Recruitment starts for new Social Mobility Commission Chair

The Equality Hub begins recruitment for a new Chair of the Social Mobility Commission (SMC).

The Equality Hub has begun recruitment for a new Chair of the Social Mobility Commission (SMC).

Sandra Wallace and Steven Cooper will continue acting as interim Co-Chairs until October 2021 at the latest.

The chair will lead the SMC in promoting social mobility both within and outside Government, oversee work to strengthen the evidence base and improve public understanding of how opportunity is created and made accessible to all.

Recruitment for the role begins today and applications will be taken until 11 June 2021.

• The SMC is an independent statutory body that exists to create a United Kingdom where the circumstances of birth do not determine outcomes in life.
• The Equality Hub sponsors the SMC and as a result the Minister for Women and Equalities has statutory responsibility for appointing the Commission’s chair.