Jobs Board
Reference
Vac-6565
Location
Hybrid (Camden office) with senior external meetings and stakeholder engagement required.
Hours
Part-time
Employment Type
Temporary
Salary
£30,000 pa (£75,000 FTE)
Date posted
Monday 10th August 2026
Application closing date
Friday 21st August 2026
Main Duties
Project Context:
The Jewish Health Equity Partnership (“JHEP”) is a joint project of the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the London Jewish Forum, to tackle health inequalities impacting the Jewish community. JHEP is a lead partner of the Health Inequities Partnership, a National Lottery Community Fund (“NLCF”) project to tackle health inequalities caused by structural racism and discrimination.
JHEP will build systems partnerships within the Jewish community; undertake advocacy across the health sector; deliver training; commission research; embed sustainability; undertake collective work within the Health Inequities Partnership. The Project Lead will work with a professional team, contractors, lay leadership and communal partners to deliver these workstreams.
Purpose of the role
To provide senior strategic leadership and oversight for the programme, ensuring strong governance, high-quality delivery and effective alignment between strategy, partnerships, evidence and impact. The Project Lead will act as a senior ambassador for the programme, supporting external credibility, funder confidence and long-term sustainability.
This role sits at the intersection of health inequalities, structural racism, antisemitism and systems change. The postholder will bring senior-level experience of the health sector, ideally including NHS, Integrated Care Systems, public health, commissioning, workforce or health equity settings, together with a strong understanding of how antisemitism and structural discrimination affect Jewish communities and wider health outcomes. This is an opportunity to establish and lead a pioneering national programme that will shape how Jewish health inequalities are understood and addressed across England.
Key responsibilities
• Provide strategic leadership for JHEP, ensuring delivery aligned with the programme’s theory of change, funding agreement and outcomes.
• Provide leadership, direction and oversight to the Programme Director, Research Lead and Training Lead, ensuring coherent delivery across all programme workstreams.
• Work collaboratively with the lay and professional teams at the Board of Deputies, London Jewish Forum, and delivery partners including in the training and research workstreams
• Build and sustain senior relationships across the health sector, including Integrated Care Systems and NHS trust leaders, commissioners, public health leads, NHS stakeholders and local authorities.
• Build and sustain senior relationships across the Jewish community, including health and social care charities, professional networks, local and regional groups, and other organisations active in the health sector.
• Represent the programme in strategic forums, policy conversations and partnership settings, including the NLCF Health Inequities Partnership.
• Act as a senior ambassador for the programme, promoting its vision and building confidence among partners and stakeholders.
• Lead the programme’s influence agenda, including recognition of antisemitism and Jewish health inequity within health systems.
• Provide strategic judgement to ensure the programme remains politically astute, evidence-led and responsive to reputational and policy risks.
• Oversee governance, risk and accountability arrangements, working closely with the Steering Group and delivery partner leads
• Oversee finances and resource allocation, ensuring delivery remains aligned with agreed budgets, funder requirements and strategic priorities.
• Provide strategic oversight and assurance to the Steering Group and NLCF through high-quality reporting, performance monitoring and governance.
• Support the development of sustainability, co-commissioning and legacy planning to maximise long-term impact beyond the initial funding period
For further information go to: bod.org.uk
The Jewish Health Equity Partnership (“JHEP”) is a joint project of the Board of Deputies of British Jews and the London Jewish Forum, to tackle health inequalities impacting the Jewish community. JHEP is a lead partner of the Health Inequities Partnership, a National Lottery Community Fund (“NLCF”) project to tackle health inequalities caused by structural racism and discrimination.
JHEP will build systems partnerships within the Jewish community; undertake advocacy across the health sector; deliver training; commission research; embed sustainability; undertake collective work within the Health Inequities Partnership. The Project Lead will work with a professional team, contractors, lay leadership and communal partners to deliver these workstreams.
Purpose of the role
To provide senior strategic leadership and oversight for the programme, ensuring strong governance, high-quality delivery and effective alignment between strategy, partnerships, evidence and impact. The Project Lead will act as a senior ambassador for the programme, supporting external credibility, funder confidence and long-term sustainability.
This role sits at the intersection of health inequalities, structural racism, antisemitism and systems change. The postholder will bring senior-level experience of the health sector, ideally including NHS, Integrated Care Systems, public health, commissioning, workforce or health equity settings, together with a strong understanding of how antisemitism and structural discrimination affect Jewish communities and wider health outcomes. This is an opportunity to establish and lead a pioneering national programme that will shape how Jewish health inequalities are understood and addressed across England.
Key responsibilities
• Provide strategic leadership for JHEP, ensuring delivery aligned with the programme’s theory of change, funding agreement and outcomes.
• Provide leadership, direction and oversight to the Programme Director, Research Lead and Training Lead, ensuring coherent delivery across all programme workstreams.
• Work collaboratively with the lay and professional teams at the Board of Deputies, London Jewish Forum, and delivery partners including in the training and research workstreams
• Build and sustain senior relationships across the health sector, including Integrated Care Systems and NHS trust leaders, commissioners, public health leads, NHS stakeholders and local authorities.
• Build and sustain senior relationships across the Jewish community, including health and social care charities, professional networks, local and regional groups, and other organisations active in the health sector.
• Represent the programme in strategic forums, policy conversations and partnership settings, including the NLCF Health Inequities Partnership.
• Act as a senior ambassador for the programme, promoting its vision and building confidence among partners and stakeholders.
• Lead the programme’s influence agenda, including recognition of antisemitism and Jewish health inequity within health systems.
• Provide strategic judgement to ensure the programme remains politically astute, evidence-led and responsive to reputational and policy risks.
• Oversee governance, risk and accountability arrangements, working closely with the Steering Group and delivery partner leads
• Oversee finances and resource allocation, ensuring delivery remains aligned with agreed budgets, funder requirements and strategic priorities.
• Provide strategic oversight and assurance to the Steering Group and NLCF through high-quality reporting, performance monitoring and governance.
• Support the development of sustainability, co-commissioning and legacy planning to maximise long-term impact beyond the initial funding period
For further information go to: bod.org.uk
Qualifications and Experience
Essential experience, skills and knowledge
• Significant senior leadership experience in a complex partnership, programme or policy environment.
• Demonstrable experience of leading delivery in a complex programme involving multiple stakeholders.
• Experience of the health sector, ideally within the NHS, ICS, public health, commissioning or related strategic health environments.
• Strong understanding of health inequalities, structural racism, antisemitism and their impact on health outcomes and access to services.
• Experience of influencing systems, policy or service change across multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to work credibly with a range of stakeholders in diverse contexts and at different levels of seniority
• Experience of managing people, reporting, risk, governance and delivery in politically and reputationally sensitive contexts.
• Strong judgement, diplomacy and the ability to operate effectively at senior level.
Desirable experience, skills and knowledge
• Experience of work on Jewish community issues, antisemitism or faith-based discrimination.
• Experience of co-production or community-led systems change.
• Understanding of health inequalities data, workforce reform or commissioning processes.
• Experience of strategic delivery in the charity, public or health sectors, particularly where this has involved health inequalities, anti-racism or systems change.
• Familiarity with the UK Jewish community in general, and the charedi community in particular.
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This job description and person specification is not exhaustive or prescriptive and may evolve based on organisational needs. The key tasks and responsibilities are subject to change. Any changes will be made in consultation with the post holder.
• This Job Description is subject to alteration in response to changes in legislation or operational procedures.
•Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK
• Significant senior leadership experience in a complex partnership, programme or policy environment.
• Demonstrable experience of leading delivery in a complex programme involving multiple stakeholders.
• Experience of the health sector, ideally within the NHS, ICS, public health, commissioning or related strategic health environments.
• Strong understanding of health inequalities, structural racism, antisemitism and their impact on health outcomes and access to services.
• Experience of influencing systems, policy or service change across multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to work credibly with a range of stakeholders in diverse contexts and at different levels of seniority
• Experience of managing people, reporting, risk, governance and delivery in politically and reputationally sensitive contexts.
• Strong judgement, diplomacy and the ability to operate effectively at senior level.
Desirable experience, skills and knowledge
• Experience of work on Jewish community issues, antisemitism or faith-based discrimination.
• Experience of co-production or community-led systems change.
• Understanding of health inequalities data, workforce reform or commissioning processes.
• Experience of strategic delivery in the charity, public or health sectors, particularly where this has involved health inequalities, anti-racism or systems change.
• Familiarity with the UK Jewish community in general, and the charedi community in particular.
•
This job description and person specification is not exhaustive or prescriptive and may evolve based on organisational needs. The key tasks and responsibilities are subject to change. Any changes will be made in consultation with the post holder.
• This Job Description is subject to alteration in response to changes in legislation or operational procedures.
•Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK
Additional information
Your formal employer will be the London Jewish Forum.
Contract: Part time / 5 year funding period. Hours: 2 days/week (0.4 FTE). Holidays: Pro-rated from FTE 20 days plus Public Holidays and Jewish Festivals This role will require some work on evenings and weekends, for which Time Off in Lieu will be given, and some travel around the UK. Appointment is subject to satisfactory references and the right to live and work in the UK.
1st Stage Interviews: 25th- 28th August 2026
Contract: Part time / 5 year funding period. Hours: 2 days/week (0.4 FTE). Holidays: Pro-rated from FTE 20 days plus Public Holidays and Jewish Festivals This role will require some work on evenings and weekends, for which Time Off in Lieu will be given, and some travel around the UK. Appointment is subject to satisfactory references and the right to live and work in the UK.
1st Stage Interviews: 25th- 28th August 2026
How to Apply
Send CV + covering letter, each no more than two sides of A4, outlining, with examples, how you match the person specification and where you heard about the job. Send to: recruitment@londonjewishforum.org.uk with subject heading ‘JHEP Project Lead’.
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