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Please note we only accept online application via our website

Role Overview

As a Research Manager in the team you will be responsible for conducting and project managing research, across a range of methodologies including trials,qualitative research, quantitative research, landscape reviews and expert interviews, working within a research team. You will be able to take responsibility for components of research projects, working independently under the direction of one or more Research Leads.

The Research Manager will:

        Support the design of research approaches and develop research materials including discussion guides and stimulus,self-completion tasks and online research

        Manage research participants and partners, within Nest Insight’s participant coordination approach answering questions and supporting with participation, including in online research

        Conduct some qualitative research fieldwork, in person and virtually, potentially including depth interviews, groups and co-creation sessions

        Contribute to research analysis for qualitative research collaboratively identifying themes and developing the narrative

        Contribute to research analysis for quantitative research, including data cleaning, analysis and interpretation

        Contribute to the writing of research reports and other project outputs such as blog posts and press releases

        Contribute to  literature and landscape reviews

        Work with the Research Lead and Associate Director of Research and Innovation on one or more projects  to establish and maintain good relationships with project stakeholders.

        Assist with reporting project progress and outcomes to funders

        Contribute,as required, to other activities or studies and perform other general tasks as they arise, including general research administration, project management and scheduling

Effectively plans and organises parts of own workload to ensure timely delivery of assigned task sand responsibilities. May deputise for Research Lead when required.

 
Please note the minimum criteria for this role is:
Experience designing and running qualitative, quantitative or mixed methods research projects, including using creative and collaborative approaches 
Good knowledge of a statistical software such as Stata, R or SPSS
A good working understanding of data protection regulation and research ethics, including experience of working with marginalised and vulnerable participants 
Excellent qualitative research moderation and analysis skills, working online and face-to-face 
Able to identify implications of research findings and to interpret research data in the broader market and policy context 
Able to produce high-quality written communications including report-writing to a publication standard 
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including building strong working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders 
Good working knowledge of Microsoft applications including Excel, PowerPoint and Word. 

 

Please note there is more information on the role in the job description. This is available at the top right hand-side of the page.

 
We are open to discussing working patterns.
 
We welcome all internal applicants to apply for our roles, regardless of your current working pattern or hours. We will aim to accommodate your request and match your current working arrangements.
 
Don't worry if you think you don't have all the key skills, it might be worth taking the few minutes to apply as we're good at spotting potential and offer a generous training budget.
 
Please download a full job description to find a full scope, deliverables, experience and personal attributes required for this role.
 
 

Reward and recognition

  • A discretionary bonus scheme
  • Reward and recognition scheme
  • Enhanced auto enrolled pension – your contributions start at the default 5% while ours are higher at 8%. If you up your contributions to 6% we raise ours to 9%. If you contribute 7% or more we’ll contribute 10%.
  • Income protection scheme – is an insurance benefit that provides you with income if you cannot work due to illness or incapacity.
Click here to see the benefits we offer at Nest.
 

Flexible and agile working

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 hours
  • job share
 
For more information about our recruitment process click here
 

Directorate/Department Overview

 
Nest Insight is a public benefit research and innovation centre.

We exist to find ways to support low- and moderate-income workers to be financially secure, both today and into retirement. We partner with employers, product providers, academics and policymakers to identify, invent, test and evolve practical solutions and see what works best for people in the real world. This builds the case for systems-level change.

Organisational Overview

Nest is an award-winning workplace pension scheme, the largest in the country.

Set up by the government to give every worker in the UK somewhere to save, our first-class responsible investment practice and governance are the backbone of what we do, supported by all the functions you’d expect to find in a thriving business. We’re committed to creating a workplace where you can be your authentic self and offer an inclusive and flexible working environment.



Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
 
Everyone is welcome to apply for our roles, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment because of their age, disability, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy or caring responsibilities, race, religion/belief, sex, sexual orientation or socio economic background.

We also recognise the importance of diversity of thought and other forms of neurocognitive variation.
 
Nest is a Disability Confident Leader, which is the highest level of the Disability Confident Scheme. If you have a disability, please declare that you’re applying through the scheme
We aim to offer an interview to those applicants who apply through the Disability Confident Scheme and best meet the minimum criteria. However, there may be some circumstances where this is not possible due to the volume of applications.
 
Please note that this advert may close early if we receive a sufficient number of satisfactory applications. 

If you have any difficulty in sending your application or need the application pack in an alternative format, or you require any reasonable adjustments please contact: [email protected]

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