Research Inclusion Manager (XN07)

This is a fixed term contract role with an initial contract end date of 31 March 2025 (extension anticipated).

Job summary

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).

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