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The Equality and Human Rights Commission is Britain's equality and human rights regulator. Our human rights powers in Scotland extend to reserved matters. The Scottish Human Rights Commission has a mandate to promote and protect human rights in Scotland that fall within the competence of the Scottish Parliament.

We uphold people’s rights without fear or favour. We use the full force of our legal powers to defend people from unfair or unequal treatment and to challenge breaches of the law. We advise on developing laws and provide guidance, training and support to enable compliance.

We bring people together to create change. We work with employers, governments and a wide range of organisations, to promote understanding of equality and human rights and we support them to make improvements in practice.

Our strategy for 2022-25 gives us a strong platform to show that we will use our powers to protect and promote equality and human rights, and that we have identified the main challenges in society where we can make a difference in our role as a regulator.

Working as a Research Officer in the Three Nations – Scotland team and reporting to the Research Manager Scotland, you will deliver the evidence work of our Scotland team working with us and the wider Evidence team to build upon our achievements and ensure our vision becomes a reality. As part of the regulator for Equality and Human Rights, you will work to ensure robust and accurate research and analysis underpins the Commissions’ work and provide intellectually rigorous advice to internal colleagues and external partners.

You will work closely with the other Scotland teams such as policy, compliance and legal and in other teams across the Commission. You may occasionally be required to represent the Commission externally.

Our recent research has explored major social challenges such as racism in universities, the gender pay gap and the impact of coronavirus on equality and human rights.

In return you can expect to receive a competitive salary, 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (full time FTE) and access to the Civil Service Pension Scheme and partnership pension schemes.

We will provide investment in your career, giving you access to Civil Service Learning, our peer learning programme, specialist training and mentoring.

We offer a range of family friendly benefits, such as enhanced parental leave, flexible working including non-contractual hybrid working.

You will also have access to our wellbeing offering, including our employee assistance programme, mental health first aiders, health checks, discount gym membership and retail discounts, cycle to work scheme and other salary sacrifice options. In addition, we have a range of staff networks and social groups.

Job contact :

Name :
Becky Roberts
Email :
Becky.Roberts@equalityhumanrights.com
Telephone :
0161 829 8100

Recruitment team

Email :
Becky.Roberts@equalityhumanrights.com