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 new 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 the Research Manager, Three Nations – Scotland and reporting to the Head of Scotland, you will lead the delivery of the evidence work of our Scotland team working with us and the wider Commission Evidence team to build upon our achievements and ensure our vision becomes a reality. As part of the regulator for Equality and Human Rights, you will work to ensure that robust and accurate research and analysis underpins the Commissions’ work, and provide intellectually rigorous advice to internal colleagues and external partners.

You will be responsible for managing the Scotland Research Officer and work closely with the other Scotland teams such as policy, compliance and legal and colleagues in other teams across the Commission. You will also represent the Commission externally and engage with key Scottish stakeholders in the Government and other organisations.

As a Senior Associate, you may lead a small number of allocated resources and/or support and motivate others to meet their objectives, always ensuring our people are provided with the leadership they need to flourish. You will have the opportunity to coach and mentor others, while also personally benefitting from coaching from others. 

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.

Some of our recent research has explored major social challenges such as racism in universities, the gender pay gap and the impact of coronavirus on equality and human rights.

You will:

• Scope and design robust and effective research projects to develop the Commission’s evidence base.

• Commission, lead and contribute to the delivery of research and analysis to support Commission strategic objectives.

• Provide analytical and methodological advice and guidance to colleagues across the Commission’s functions.

• Liaise and collaborate with internal and external partners to disseminate the findings from the Commission’s research.

• Ensure effective leadership, management and development of the Research Officer, Three Nations – Scotland.

Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a range of benefits including flexible working patterns, 30 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (full time FTE), access to the Civil Service Pension Scheme and partnership pension schemes, and enhanced parental leave benefits. More information can be found in the candidate pack.

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 Becky Roberts (HR and Resourcing Officer).

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.