Research Inclusion Manager - College of Medicine and Health - 108055 - Grade 8

This role is for a Research Inclusion Manager at the University of Birmingham, responsible for project management and delivery related to the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Clinical Research Facility, and Healthtech Research Centre. Key responsibilities include leading efforts to develop an inclusive culture and increase diversity in research participants, collaborators, and the workforce. Essential requirements include a degree or equivalent experience in a relevant discipline, project management qualifications or experience, and significant strategic and operational experience managing EDI projects, particularly within a healthcare/research context.

• Responsible for the project management and delivery of tasks and events related to BRC, CRF and HRC-DDR Research Inclusion delivery plans and associated strategic objectives, with guidance from Research Inclusion Lead.
• Develop and foster strong working relationships and coordinate efforts to develop and implement a shared and inclusive research culture for the BRC/CRF/HRC-DDR, improving involvement from our public contributors, public research participants, collaborators and workforce.
• Develop systems to monitor the implementation, progress, and outputs and impacts of EDI initiatives.
• Seek and manage opportunities for collaborative EDI work across infrastructures.
• Working alongside our PPIE leads, embed and enhance equity, equality, diversity and inclusion to increase relationships and improve understanding of public involvement, participation and engagement across our communities and neighbourhoods.
• Working closing with the BRC Research Inclusion Lead, provide expert strategic advice and guidance to the programme on equity, equality, diversity, inclusion, and Human Right issues, including supporting the development and implementation of the programmes EDI Strategy.
• Working in partnership with operational and corporate managers across the programmes, enhance equity, diversity and inclusivity in our recruitment and development practices, diagnosing issues and agreeing priorities for action with Programme Leads and Heads of Service through an appreciative enquiry method of working.
• Support service areas in identifying and taking forward service delivery equality issues, making positive changes that enhance the employment experience through a targeted programme of advisory sessions throughout the BRC/HRC-DDR/CRF structure.
• Provide managers and staff with the appropriate skills and knowledge to positively promote and embed equity, equality, diversity, inclusion and Human Rights.
• Help provide staff with the relevant competencies to challenge discrimination and promote an inclusive working culture through the provision of training, development, written guidance, and support.
• Establish and maintain networks with internal and external equality diversity and inclusion leads nationally and locally across the programme footprint including establishing meaningful and productive relationships with the Integrated Care Systems (ICS) and other key stakeholders to share best practice and highlight areas of collaboration on key strategic aims.
• With support from finance teams, support the management of budgets that align with EDI work, for example, arranging orders and cross charges for events.
• Track and report on collaborative outputs for internal and external reports.
• Keep up to date with local, regional, and national EDI policy and practice, and with support of the BRC EDI Lead, embed them into our workstreams where applicable.
• Actively manage equality, diversity and inclusion through monitoring and evaluation and actively challenging unacceptable behaviour in line with university policies and encourage others to do so.
• Plan, monitor and evaluate relevant processes for equality impact in line with the Equality Act 2010 and the objectives of the University EDI strategy.

• Degree level qualification in a relevant discipline or an equivalent professional qualification. Or equivalent relevant experience to Masters level which demonstrates how specialist knowledge in EDI and or human rights interpretation, development, and implementation has been gained and applied.
• A formal qualification in project management. Or equivalent relevant experience managing projects in a complex organisation which has multiple organisational structures and stakeholders.
• Significant strategic and operational experience managing and delivering EDI projects.
• Experience of leading and supporting equality, diversity, and inclusion or health inequalities related projects in a complex organisation which has multiple organisational structures and stakeholders.
• Experience of developing plans tactically and creatively, and gain agreement to implement through service delivery.
• Experience of presenting concepts and ideas, clearly engaging the audience.
• Significant experience in the preparation of EDI service change which impact the organisations.
• Evidence of successful experience of implementing equality and human rights change programme within a complex structure.
• Experience of managing a range of projects which require the application of in-depth specialist knowledge of equality diversity and inclusion.
• Experience of developing and delivering EDI education and development initiatives to a range of stakeholders.
• Knowledge of EDI in a local, regional and global health context.
• Knowledge of the health inequalities legislation and initiatives such as Core20Plus5.
• Thorough understanding of the Equality Act 2010 and Public Sector Equality Duty.
• Well-developed influencing skills, able to motivate and empower others.
• Approachable leadership style and support staff development through a compassionate/encouraging approach.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with people at all levels using a range of methods and approaches.
• Ability to analyse complex problems in detail, interpret complex information, and develop practical and workable solutions to address them.
• Ability to analyse and interpret technical, sensitive or contentious information and share this accessibly and tactfully with a variety of audiences.
• Ability to establish and maintain strong and effective relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• Ability to organise own workload, dealing with conflicting priorities and multiple deadlines.

• People are at the heart of what we are and do.
• The University of Birmingham is proud to have been a part of the City of Birmingham and the wider region for over 100 years, and we are equally proud to be recognised as a leading global university. We want to attract talented people from across the city and beyond, support them to succeed, and celebrate their success.
• With almost 5,000 professional services jobs in a wide-range of functions in Edgbaston and in our campus in Dubai, there are plenty of opportunities for you to be able to develop your career at the University.
• We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate.
• We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.
• Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements.
• We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working.
• In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme.
• We also have three high quality subsidised day nurseries.
• The University is situated in leafy Edgbaston and there are excellent transport links to our beautiful campus, including main bus routes and a train station on site. On campus we have a state-of-the-art sports centre with pool, shops, places to eat and drink, our own art gallery, museum and botanical gardens.
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• operates across the University, supporting colleagues to network and collaborate, offering opportunities to learn and develop, contributing to the delivery of the University’s objectives, and helping everyone to understand the broader context within which we work.