Field Performance Manager

National Centre for Social Research; Greater London; Remote; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading social research organization in the UK is seeking a Field Performance Manager to lead and monitor fieldworkers, ensuring targets are met and providing coaching where necessary. This role requires proven leadership skills and effective communication. You will work with various stakeholders, analyze performance data, and improve processes. A competitive salary and a hybrid working environment are offered, alongside generous benefits including a pension scheme and professional development support.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Generous company pension scheme

Life insurance and health cash plan

Cycle to Work scheme

Career development and mentoring support

Qualifications

• Experienced in leading teams and exceeding targets.
• Strong track record in communication and relationship building.
• Proficient in performance management and coaching.

Responsibilities

• Support and monitor interviewer performance against targets.
• Provide regular updates on actions taken to address underperformance.
• Identify future fieldworker requirements and make recommendations.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Proven leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Identifying development opportunities

Job description

Field Performance Manager

Application Deadline: 14 December 2025

Department: Social Surveys

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Home-based, UK

Compensation: £30,000 - £35,000 / year

Description

Role: Field Performance Manager

Location: Remote - North of England presence needed

Salary: Up to £35,000

Department: Data Collection

Contract: Permanent

Field Performance Managers are critical to the success of our organization.

We are looking for an exceptional experienced individual with proven leadership skills and a successful track record of exceeding targets and delivering against key performance indicators. Strong communication skills and an ability to form dynamic relationships with those they manage are a must for this role.

You need to be responsive, supportive and demonstrate a reliable and meticulous approach to your work, with flexibility and resilience. Your team will be from a vast range of backgrounds and experience, but they’ll have one common aim – delivery to target within the set time period under your leadership.

You’ll work closely with our Field Allocation Managers, who allocate work to our field interviewers, to deliver excellent results and meet agreed targets.

Key Responsibilities

Fieldworker management:

• Support and monitor interviewer performance against agreed survey targets and interviewing best practice, being prepared to work with each interviewer to maximise performance.
• Interpret, act on and feedback results of management information to fieldworkers for the purpose of maximising response and the quality of the survey outcomes.
• Providing regular updates as agreed on actions taken to address under performance.
• Address any issues that are stopping a fieldworker from working in a timely manner, engaging with the most appropriate internal stakeholder team to seek a solution.
• Support the development of interviewers within the team, providing guidance and identifying additional training and coaching requirements.
• Ensure effective and efficient use of fieldworker’s work, travel and admin time in line with central guidance.
• Be the first person that the fieldworker comes to seek advice and answer questions. You have a good knowledge of fieldwork, including, but not limited to, matters related to operational standards, survey rules and fieldworker pay.

Team management:

• Regular communication with the team, via teams and email. Providing them with individual updates and team progress against targets.
• Fulfil a yearly engagement plan that has been agreed with your line manager.

Fieldworker resource:

• Working with Field Allocator colleagues, identify future fieldworker requirements based on future project allocations and existing capacity, making recommendations to Head of Field Management on recruitment needs.
• Working with Field Allocator colleagues, giving feedback on future allocations and identifying to them where there are risks to delivery that require reallocations. Doing this in a timely manner.
• Work with the team responsible for delivering fieldworker recruits. Conducting interviews where required, updating availability to recruit in a timely manner.

Service delivery:

• Provide excellent service, resolve issues promptly and accurately.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Process Improvement:

• Identify opportunities for process improvement, sharing ideas with appropriate stakeholders.
• Contribute to the development and updating of standard operating procedures.
• Champion and support the implementation of new processes, systems and technologies.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Excellent communication skills
• Proven leadership with the ability to inspire others
• Stakeholder engagement and cooperation.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Identifying development opportunities
• Early identification of underperformance and initiating corrective action

Benefits

As well as a competitive salary, an excellent working environment (including a home/office hybrid working environment), you will be working for the largest independent social research organisation in the UK. We are proud of the benefits we offer our employees which include:

• 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) and flexible working
• Generous company pension scheme
• Life insurance and health cash plan
• Cycle to Work scheme and season ticket loan
• Career development, professional subscriptions support and mentoring support from industry‑leading experts.

We are a Disability Confident employer. If you have a disability and wish to apply for this role, please let us know in the application questions below. This allows us to ensure you are considered for an interview if you meet the minimum criteria for the role. If you have any questions or need adjustments at any stage of our recruitment process, feel free to contact us on [e-mail]. *We reserve the right to close this advert before the closing date due to a high volume of applications so please apply as soon as possible*