Field Manager

• Take full ownership of fieldwork project management for complex, high-risk or strategically important projects, ensuring effective delivery from set-up through to close-out.
• Act as an active member of the wider project team, applying operational expertise and providing informed advice beyond the immediate confines of the Project Management role.
• Serve as a senior escalation point for project issues, facilitating timely resolution and communicating risks, recommendations and decisions clearly to relevant stakeholders.

Production

Production Operations

• Take full ownership of fieldwork project management for complex, high-risk or strategically important projects, ensuring effective delivery from set-up through to close-out.
• Act as an active member of the wider project team, applying operational expertise and providing informed advice beyond the immediate confines of the Project Management role.
• Serve as a senior escalation point for project issues, facilitating timely resolution and communicating risks, recommendations and decisions clearly to relevant stakeholders.

• Provide final fieldwork costs for input to the Budget Definition Form
• Input and update budget details on accounting systems (MIS).
• Monitor fieldwork spend on projects and highlight any over expenditure to project leader
• Check & approve supplier invoices and record to projects/cost centres
• Monitor the financial status of projects using dedicated systems (MIS)

• Lead preferred supplier reviews, drawing on project feedback and performance data to assess quality, responsiveness, capability and value.
• Recommend and support strategies to improve supplier quality, responsiveness and consistency of delivery.
• Take functional ownership of key external resource relationships, including freelancer engagement and the continued development of the wider supplier network.

• Ensure that defined processes are followed and relevant practical records, which document the progress of the project, are kept fully up to date Project Knowledge/Understanding
• Understand the project lifecycle and own role at each stage
• Understand the requirements of different project methodologies and their impact on operational requirements
• Understand the basic principles of coding, data processing, analysis and interpretation
• Actively contribute to process improvements and the positive reputation of the Operations team. Champion continuous improvement by identifying, evaluating and implementing opportunities to strengthen Project Management quality, efficiency and responsiveness across the wider team.

• Provide day-to-day management and guidance to the Project Management team, role modelling high standards of ownership, collaboration and delivery.
• Oversee the allocation of projects across the Project Management team, balancing capability, capacity, continuity and development needs.
• Lead the implementation and consistent adoption of Project Management initiatives, tools and processes across the wider team.
• Identify and drive new opportunities for improvement and development, both internally and through external partners.

• Detail-oriented, organised, and proactive, with a passion for delivering high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong communicator and collaborator, comfortable working with both internal teams and global suppliers.
• Technically savvy, with an understanding of project life cycles, data management, and basic research principles.
• Committed to compliance, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Curious, adaptable, and eager to learn - open to feedback and new challenges.
• Positive,…