Closing date: 02 Feb 2025
SAVE THIS JOBWebsite The Health Foundation
We are an independent charitable organisation working to build a healthier UK.
We are an independent charitable organisation working to build a healthier UK.
Health is our most precious asset. Good health enables us to live happy, fulfilling lives, fuels our prosperity, and helps build a stronger society. Yet good health remains out of reach for too many people in the UK and services are struggling to provide access to timely, high quality.
It does not have to be like this. Our mission is to help build a healthier UK by:
We aim for excellence across our work and will achieve this by producing research and analysis, shaping policy and practice, building skills, knowledge, and capacity, and acting as catalyst for change. Everyone has a stake and a part to play in improving our health. By working together, we can build a healthier UK.
About the role
The Healthy Lives directorate has an ambitious strategy to improve the public’s health and reduce health inequalities through action on the wider determinants of health. The greatest influences on people’s health and wellbeing come from outside health care. These include factors such as education, employment, housing, and community.
As part of the Healthy Lives analytical team, you will support those aims by producing innovative and novel analysis to help raise awareness of, and make the case for greater action on, the determinants of health and inequalities in the UK.
As senior economist you will lead on identifying, developing, and delivering a portfolio of analysis and research in support of our strategy to improve health and reduce inequalities.
You will further develop our flagship Evidence Hub which brings together key analysis of health, inequalities and the social and economic factors that influence them, including poverty, housing, employment, and transport. The wider determinants of health. This involves managing the external contractor, with support from our programme management team, providing the core analysis and curating future content.
You will also lead and develop a programme of work on the role of health in the economy, with a focus on economic growth and productivity, and lead our work to make the case for a prevention approach to public services. Some key areas of accountability would be:
You can find the job description of the role here.
To apply for this job please visit lde.tbe.taleo.net.
Our priority is to find the right individual for each opportunity. We are dedicated to building an inclusive workplace that values diversity and invite you to find out more. You can find the job description here.
If you would like to apply, please submit your CV, and Answer the following application questions using no more the 1500 words in total:
Our commitment to Inclusion and Diversity
We are committed to an inclusive hiring process, where every candidate has the chance to showcase their unique skills and experience in an accessible, and supported environment, to ensure that we can make the best appointment for each job on merit.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and encourage those from underrepresented groups in this field to apply to us.
We have identified three diverse groups, in particular, we want to achieve a better balance across our organisation between men and women, increase representation of people from Black and ethnic minority backgrounds and recruit more people with disabilities. As part of this commitment, we particularly welcome applications from these groups. Apply to join our team and let us work towards building a diverse and inclusive workplace together.
If you require any support through this process, please contact recruitment@health.org.uk. Help us work together to make the recruitment process and potential future employment more accessible and enjoyable for you.
Closing date: February 2, 2025, 23:59
Interview date: W/C February 10, 2025
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Organisation: The Health Foundation
Location: Blackfriars, London
Salary: £60,000+ (£65,778 per annum plus excellent benefits)
Closing date: 02 Feb 2025
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time/part-time: Full Time
Remote working: Hybrid (2-3 days per week)
We are an independent charitable organisation working to build a healthier UK.
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