Wellcome is a global charitable foundation that improves health for everyone by funding science, leading policy and advocacy campaigns, and building partnerships. Wellcome is looking for a Head of Workplace Equity to join its Equity Department and provide strategic and specialist leadership in advancing Wellcome's ambition to be an equitable and inclusive employer.
The role sits within the emerging Equity Evidence & Practice function, reporting to the Associate Director (Equity Evidence & Practice). You will lead a specialist team responsible for advancing workplace equity across Wellcome, including Wellcome Collection, acting as a trusted adviser to the Chief People Officer and as a member of the People and Place Leadership Team.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the strategic development and delivery of workplace equity priorities, aligned with Wellcome's Equity Framework and organisational objectives.
- Drive organisational and behavioural change, influencing senior leaders to address structural inequities and embed equitable and inclusive approaches across policies, systems and everyday decisions.
- Build trusted, influential relationships with senior leaders, particularly across People and Place, providing specialist advice and constructive challenge.
- Lead the design, implementation and continuous improvement of evidence-informed workplace equity interventions, drawing on research, organisational data and staff insight.
- Work with research, evidence and monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) colleagues to assess the effectiveness of interventions and apply learning.
- Provide strategic oversight of initiatives including diversity and inclusion development and training, digital accessibility, inclusive communications and engagement with staff diversity networks.
- Lead and develop a high-performing team of workplace equity specialists.
- Develop internal and external partnerships to influence inclusive institutional practice and more equitable research environments.
Minimum criteria: extensive experience leading workplace equity with deep understanding of structural and systemic inequities and relevant equality and employment legislation; significant experience leading organisational and cultural change and influencing senior leaders; proven ability to engage executive stakeholders and build trusted relationships; experience translating research, data and staff insight into practical interventions; proven experience developing workplace equity strategies and leading specialist teams; and exceptional communication, facilitation and interpersonal skills.
Desirable: experience advancing workplace equity in science, health research or similarly complex institutions, and experience working across geographic and cultural contexts, including partnerships in low- and middle-income countries.
Permanent, full time. Salary £83,500-£88,500. Hybrid working: three days a week in the Euston Road, London offices.
Closing date: Monday 2 November 2026
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online via the Wellcome careers portal. Submit an updated CV and answer two application questions: (1) evidence that you meet the minimum criteria (up to 500 words), and (2) summaries of up to two relevant initiatives or projects (up to 250 words each). Internal applicants seeking a secondment should speak to their manager before applying.
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