Head of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

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 recruiting to the Head of EDI at LSHTM. The postholder will provide leadership and strategic direction in the conceptualisation, development and implementation of LSHTM’s EDI Strategy and Action Plan, working towards an inclusive research, education and working environment reflected through a community that everyone feels a part of, which is safe, respectful, supportive and enables all to reach their full potential. Further, this role is responsible for ensuring that LSHTM’s business, legal and reporting obligations around equality, diversity and inclusion in relation to employees and students are met. 

The successful candidate should hold a relevant undergraduate qualification. We are looking for applicants with experience of conceptualising, developing and implementing equality, diversity and inclusion initiatives within a large organisation (preferably within an educational environment), and experience of implementing equalities frameworks and advising and supporting organisation culture change including evaluation and measuring impact. The role holder will also need the ability to gain support in a professional, constructive manner, to translate strategy into practical operational delivery, have tenacity and resilience, be able to respond positively to unexpected situations or barriers and develop solutions to complex issues. Further particulars are included in the job description. 

The post is full time, 1 FTE and permanent. 

The salary will be on the Professional Services salary scale, Grade 8 in the range £62,928 - £72,092 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