Research Lead

Location:

London/Hybrid | Advertising Salary: up to £57,500

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 judgement 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..

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At Nest, you’ll have access to a range of learning opportunities to learn, grow and build the skills you need to be successful in your role and career.

Everyone's personal situation is different.

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

Inclusive Money is a public-benefit research and innovation center 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…