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Research Director - Longitudinal Surveys
Publicerad 2024-09-02
Description
Role: Research Director - Longitudinal Surveys
Location: London (Hybrid working - 2 days per week in London office)
Salary: £40,000-£54,616
Department: Social Surveys - Longitudinal Surveys
Contract: Full time
This is an opportunity to take a lead role in delivering some of the highest quality social surveys in the UK, with a specific focus on longitudinal and cohort studies. We are looking for an innovative thinker who is enthusiastic about survey design in a fast-changing data collection landscape where advances in AI, bio-measures, online data collection and data linking are changing calculations around survey best practice.
Location: London (Hybrid working - 2 days per week in London office)
Salary: £40,000-£54,616
Department: Social Surveys - Longitudinal Surveys
Contract: Full time
This is an opportunity to take a lead role in delivering some of the highest quality social surveys in the UK, with a specific focus on longitudinal and cohort studies. We are looking for an innovative thinker who is enthusiastic about survey design in a fast-changing data collection landscape where advances in AI, bio-measures, online data collection and data linking are changing calculations around survey best practice.
You would be joining a thriving team that currently runs the English Longitudinal Survey of Ageing (ELSA), the Five to Twelve primary school cohort study and the 1958 and 1970 birth cohorts among other studies. This role has a strong focus on new business development including responding to tenders and developing grant applications. We collaborate with leading academics and other experts in a range of fields in developing our bids.. You would go on to lead resulting new studies. We are a methods-driven team and are looking for someone with substantial quantitative survey implementation expertise and experience. We are also keen to make more use of the data we collect, both substantively and methodologically and are interested in what you can bring to the team here.
Excellent survey research skills are essential, including in design, implementation and management. You will be able to demonstrate a track record in delivering quantitative research projects to time and budget, and in developing strong relationships with clients, funders and collaborators. Experience of managing longitudinal surveys will be an advantage but is not essential – we are interested in how you can help NatCen develop the future of survey research.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead on proposals and applications for funding.
- Manage and deliver survey and other research projects to high quality standards, budget and timetable.
- Manage project teams to deliver first-class research to meet client and collaborator needs.
- Provide advice, guidance and quality assurance for every aspect of the design, implementation, analysis and writing up of a study.
- Engage in impact activities to promote NatCen’s work externally.
- Contribute to the development and mentoring of staff.
- Develop, manage and maintain client, collaborator and other stakeholder relationships.
- Maintain and promote high ethical and information security standards.
To perform any other reasonable duties that NatCen may require that are consistent with the broad nature of the job.
Skills, Knowledge & Expertise
- An undergraduate degree.
- Experience of directing social or market research survey projects and programmes.
- A track record of securing funding for high quality social or market research.
- Demonstrable survey research methodological knowledge.
- Demonstrable skills in survey data analysis and communicating survey research findings to a range of audiences.
- Experience of leading, managing and developing teams.
- Excellent project management skills and the ability to manage project budgets.
- Ability to work flexibly and proactively on multiple concurrent research projects.
- Commitment to building and maintaining good relationships with partners and customers.
- Ability to build, manage and sustain internal relationships successfully.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage with and influence client relationships and internal stakeholders.
NatCen Requirements:
- Maintain high ethical standards;
- Demonstrate knowledge and awareness of all responsibilities in relation to maintaining confidentiality with both written and oral communication;
- Actively conform to the legislative and procedural requirements in relation to the collection, management, storage and destruction of data;
- Follow the requirements of our operating standards including our ISO standards;
- Other duties which may be required from time to time.
Job Benefits
As well as a competitive salary, an excellent working environment (including a home/office hybrid working environment), you will be working for the largest independent social research organisation in the UK. We are proud of the benefits we offer our employees which include:
- 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) and flexible working
- Generous company pension scheme
- Life insurance and health cash plan
- Cycle to Work scheme and season ticket loan
- Career development, professional subscriptions support and mentoring support from industry-leading experts.
At The National Centre for Social Research we believe that social research has the power to make life better. By really understanding the complexity of people’s lives and what they think about the issues that affect them, we give the public a powerful and influential role in shaping services that can make a difference to everyone. And as an independent, not-for-profit organisation we’re able to focus our time and energy on meeting our clients’ needs and delivering social research that works for society.
