About us

We are Britain’s national equality regulator and a United Nations accredited ‘A status’ national human rights institution.

We uphold people’s rights without fear or favour. We use the full force of our legal powers to defend people from unfair or unequal treatment and to challenge breaches of the law. We advise on developing laws and provide guidance, training and support to enable compliance.

We bring people together to create change. We work with employers, governments and a wide range of organisations, to promote understanding of equality and human rights and we support them to make improvements in practice.

Our strategy for 2022-25 gives us a strong platform to show that we will use our powers to protect and promote equality and human rights, and that we have identified the main challenges in society where we can make a difference in our role as a regulator.

Overview of the role and responsibilities

Working as a Senior Associate - Lead Analyst at the Equality and Human Rights Commission, you will be part of a programme of work to build a robust evidence base and maintain the organisation’s reputation as a ‘centre of excellence’ for equality and human rights analysis.  

You will have a key role in developing our portfolio of qualitative and quantitative analyses across varied high-profile equality and human rights issues, in the heart of a dynamic and responsive organisation. Working flexibly and collaboratively, you will be a self-starter who can use mixed-methods analytical skills and knowledge to quickly develop and deliver responses to data and evidence needs in a fast-paced multi-disciplinary environment. 

You will have high levels of delivery responsibility, and will regularly deploy your judgement and professional/technical skills, taking pride in your work and in the collegial atmosphere in the team. 

Analysts at the Commission work across disciplines, blending social research techniques with statistical work in response to business need.  You will ensure that our work is robust and accurate, providing sound, intellectually rigorous advice to internal colleagues and external partners including central Government, the Office for National Statistics, NGOs and academia.   

You will need to fulfil this role in a way that is in keeping with our values of fairness, dignity and respect, and display a high degree of flexibility, accountability and initiative. 

You will:

• Work collaboratively in our multi-disciplinary team, building your knowledge of our work to become a local expert on key areas of equality and human rights evidence 

• Deliver analytical projects, from inception to reporting, to support our statutory reporting obligations and our regulatory activity 

• Maintain your professional standards, with reference to profession-specific competence frameworks 

• Work with Commission staff to provide high quality, innovative analysis that meets user needs 

• Quality assure analysis and reporting to ensure that it is robust and fit for purpose 

• Contribute to workflow management for the team, ensuring that we have a manageable pipeline of work 

• Assist in developing our analytical function, supporting the adoption of new processes and techniques, including data science techniques such as natural language processing 

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

The full list of Knowledge, Skills and Experience required for the role can be found in the Candidate Pack.

Benefits

In return you can expect to receive a competitive salary, 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (full time FTE) and access to the Civil Service Pension Scheme and partnership pension schemes.

We will provide investment in your career, giving you access to Civil Service Learning, our peer learning programme, specialist training and mentoring.  

We offer a range of family friendly benefits, such as enhanced parental leave, flexible working including non-contractual hybrid working.

You will also have access to our wellbeing offering, including our employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders, health checks, discount gym membership and retail discounts, cycle to work scheme and other salary sacrifice options. In addition, we have a range of staff networks and social groups.

How to apply

If this sounds like the role for you, please review the attached Candidate Pack for more information and submit your application today!

If you encounter any problems with Applied or have a question about the recruitment process, please contact a member of the People Team, peoplehelpdesk@equalityhumanrights.com  

Disability Confident Leader

As a Disability Confident Leader, the Equality and Human Rights Commission offers an interview for people with disabilities (as defined by the Equality Act 2010 and The Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004) and who meet the minimum criteria for this appointment.

Where high numbers of applications are received, the candidates that best meet the minimum criteria for the role may only be invited to interview. If you wish to apply for consideration under this scheme, please complete the appropriate section on the online application form. This will enable us to make the appropriate arrangements, if necessary.

If you require an alternative accessible version of the application form or wish to discuss your application or reasonable adjustment – please contact us by email at peoplehelpdesk@equalityhumanrights.com or by telephone on 0161 829 8100

Diversity in our workforce

At the Commission, we are proud of our respectful workplace that values the contribution of all our staff, whatever their background.  We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment. Our recruitment decisions are based on fair, open competition, with appointment on merit. We welcome applications from everyone to ensure we achieve a balanced representation in our workforce in all grades.