July 2023, with interviews provisionally scheduled to take place on Wednesday 12th July 2023.

Should you need to make an application in a different format or require any adjustments as part of the application process, please get in touch with us: recruitment@nuffieldfoundation.org

We are committed to inclusive working practices and during the application process we commit to:

• paying for travel costs (and any childcare or care costs) for interviews where in-person attendance is required

• making any reasonable adjustments – for example providing documents in different formats, arranging for a sign language interpreter for interviews etc

• As a Disability Confident employer, we will offer a guaranteed first stage interview for disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role.

 Our benefits package includes:

• 28 days holiday per annum and all public holidays (with the option to buy or sell up to 5 days).

• A salary exchange pension scheme that offers employer contributions of up to 11%.

• Life assurance scheme.

• We offer family leave policies that provide an enhanced level of pay.

• Cycle to work scheme and loans towards season tickets.

• Opportunities for learning and development.

• Wellbeing support including an employee assistance provider, personal health reviews with Bupa and a staff network of trained Mental Health First Aiders.