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- London
Ansök senast: 2025-03-10
Research Manager - International Social Affairs Research
Great opportunity for a Research Manager to take a leading role in this highly respected independent research agency. They specialise in the issue-based, international and socio-political space. This position offers the opportunity to work on public opinion research of citizens in fragile states covering some of the most important contemporary issues (security, democracy, development, etc.). You should be as fascinated as they are by the relationship between public opinion and political, military, economic, social, & development-related issues and how best to communicate with them.To be successful in this role you will need to have a mixed method background. Quant will take precedence but a solid understanding of qual will also be required.Key responsibilities include:Be the primary point of contact and build long-term relationships with clientsDevelop a thorough understanding of how client requirements translate into research projectsBecome a trusted advisor to clientsDevelop knowledge and expertise in your clients’ geographies and sectorsInput into the design, costs, and contribute to discussion about how to resource projects.
Project leadership & delivery:Contribute to research design and take the lead on designing research instrumentsTake the lead with reporting design and analysis, consulting with clients and ensuring that junior team members follow instructions correctlyLead a team of researchers to ensure the successful delivery of projectsTake responsibility for ensuring the project is delivered as per agreedIdentify and solve problems with projectLine manage junior staff membershelping them to organize their working weekbeing the first point of contact for any issues that they haveensure that all junior staff work is reviewed before it goes out to clientshelp junior team members to improve the way that they work.Support Business Development activities - Identify possible opportunities with your existing portfolio of clientsTravel for business purposes – conducting training, client briefings and presentations as required
This is the ideal role for someone with a ‘can-do’ attitude, a keen interest in international politics and a market or social research agency research background. This is a busy consultancy, so this role would suit someone who wants to be given responsibility and be trusted, is happy to muck in and do what’s needed to get the project done. So if you like the idea of action over function and structure, then contact us for more details. This position will be as an initial one year contract initially.
