Senior Research Manager – Education

• Senior Research Manager: £44,000 – £49,000
• 5% employer pension contribution
• Annual bonus
• Private Medical
• 28 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Quarterly team days, lunches, social and well-being committees and interest groups
• Central London based, with hybrid working and flexible working hours

We are working with a research consultancy, who help their partners across the public sector and charity sectors. They are a full-service, mixed methods agency who are looking to hire a Senior Research Managers with relevant public sector research experience.

This role sits in their Education team, where they work with the Department of Education, a number of Universities, local authorities and charities in this space. Projects span across learning and skills, higher education, student mental health, apprenticeships and educational needs.

Research Managers tend to help manage their largest and highest profile studies and often have a small team beneath them managing strands of projects. It’s a great opportunity to advance your people and project management skills, with support from Directors and the senior leadership team.

This is a mixed method (quantitative and qualitative research), with a lean on quant. They are open to researchers from an agency, charity or client-side background.

They conduct quantitative, qualitative and evaluation research. Evaluations tend to be for UK Government, experience here is a huge bonus.

It’s a chance to work on large and important projects for society but for a mid-sized agency (rather than a large corporate organisation).

They are frequent finalists / winners in the MRS awards, including Best Place to Work and Best Agency of the Year. They place a large emphasis on creating an inclusive workforce and a culture of respect. They offer industry accredited learning and development and are committed to the MRS Net Zero Pledge and MRS Inclusion Pledge.

Please apply for next steps. For successful applicants, a recruitment consultant will be in touch via email to schedule a briefing call. We will explain the role in more detail and share the company details before creating a formal application.

Note: Due to the high volume of applications we receive, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.