Director of Policy and Human Rights

Details

Reference number

279886

Salary

£73,000 - £87,000

Job grade

SCS Pay Band 1 Director (this is an SCS 1 equivalent role and therefore an assignment duration does not apply. We will however consider candidates on a loan/secondment for a period of no less than 2 years)

Contract type

Permanent
Loan
Secondment

Length of employment

Loan and secondments will be considered for a period of no less than 2 years

Business area

EHRC - Policy

Type of role

Policy

Working pattern

Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

Number of jobs available

1

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About the job

Benefits

Things you need to know

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Location

Cardiff, Wales, CF14 3UZ : Glasgow, Scotland, G2 7JD : Manchester, North West England, M4 3AQ : City of Westminster, London (region), SW1H 0TL

About the job

Job summary

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.

Job description

We are looking for a Director of Policy and Human Rights to steer the Commission’s policy development and strategic engagement for some of our most complex, challenging and high-profile work, including our engagement with the UN systems overseeing the UK’s compliance with its international human rights obligations. This is a unique leadership opportunity to shape the positioning and direction of Britain’s equality and human rights regulator, and ensure that the law and public policy across Britain protect fundamental rights.

Person specification

Candidates for this role will bring strategic social policy expertise with proven experience of developing and delivering long-term strategies and complex projects to bring about positive change. They will have knowledge of parliamentary and government decision-making processes, and the ability to build and maintain successful relationships with a variety of different stakeholders at a strategic level. Candidates will have the ability to lead, manage, develop and motivate high-performing, multidisciplinary teams, and a demonstrable commitment to the values of fairness, dignity and respect.

Benefits

The salary for this role is £73,000 - £87,000. Those joining us from the Civil Service on a level transfer, will be offered the pay point closest to their current salary, wherever possible.

• Access to a Civil Service pension or partnership pension scheme
• 30 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Access to Civil Service Jobs
• Access to Civil Service Learning, plus a range of other learning opportunities
• Flexible benefits including salary sacrifice schemes, charity giving and employee discounts
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Health and Wellbeing initiatives
• Range of flexible and hybrid working options
• Season ticket loans
• Range of enhanced parental leave options
• Mental Health first aiders and domestic abuse allies
• Centrally located offices.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to the Equality and Human Rights Commission on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference QBHWB. Alternatively telephone +44 (0)20 7227 0880 (during office hours). Applications should be received by noon on Friday 28 April 2023.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment. This role has a minimum assignment duration of 2 years. An assignment duration is the period of time a Senior Civil Servant is expected to remain in the same post to enable them to deliver on the agreed key business outcomes. The assignment duration also supports your career through building your depth of expertise.

As part of accepting this role you will be agreeing to the expected assignment duration set out above. This will not result in a contractual change to your terms and conditions. Please note this is an expectation only, it is not something which is written into your terms and conditions or indeed which the employing organisation or you are bound by. It will depend on your personal circumstances at a particular time and business needs, for example, would not preclude any absence like family friendly leave. It is nonetheless an important expectation, which is why we ask you to confirm you agree to the assignment duration set out above.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
• relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
• certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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Contact point for applicants

Job contact :

Name : Corrie Cowlard Email : corrie.cowlard@saxbam.com

Recruitment team :

Email : corrie.cowlard@saxbam.com