EDI Co-ordinator

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice. 

We are looking for an EDI coordinator to join our established team of EDI professionals led by the Director of EDI. 

This is a pivotal time for LSHTM as the EDI Office implements a new EDI Strategy and Action Plan that is fit for purpose and supports the future of the organisation. The overall purpose of the job is to provide co-ordination support for School level EDI activities including EDI communications, supporting staff and student networks and event co-ordination as well as EDI data analysis. The post holder will work under the supervision of the EDI Programme Manager.

Responsibilities of the post focus on raising awareness of EDI activities, sharing of practice across LSHTM and in providing administrative and coordination for implementation of EDI interventions. This will include writing and managing content for intranet, EDI newsletters and other communications in support of any related initiatives or activities.

You should have experience of administrative work, including taking meeting notes, co-ordinating diaries and organising meetings. Knowledge and experience of working on EDI initiatives is a must. Good communication skills and organisational skills are essential. Further particulars are included in the job description.

The post is full-time, 35 hours per week, 1 FTE and permanent.

The salary will be on the Professional Services salary scale, Grade 4 in the range £34,261 - £38,448 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service. Annual leave entitlement is 30 working days per year, pro rata for part time staff. In addition to this there are discretionary “Wellbeing Days”. Membership of the Pension Scheme is available. The post is based in London at LSHTM. Applications should be made on-line via our jobs website. Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm of the closing date. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to jobs@lshtm.ac.uk. 

The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as "Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable.

Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.

Closing Date: 13 Apr 2025 Category: Professional Services