I-REACCH Project Coordinator

About the role
Are you passionate about improving research culture across the Higher Education sector? The Wellcome Trust has funded a team of researchers to find new ways to innovate, influence policy, and make a difference to staff and student participation in how we work together. We hope that you will apply to join in this exciting career opportunity.

You will pro-actively help to shape the future direction of research culture at the University of Leicester. Our shared aim is to be inclusive, promote equity and extend diversity. Five workstreams (see below) are going to test new ideas and ways of enhancing the progression of people who often feel excluded from a university career structure.

Funded by the Wellcome Trust as part of its Institutional Funding for Research Culture scheme, you will be joining a dedicated team to deliver the I-REACCH (Inclusive Research Culture Achieved through Culture Change) project. As the Project Coordinator for I-REACCH, you will bring your experience and skills to support the delivery of a new and exciting piece of work for the University of Leicester

I-REACCH is a range of complementary pilot projects, focused on under-represented groups, which will combine data collection/analysis, bespoke intervention development, engagement and evaluation through five objectives (O).

O1. Trial active inclusive recruitment practices for increased diversity
O2. Develop bespoke inclusive tools for career progression
O3. Boost citizenship engagement and advocacy to enhance an inclusive culture
O4: Engage with research leaders to create empathic models of inclusive leadership for sustained change.
O5: Robustly evaluate each of the pilot projects
You will be supervised by the I-REACCH Project Manager and support by an experienced Project Leadership Team (Across Life, Engineering and Social Sciences and Professional Services), and work closely with our newly formed, innovative ‘Mirror Co-Investigator’ team comprising researchers, technicians and staff with lived experience of research culture challenges who are uniquely placed to shape our research activity and developments.
About you
Joining us with experience of administration and coordination in a University setting, you will play a vital role in the co-design, co-development and co-delivery of the I-REACCH programme. Your coordination skills will ensure that the provision meets (and where possible exceeds) expectations including reporting milestones. The daily tasks will involve you working on events, supporting engagement and communications and liaising with colleagues across the University to ensure effective communication and learning from the project to ensure maximum organisational impact. You will need to be highly pro-active and motivated by our vision for a more inclusive research culture.

We want this post to add value to your career and offer a meaningful enhancement to your skills and experience through active mentorship, upskilling and meaningful career development.
Additional information
We welcome informal enquiries and would be pleased to share more information about the post, so please do not hesitate to contact:
Dr Alex Goddard (he/him), co-investigator and Head of Doctoral College, [email protected]

We anticipate that interviews will take place during week commencing 22 April 2024.


Applications for job share will be considered.

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change , which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.