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The Equality and Human Rights Commission is Britain’s national equality body and a UN-accredited national human rights institution. As an executive non-departmental public body, we are an independent national regulator, recognised as an authority on equality and human rights law, evidence and analysis.

Our job is to help make Britain a fairer and more inclusive place where no one is held back by discrimination or barriers to opportunity. We do this by safeguarding and enforcing the laws that protect people’s rights to fairness, dignity and respect. 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 support them to make improvements in practice.

We are looking to recruit an experienced senior leader, to join us as our Deputy Chief Executive. Working closely with our Board, Chief Executive and Leadership team, the post holder will lead all of our regulatory activity across the Commission. They will inspire and motivate their teams to deliver some of our most complex and high-profile work, including but not limited to, developing our strategy, advising on policy and evidence, leading the delivery of enforcement, compliance and litigation activity, advising the Commission’s Board and Chief Executive on policy, regulatory and legal issues within our equality and human rights remit in England, Scotland and Wales.

As the Commission’s Deputy Chief Executive, they will deputise for Chief Executive as required, and will represent the Commission externally, promoting positive and productive relationships with a large range of diverse stakeholders, including Government and our sponsor department.

An inspirational and impactful senior leader, with a successful track record of leading, developing and motivating multidisciplinary teams in a high profile and politically sensitive environment. They will demonstrate a commitment to equality, and an ability to enable others to deliver with impact and to engage positively with organisational change.

Candidates for this role are likely to have operated in an independent, impartial regulatory or policy environment, interpreting and applying a complex legal framework and delivering an integrated programme of work. They will have experience of using range of powers, levers and interventions to achieve measurable impact, and of understanding and balancing the conflicting demands of a range of stakeholders. They will have excellent communication skills, and extensive experience of advising non-executives, Boards, Commissioners, Ministers or their equivalent, using political nous and consensus building skills.

The salary for this role is £95,000 - £115,000 per annum. Those joining us from the Civil Service on a level transfer, will be offered the pay point closest to their current salary, wherever possible.

We offer a range of benefits including 30 days holiday per year (plus 8 bank holidays), access to the Civil Service Pension scheme, flexible working options, generous parental leave and pay, salary sacrifice schemes, support for your wellbeing, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, health checks and trained mental health first aiders, plus much more.

Job contact :

Name :
Corrie Cowlard
Email :
[email protected]
Telephone :
+44 (0)20 7227 0880

Recruitment team :

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