Research Lead

* Please note this is a 12-month fixed term contract*

The Centre for Inclusive Money is recruiting a thoughtful, collaborative Research Lead who combines broad technical research expertise with the ability to project manage complex research projects. The Research Lead will work closely with an Associate Director (who will act as the overall Project Lead), designing and delivering the research while coordinating partners, resources and different strands of work. You’ll be focussed on the smooth-running of projects and maximising impact from the work.

You’ll be as comfortable getting into the detail as stepping back to see what the evidence means. You’ll have the technical and relational skills to drive projects forward, managing different moving parts and ensuring milestones are met. You’ll bring curiosity, sound judgment and a genuine commitment to research that supports financial security and delivers real-world impact for people in low- and moderate-income households across the UK.

The Research Lead helps shape and deliver system-changing research at the Centre for Inclusive Money. Working closely with colleagues and partners, you’ll take projects from ideas to delivery to insights, turn what we learn into compelling outputs, and be a confident voice for Inclusive Money when we share our work with the world.

• You an experienced researcher with a broad toolkit, and you’re comfortable leading work even when it takes you beyond your own specialist expertise.
• You can take a research question, design the right research and analysis approach, and confidently deliver complex mixed methods research from start to finish.
• You are comfortable taking the lead on qualitative research design, and have the skills to support or even help colleagues improve their skills in questionnaire and discussion guide writing, moderating focus groups sand interviews.
• You've successfully led large, multi-partner research programmes, balancing multiple work streams, stakeholders, budgets and milestones while keeping delivery on track.
• You know when to zoom into the detail and when to step back and see the bigger picture, making sound judgements about priorities, risks and what matters most.
• You're passionate about turning evidence into impact, communicating findings through compelling publications, presentations and external engagement, and confidently representing an organisation in public forums and industry discussions.
• You bring a strong research foundation, with a Masters or PhD or relevant real world experience, alongside the curiosity, collaboration and drive to find what works to build financial security low- and moderate-income households in the UK..

Everyone's personal situation is different.

To make the most out of hybrid working, we've introduced different ways of working, which include (subject to role requirements):

• hybrid of office (Canary Wharf, London) and home working (there will be an expectation to attend the office, once - twice a week, or more, as required)
• reduce or vary working hours
• reduce or vary the days worked
• work compressed hoursjob share

Inclusive Money is a public-benefit research and innovation centre set up by Nest Corporation in 2016 to find ways to support low- and moderate-income workers to be financially secure, both today and into retirement.

We conduct rigorous, cutting-edge research, working collaboratively with industry and academic partners to understand the needs and behaviours of the new generation of savers created by the UK’s pensions auto enrolment system.

We also consider how self-employed workers and others at risk of missing out on…