Job Title: Thought Leadership Programme Lead

Salary: £21,000 pro rata (£35,000 FTE)

Hours per week: 21

Location: At IOSH, we embrace hybrid working because we believe it's the key to achieving work-life balance, strategic success and fostering our collaborative culture. You’ll be required to work from our head office in Wigston, Leicester a minimum of 2 days per week (one of which will be a Tuesday). The remainder of your working hours will be undertaken from home.

Closing date: 31 July 2024

About the roleWe are recruiting to the exciting new position of Thought Leadership Programme Lead, to join our established and well respected research team. Working closely with the Thought Leadership Manager you will facilitate thought leadership activity within the function. This includes assisting with the coordination of research consultancy work, supporting the management of a cross-industry panel of safety and health experts, as well as collating and delivering insight reports.

This is a varied position with co-ordination being a key focus of the role, whether this is coordinating the mapping and knowledge building against thought leadership topics or facilitating the collation and processing of future research ideas.

This is a pivotal role where your contributions will be instrumental in delivering our strategic priorities and advancing our 5-year strategy, Activate 2028. 

What you'll bring

The ideal candidate will have an excellent understanding and experience of the trends taking place in the global world of work and an interest in the ways that people are kept safe, healthy and well at work. Knowledge in the occupational safety and health field or a relatable field is desirable but not essential.

 With an inquisitive mindset you will be proactive in generating novel ideas, approaches and ways of seeing things. You must be able to think critically and synthesise large amounts of complex information.

Experience shaping, undertaking, and/or managing research projects and sharing knowledge is essential to the role and prior project management experience is a must.

To succeed in this role you will also have proven experience in producing and delivering outputs to non-academic audiences.

The successful candidate must be educated to degree or level 6 (diploma) level and a postgraduate qualification would be advantageous.

Essential criteria

·       Numerate, can use statistical techniques and able to present data in different forms.

·       Advanced skill in the use of Microsoft Office suite

·       Proactive in generating novel ideas, approaches and ways of seeing things

·       Able to think critically and synthesise large amounts of complex information

·       Experience of producing and delivering outputs to non-academic audiences

·       Experience of project management

·       Educated to degree or level 6 (diploma) level. A postgraduate qualification would be advantageous.

What's in it for you?

We support our colleagues to bring their best selves to work, so they can deliver exceptional outcomes. We do this by offering a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Hybrid working and flexibility to ensure a positive work-life balance
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing with length of service, with the option to buy more
• Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan covered by IOSH
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme, minimum of 3% employee contribution whilst IOSH contribute 5%
• Individual performance related pay scheme
• Up to five paid volunteering days per year
• Employee Assistance Programme to support you and your dependent's wellbeing

About us

The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) is the world’s Chartered body for safety and health professionals.

We understand that diversity of thought, culture, perspective, and background is essential to our vision. We believe in creating a personal environment where everyone is treated as they wish to be treated. At IOSH, you can be yourself, no matter who you are.

We are proud to be a disability confident employer, and guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum essential criteria for the vacancy.

Find out more about how we advocate for, and support health and safety professionals worldwide to create a safer and healthier world of work by visiting (url removed).

How to apply
To apply, you'll need an up to date CV and some additional time to complete the application questions so we can find out more about you and your experience. Just click on the apply button below.

If you want to find out more about IOSH please visit our website, or if you have any queries about the role or recruitment process please reach out to (email address removed).

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.