Director – Growth - Thriving Social Research Consultancy

Spalding Goobey Associates; London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social research consultancy seeks a Director for Growth. Ideal candidates are entrepreneurial, innovative thinkers focused on making a positive impact through commercial success. This role offers an attractive package and opportunities for financial recognition as the company continues to innovate and expand.

Qualifications

• Experience in winning projects and writing successful proposals.
• Ability to pitch and engage clients effectively.
• Knowledge in social research methodologies preferred.

Responsibilities

• Drive growth in policy evaluation and social research.
• Bring innovative ideas and approaches to the consultancy.
• Lead project development and client engagement.

Skills

Entrepreneurial mindset

Innovative thinking

Commercial awareness

Job description

Director – Growth - Thriving Social Research Consultancy

Location: London
Salary: £Highly attractive package
Job type: Permanent
Reference: 656439

Our client is an award winning & thriving independent insight consultancy who specialise in social research. They have successfully grown the business and made the most of all opportunities. They are at the point of wanting to add a senior director to help them with their next stage of growth.

Plans are in place, but they have an open mind on the background of where the new persons expertise, knowledge and contacts could come from. Whilst they are open to someone helping them to continue to grow in the areas they have strong expertise in, the ideal is for you to come in and help them to develop in areas that they feel are natural next steps such as:

• Policy Evaluation

Essential to be successful in this role is that you have an entrepreneurial and commercial mindset, you are innovative and a creative thinker, you will also be keen to bring in new ideas and approaches

To enable you to be successful you will have knowledge and experience in how to win projects in this space, you will be able to pitch and write winning proposals and be highly motivated by the chance to help a business to continue to grow whilst enjoying the financial recognition this will bring.

The company was set up with the goal to revitalise the way in which research is used to create a better society. Their aim is to operate at the intersection of engagement, insight, and social action. To do this they understand they need to iterate, innovate and think systemically to identify and implement novel solutions to the intractable issues we face in the UK and globally.

This is a business that values diversity and people who are happy to challenge the status quo from a position of understanding. This is the perfect role for someone who cares deeply about people and making positive impact whilst understanding how a commercial business succeeds.

If you believe you can add something to an already successful business and this opportunity excites you then we would love to hear from you.