Associate Director, Equitable Research Practice
Associate Director, Equitable Research Practice
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Job Description
Salary: 120800
Closing date:Wednesday 25 June
Contract type: Permanent
Interview dates: W/C 7 July and W/C 21 July
The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation. We improve health for everyone by funding science leading policy and advocacy campaigns and building partnerships.
We plan to spend 16bn over the next ten years funding new discoveries in life health and wellbeing and taking on three global health challenges: mental health infectious disease and climate and health.
Wellcomes vision is a healthier future for everyone and we work towards it by supporting science to solve urgent health challenges. To achieve the most impact from our mission we focus on how we can best benefit the people and communities who are most affected by the health challenges we take on.
The Equity Department ensures that we engage thoughtfully with the right people at the right time enabling and investing in the most impactful research and influencing changes in policy and practice so that:
the people whose health has most to gain from new advances can access them with trust and be confident that they meet their needs.
partners and communities are engaged in an equitable way so their voices and experiences help to shape the work we support.
research can draw on the broadest range of talent and expertise to unlock more impactful discoveries and solutions.
our own organisation is an inclusive place to work.
We are now recruiting for an Associate Director to lead the Equitable Research Practice team and provide strategic leadership to embed equity across Wellcomes strategy funding and research work spans all of Wellcomes global geographies and requires partnering with other teams.
Reporting into the Executive Director of Equity the Associate Directorwill oversee the following functions:
Partnering strategic guidance and policy advice to the Discovery and Solution Areas and the Wellcome Collection
Developing promoting and embedding equitable funding practices
Ensuring Wellcomes funding & activities benefit those most affected by health challenges
Ensuring research design embeds and accounts for a diversity of participants and supports cultures that enable a broader range of researchers to thrive
Ensuring the practice of Wellcome Collection and its research and engagement with society advances health equity
They will also oversee coordination across all of Wellcome in relation to embedding equity across our strategy funding and research activities to deliver against Wellcomes Equity Framework.
To apply for this role please submit an up to date CV and answer 2 application questions to demonstrate that you meet the minimum requirements for the role. The minimum requirements of the role are:
A credible expert with a deep and sophisticated understanding ofinclusionin research / funding contextsexperience with promoting a positive research cultureand a demonstrated ability to practically deliver excellent research and drive systemic change via embedding equity across the research and funding value chain
Proventrack recordof leading large matrix teams managing resourcing and fostering thematicexpertise ideally in an academic funding or charity setting to deliver against organisational goalsat a strategic level
Exceptionaldemonstratedability to manage complex partnering build effective and productive relationships and influence senior stakeholders to deliver strategic impact
Proventrack recordandsignificant experiencein a leadership roleworking in research / science as a researcher / funder based in the Global South or a funder delivering a programme of scientific research conducted in the Global South - with a strong understanding of research and funding in these contexts
Demonstrated history of delivering excellent andequitablefunding and researchensuringan enabling research culture andthe ability to practically embed equity across the research and funding value chain to drive systemic change
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Our Hybrid Way of Working
We understand that our colleagues have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to build a flexible working environment in which people can perform at their best.
At Wellcome we have a hybrid way of working which is 3 days in our Euston Road offices (Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday) with the remaining 2 days working either remotely or in the office.
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Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full Time
