Equity and Rights Manager
Care Quality Commission
Apply before 11:55 pm on Tuesday 26th November 2024
Details
Reference number
378144
Salary
£52,737
Grade A: £52,737 (National Framework) or £58,139 (London Framework – if you are London office based or homebased and live within the boundary of the M25) – There is also an additional homeworking allowance of £553 per annum for those working from home. For part time roles – please note this will be pro rata.
GBP
Job grade
Grade 7
Contract type
Permanent
Type of role
Other
Working pattern
Full-time, Job share, Part-time, Compressed hours
Number of jobs available
1
Contents
Location
Remote working (anywhere in the UK)
About the job
Job summary
Are you committed to helping us regulate health and social care within England?
When thinking about what drives you every day in your job, what keeps you motivated and passionate about your work what comes to mind? For 3000+ people at the CQC we end each day knowing that we have made a difference to the lives of those most in need in our communities. We make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and encourage care services to improve. We are looking for people who are caring, demonstrate integrity and work well as part of a team to join with us and share in this sense of achievement. If you would like to help us make a positive impact to health and social care within England, then read on.
When thinking about what drives you every day in your job, what keeps you motivated and passionate about your work what comes to mind? For 3000+ people at the CQC we end each day knowing that we have made a difference to the lives of those most in need in our communities. We make sure health and social care services provide people with safe, effective, compassionate, high-quality care and encourage care services to improve. We are looking for people who are caring, demonstrate integrity and work well as part of a team to join with us and share in this sense of achievement. If you would like to help us make a positive impact to health and social care within England, then read on.
Job description
Why this could be a great role for you….
Reporting to the Deputy Director of Equity and Rights, this exciting role will develop and implement the equality, health inequalities, and human rights agenda within CQC towards continuous improvement and best practice. You will utilise your vast experience in undertaking equality and human rights work in a strategic and policy development context, focussed on improving equity and human rights in service delivery in complex organisations. You will also utilise your experience in ensuring public sector organisations meet their statutory duties relating to equality and human rights. Examples of current work in the Equity and Rights team include developing CQC’s anti-racist strategy and ensuring our future regulatory model meets our strategic ambitions to tackle inequalities through supporting thorough Equality and Human Rights Impact Analyses.
Reporting to the Deputy Director of Equity and Rights, this exciting role will develop and implement the equality, health inequalities, and human rights agenda within CQC towards continuous improvement and best practice. You will utilise your vast experience in undertaking equality and human rights work in a strategic and policy development context, focussed on improving equity and human rights in service delivery in complex organisations. You will also utilise your experience in ensuring public sector organisations meet their statutory duties relating to equality and human rights. Examples of current work in the Equity and Rights team include developing CQC’s anti-racist strategy and ensuring our future regulatory model meets our strategic ambitions to tackle inequalities through supporting thorough Equality and Human Rights Impact Analyses.
Person specification
What you will bring…
Experience of managing in an equality, health inequalities or human rights function.
Expert understanding of equality and human rights duties of a public sector organisation, coupled with understanding of equality, health inequalities and human rights issues in health and/ or social care
A strong commitment to developing anti-discriminatory and rights-promoting practice through a range of methods, including leading projects, policy analysis, learning and development interventions and writing guidance
Ability to take a structured approach to problem solving in a policy context and developing policy proposals
Highly developed verbal and written communication skills and strong listening skills, which enable you to build strong relationships across teams within the organisation, with senior colleagues including at Executive and Board level and with external stakeholders.
Experience of managing people and projects in a complex environment
Experience of managing in an equality, health inequalities or human rights function.
Expert understanding of equality and human rights duties of a public sector organisation, coupled with understanding of equality, health inequalities and human rights issues in health and/ or social care
A strong commitment to developing anti-discriminatory and rights-promoting practice through a range of methods, including leading projects, policy analysis, learning and development interventions and writing guidance
Ability to take a structured approach to problem solving in a policy context and developing policy proposals
Highly developed verbal and written communication skills and strong listening skills, which enable you to build strong relationships across teams within the organisation, with senior colleagues including at Executive and Board level and with external stakeholders.
Experience of managing people and projects in a complex environment
Benefits
What we can offer you...
Your health and wellbeing are important to us and are supported through our benefits scheme
- 27 days’ annual leave, rising with service to 32.5 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays
- NHS pension scheme, with around a 14% employer contribution
- Free employee assistance service 24 hours a day
- Discounts to supermarkets, high street stores, electronics and fleet cars
- Discounted gym vouchers
- Cycle to work scheme
- Internal reward scheme where you could earn yourself a voucher or two!
- Equipment for homeworking
We want to make working for CQC a great experience for everyone, and to role model a diverse and representative culture. To support an inclusive environment where colleagues feel empowered to bring their whole self to work, we support a variety of staff networks, including the Race Equality Network, LGBT+ Equality Network, Carers Equality Network, Disability Equality Network and Gender Equality network.
We want to support you to succeed and be your very best with opportunities for training and development; along with the support of experienced managers and mentors.
Your health and wellbeing are important to us and are supported through our benefits scheme
- 27 days’ annual leave, rising with service to 32.5 days, plus 8 Bank Holidays
- NHS pension scheme, with around a 14% employer contribution
- Free employee assistance service 24 hours a day
- Discounts to supermarkets, high street stores, electronics and fleet cars
- Discounted gym vouchers
- Cycle to work scheme
- Internal reward scheme where you could earn yourself a voucher or two!
- Equipment for homeworking
We want to make working for CQC a great experience for everyone, and to role model a diverse and representative culture. To support an inclusive environment where colleagues feel empowered to bring their whole self to work, we support a variety of staff networks, including the Race Equality Network, LGBT+ Equality Network, Carers Equality Network, Disability Equality Network and Gender Equality network.
We want to support you to succeed and be your very best with opportunities for training and development; along with the support of experienced managers and mentors.
Things you need to know
Selection process details
TBC
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
Security
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Nationality requirements
Working for the Civil Service
Please note this Post is NOT regulated by the Civil Service Commission.
The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Diversity and Inclusion
The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the
Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window)
and the
Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).
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Contact point for applicants
Job contact :
- Name : recruitment@cqc.org.uk
- Email : recruitment@cqc.org.uk
Recruitment team
- Email : recruitment@cqc.org.uk
