15 MAY 2004, Page 24

Equality and Human Rights Champion Department of Health Salary: .05,000. More may be available for an exceptional candidate.

Sir Nigel Crisp, Chief Executive of the NHS, has challenged the service to create a culture of decentralisation and diversity, and recently launched an action plan on leadership and race equality. The Department now seeks a high-flyer with a strong reputation for promoting equality and delivering change at a national level to be its champion for equality and human rights. The successful candidate will need to have a strong outward focus, and be able to interact effectively at the highest level in a range of organisations and in both public and private sectors. Credibility across the whole equality agenda is a prerequisite: knowledge of the health and social care system is desirable, but not essential.

Source: Guardian Society 5 May

Ross Clark