Anti-Racism Strategic Lead
- Posted by Bhip - Bradford Health Inequities Programme on 21st August 2026
- £45,000
- Full time
- Bradford, United Kingdom
Bradford Health Inequities Programme (Bhip)
The Opportunity
You will also shape Bhip’s anti-racism and structural discrimination learning, strengthen community leadership and influence, and generate evidence and learning that can inform policy and practice in Bradford and contribute to the National Lottery Community Fund’s National Collective.
Role Description
About You/ The Role
You will be an experienced and credible leader with significant expertise in anti-racism, structural discrimination, policy and system change, and an understanding of how these contribute to health inequities.
This is not a generic EDI, policy or anti-racism role. It is Bhip’s specialist lead for racism and structural discrimination, responsible for applying structural analysis to community insight and evidence, building structural literacy and anti-racist capability, and working with communities and system partners to translate that learning into accountable changes in policy, practice, commissioning, governance and decision-making that drive demonstrable system change and improvement.
You will be equally comfortable working alongside Global Majority communities and community leaders, white allies, VCSE organisations, practitioners, commissioners, senior system leaders and change makers. You will combine strong analytical and policy skills with the ability to build trusted relationships, influence and constructively challenge, navigating complexity and resistance while maintaining a clear focus on shared power and institutional accountability.
Working closely with the Programme Lead and wider Bhip team, you will play a key role in turning community insight into defined system action and demonstrable, evaluated system change, generating evidence and learning that can be shared locally and nationally to influence wider policy and practice.
You will understand why organisations and systems can resist change and have the interpersonal, political and influencing skills to move people towards action, without diluting evidence or avoiding difficult challenge simply to maintain relationships.
How to Apply
Visit our website www.bhip.org.uk to download the Job Description and Application Form.
Once completed, please email your application form as an attachment to: connect@bhip.org.uk
Job Details
- Hours: 37 hours per week
- Closing Date: 20/09/2026
- Payment Schedule: Monthly
- Job Salary: £45,000
- Contact Name: Kerry Page
- Contact Email: Kerry@bhip.org.uk
- Phone Number: +44 7598 644388
- Interview Date: 01/10/2026
Supporting Documents
About Bhip - Bradford Health Inequities Programme
About Race Equality Network (REN)
This appointment is offered on an initial three-year fixed-term contract. While the Bradford Health Inequities Programme (Bhip) is funded for five years, any extension beyond the initial contract period will be subject to continued funding, organisational requirements, programme needs and satisfactory performance.
Race Equality Network (REN) is a Bradford-based registered charity with over 25 years’ experience advancing race equity across Bradford and West Yorkshire, with local, national and international influence. As a race equity infrastructure organisation, REN supports more than 80 Global Majority-led organisations, Community Champions and Community Research Champions. It works alongside communities, VCSE organisations and public institutions to identify and challenge structural racism and discrimination, strengthen community leadership and influence, and translate lived experience into action. REN brings established expertise in anti-racist practice, policy, commissioning, system influence and accountability, helping organisations move from commitment to measurable change.
The Bradford Health Inequities Programme (Bhip)
The Bradford Health Inequities Programme (Bhip) is a five-year programme funded by the National Lottery Community Fund and delivered jointly in partnership by Race Equality Network (REN) and Happy Healthy You (HHU). As part of the National Lottery Community Fund’s National Collective, Bhip is one of nine health inequities programmes established nationally to address health inequities caused by structural racism and discrimination.
Working alongside communities, voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations, the NHS, public services and other partners across Bradford District, Bhip will co-design, test and evaluate community-led approaches that address health inequities driven by structural racism and discrimination, influence policy and practice, drive system change, and generate evidence and learning for Bradford while contributing to the National Lottery Community Fund’s National Collective.
As an innovative five-year programme, Bhip is expected to evolve through community engagement, co-design, learning and evaluation. The Bhip team members should therefore expect their roles to develop over time in response to programme learning, funding and organisational requirements to achieve its aims.
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