Workplace Equity Specialist, Wellcome
£54.9k
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3 days a week in office
Global charitable foundation for science research
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Global charitable foundation for science research
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
£54.9k
More information about location
3 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
Wellcome's mission is to support science to solve the urgent health challenges facing everyone.
Role
Who you are
- If you have a proven track record in fostering workplace equity, managing Staff Networks/ERGs to enhance inclusivity, and driving meaningful change within science and health research contexts please consider applying
- If you excel in data analysis, stakeholder engagement, and navigating complex equity issues, whilst adapting to dynamic environments, this job offers a chance to align with Wellcome's mission and contribute to key strategic priorities
- Experience partnering to deliver activities that help drive Workplace Equity; committed to developing and co-creating meaningful change in collaboration with others
- A strong knowledge of both the principles and practical application of workplace equity, including an awareness and knowledge of best institutional practices, policies, key topics and relevant EDI legislation and frameworks
- Data literate; experienced analysing diverse sources of data and insight to provide the evidence base for Workplace Equity gaps and interventions
- Experience managing Staff Networks/Employee Resource Groups and supporting them to become true enablers of an inclusive workplace
- Able to adapt to changing priorities and to deal with issues as they arise in a dynamic environment
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Workplace Equity Specialist to join our team
- As a Workplace Equity Specialist, you’ll play a pivotal role in advancing equity across Wellcome and its partners by shaping strategy, advising on policy, and driving initiatives aligned with our Equity Framework
- You’ll lead and help deploy strategic initiatives to embed Workplace Equity across Wellcome and its partners—collaborating with internal teams and external organisations, offering expert advice, managing cross-cutting projects, and using data and insight to shape inclusive policies and practices
- Collaborate both internally and externally to advance strategic initiatives aimed at enhancing workplace equity, helping drive Wellcome’s mission and Equity Framework
- Manage Wellcome’s Staff Networks, working with them to become true enablers of an inclusive workplace
- Partner with various Wellcome teams to provide strategic guidance on workplace equity, utilising expertise from research, science, and cultural sectors to inform high-quality support
- Offer expert advice to assist external partners in improving and ingraining workplace equity
- Cultivate strong relationships within Wellcome to advocate for the organisation's workplace equity agenda, influencing the integration of equity in policies and practices
- Analyse multiple data sources to identify gaps in Workplace Equity and contribute to the evidence base, matrix managing cross-department projects, while adhering to risk management and budget guidelines
Application process
- Closing date: Thursday, 9 October 2025
- To apply for this role please submit an update CV and answer 2 application questions to demonstrate that you meet the minimum requirements for the role
Salary benchmarks
Our take
The Wellcome Trust was originally founded in 1936 to fund medical research and has since grown into the UK’s largest private scientific research fund, and one of the wealthiest charities in the world. Disbursing over £1 billion in funds a year, it has provided funding to numerous medical research projects in its focus areas of mental health, climate & health and infectious diseases. These include the Cancer Genome Project and the Ebola Emergency Initiative.
Wellcome's 2022 decision to divest itself of its shares in fossil fuels has also relieved it of a persistent source of controversy, as this was potentially hindering the credibility of its climate change research. Wellcome has since partnered with the World Economic Forum to collect data on how climate change is affecting health worldwide.
The company is also moving to adjust to a more global role. The majority of its funding has historically been allocated to UK firms, but as climate change and infectious diseases know no borders, neither does research into solutions to these problems. ln 2019 it established an office in Berlin to strengthen its scientific links in the EU and to allow it to more easily fund important research outside of the UK.
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Insights
6% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Holiday – 25 days’ holiday a year plus bank holidays (and we usually close between Christmas and New Year)
- Pension (defined contribution plan) – you contribute at least 3% and we pay in 15% of your salary
- Income protection – to maintain your income if you have a prolonged illness or disability
- Life assurance – four to six times your basic salary if you’re a member of our pension plan
- Interest-free travel season ticket loan
- Private medical insurance – we pay the cover, you pay the tax (and you can pay to add dependants)
- Gym and fitness classes – free membership to on-site gym and subsidised fitness classes and treatments
- Employee assistance programme – free, independent 24/7 help and advice for work-related issues as well as problems affecting your home life
- Mental health support – our network of mental health first aiders can be a first point of contact, or help while you're receiving professional help
- Health assessments (free and voluntary) – after you’ve been here for one year, then every two years after that
- Occupational health – annual eye tests and flu jabs, as well as job-related vaccinations
- Flexible working – we make every effort to support flexible working, including flexible working hours and remote working (we respect people's different working preferences and the need for a healthy work-life balance)
- Flexi-leave scheme – you can buy or sell up to five days of your holiday entitlement a year
- Staff social club – a range of sports teams and fun events throughout the year
- Volunteering – we give you up to four days' paid leave a year to contribute to our local community
- Give As You Earn – allows you to make tax-free donations to the charities you care about
- Cycle-to-work scheme – we offer at least 25% discount on bikes and cycling equipment and we have secure cycle storage, lockers and showers
- Subsidised restaurant and cafe
- Wellcome Collection discounts – 20% off food, drink and gifts from our cafe, restaurant and shop
- Discounts through Perkbox – shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, phone insurance and gift cards
Company HQ
London, UK
Leadership
Jeremy Farrar
(Director)Has been Director of the Wellcome Trust since 2013. Before that was Director of Oxford Clinical Research Unit, working on research and clinical trials for diseases in Vietnam.
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