About us

We are the Equality and Human Rights Commission. We are Great Britain’s national equality body and a United Nations accredited National Human Rights Institution. We were established by the Equality Act 2006 and our role is to protect and promote equality and human rights across England, Scotland and Wales. As a statutory non-departmental public body, we are funded by HM Treasury via the Cabinet Office, but we operate independently of governments.

We pride ourselves on being a flexible and inclusive employer. We celebrate difference, embrace diversity and support all our people to thrive at work. If this sounds interesting - apply to join us!

Our Vacancy

We are now looking for someone exceptional to join our evidence team who shares our values of fairness, dignity and respect and can work with us to build upon our achievements and ensure our vision becomes a reality.

 The evidence team develops and maintains the evidence base that informs the Commission’s work uncovering, understanding and monitoring progress on the biggest equality and human rights challenges in society today. This is a chance to work as a research professional across varied high-profile equality and human rights issues, in the heart of a dynamic and impactful organisation.

 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.

 This role is critical in supporting the Commission to build its robust evidence base and maintain its reputation as a ‘centre of excellence’. The successful candidate will ensure robust and accurate research and analysis underpins the Commissions’ work and provide intellectually rigorous advice to internal colleagues and external partners.

Key Responsibilities

We are recruiting for a Senior Associate: Research Manager, to join the team.. Reporting to the Principal Research, 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.

• Provideanalytical 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  

What we are looking for

You will hold a postgraduate level degree in humanities or social sciences with a strong research component, or undergraduate level degree with equivalent experience gained in the workplace

You will have the ability to define appropriate research questions and evaluate and decide between qualitative and quantitative methodologies to appropriately meet research questions.  You will manage and deliver externally commissioned research projects, review evidence, conduct analysis and write for external and internal audiences.  With an interest in equality and human rights you will have the capability to identify how research and analysis can contribute best to further the strategic objectives of the Commission.

 You will be assessed against our core skills (Leadership, Delivery Management and Stakeholder Engagement ) and the knowledge, skills and experience required for the role in the application form. Please provide evidence and examples from your work history or other aspects of your life to demonstrate how you meet the criteria required. Full criteria details can be found in the candidate pack.

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!

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is an accredited Disability Confident Leader and operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme (GIS) for candidates with a disability.

Should you wish to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme or request a reasonable adjustment, please indicate this in your application.  

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 recruitment@equalityhumanrights.com or by telephone on 0161 829 8100.

Diversity in our workforce

At the Commission, we are proud of our inclusive workplace where we celebrate difference, value everyone’s contribution and where people of all backgrounds can thrive.  We do not accept discrimination or harassment, and all our recruitment decisions are based on fair and open competition, with appointment on merit. We are committed to further growing our workplace by making sure that the talent pipelines for our most senior roles are as diverse and inclusive as they can be. We welcome applications from everyone and encourage disabled people and people from an ethnic minority background to apply. This is to ensure we are taking positive action in order to achieve our legitimate aim of a balanced representation in our workforce at senior grades.