Senior Researcher - Data & Evaluation Leader

Senior Researcher (Research and Evaluation)

Note for applicants:
We're hiring two roles at this level with different focus areas. Read both descriptions carefully, then apply for the role that fits your skills and experience best.

At BOP we’re committed to building an inclusive workplace. If you have a disability or require any reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know. We’re happy to accommodate your needs to help ensure a fair and accessible experience for every applicant.

We actively encourage applications from people who can bring diverse perspectives to our work, especially those whose lived experiences are underrepresented in our sector.

Salary (commensurate with experience): £30,750 - £38,950

There is structured scope for progression for each role.

Contract type:
Full time, Permanent

Location:

London or Manchester. Minimum two days per week in the office following probation, three days during probation

Travel:
Regular UK and international travel

Reporting to:
Director, Research

Annual leave: 25 days holiday (including 5 days during the Christmas closure period) plus bank holidays

Pension: 5% matched.

We’re looking for someone with strong data and quantitative skills who is also comfortable with qualitative research, and has applied them within relevant business contexts. They’ll need sharp critical reasoning and the ability to write clearly, turning complex analysis into crisp, well-structured reports for clients.

A senior researcher at BOP is responsible for conducting research and analysis and communicating it clearly in reports and slide decks. Every researcher works within multiple project teams and so has to coordinate and plan their own workload.

• Conduct interviews with museums that have received funds for the repair and maintenance of their buildings, as part of a national programme evaluation
• Analyse monitoring data from public arts projects in eight different cities
• Construct a time series of key financial data on a cohort of theatres, pulling data from Charity Commission and Companies House websites
• Help design and implement a survey of creative businesses as part of a research project looking at the use of AI
• Draft a set of slides based on a survey of cultural organisations, to show the main outcomes from their participation in an R&D programme
• Talk a client through some early findings to help develop and refine our analysis.

Undertake a range of research and consultancy tasks across our portfolio of research and evaluation work:

• Conducting lit and evidence reviews
• Undertaking video call and in-person interviews and focus groups and analysis
• Setting up surveys and field work (e.g. building online surveys and arranging programmes of interviews)
• Creating datasets from a combination of structured and unstructured data, including via accessing APIs and web scraping
• Providing punchy, insightful, and clear analysis, including the use of specialist software if relevant
• Report and presentation writing, including helping to shape a clear and coherent narrative

Project manage smaller studies and parts of other studies, working closely with Project Directors, and continuing our reputation for high quality while maintaining profitable projects.

Client management, including ensuring our clients are engaged in the consultancy process.

Contribute to the tendering process (i.e. to bid writing and pitch preparations).

As a Senior Researcher, you will also be expected to undertake any reasonable duties as required by the Directors, for instance but not exclusively: project administration, contribute or have responsibilities in communications and marketing activities, or wider operational activities (e.g. knowledge management, cross-company projects etc.).

This role is primarily Monday to Friday during normal UK office hours. But candidates for this role should note that due to the needs of our clients, including those based in different time zones and regions where the working week differs, a flexible…