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About the Role

Wellcome is seeking a Policy Lead (Climate and Health) to join their Global Health Policy team. This role is crucial for ensuring health is central to global climate action, utilizing evidence to shape effective and equitable responses to climate change.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop, and deliver ambitious policy and influencing programmes that advance Wellcome’s goals on climate and health.
• Translate evidence into practical policy solutions, using subject-matter expertise to shape policy positions, identify opportunities, and respond to emerging political and policy developments.
• Lead complex programmes of work, setting priorities, coordinating resources, and ensuring high-quality delivery across multiple projects, teams, and external partners.
• Build influential relationships with senior stakeholders across government, academia, civil society, philanthropy, and international organisations to advance shared climate and health goals.
• Provide strategic policy advice and insight, helping shape Wellcome’s approach to climate and health while ensuring alignment with wider organisational priorities.
• Lead, develop, and collaborate with colleagues across Wellcome, fostering an inclusive team environment, and ensuring work is delivered effectively within agreed governance and budgets.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience in Climate & Health policy and advocacy, with evidence of influencing policy, funding, or strategic decisions.
• Experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder programmes or initiatives to successful outcomes.
• Experience managing and developing teams and/or leading delivery through matrix structures.
• Evidence of setting strategic priorities and allocating resources in complex environments.
• Experience influencing senior decision-makers and building partnerships across relevant sectors.

Skills

• Policy expertise in climate and health
• Track record of developing and delivering strategies that influence decisions and drive change
• Understanding of the intersection of science, health, climate, and politics
• Ability to translate evidence into compelling policy arguments and practical solutions
• Ambition, pragmatism, and strategic judgement
• Effective project and people leadership
• Ability to build strong relationships and bring others with you

Location

• Remote
• Euston Road offices

Work Type

• Permanent
• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Lead

Salary/Compensations

• £70,000 - £87,500

Benefits

• Flexible working options

About the Company

• The Wellcome Trust is a global charitable foundation.
• We improve health for everyone by funding science, leading policy and advocacy campaigns, and building partnerships.
• We are committed to spending £16bn in the ten years to 2032, funding new discoveries in life, health, and wellbeing, and taking on three global health challenges: mental health, infectious disease, and climate and health.

Equal Opportunity

• Diversity and Inclusion is at the heart of everything we do.
• We are committed to cultivating a fair and inclusive environment, where everyone can be themselves and thrive.
• We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles.
• We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone.
• This includes making adjustments for people who have a disability or long-term condition.