Research Manager

Youth Futures Foundation; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The Youth Futures Foundation is seeking a Research Manager to lead social research initiatives aimed at supporting disadvantaged youth in securing good jobs. The role involves developing research strategies, managing projects, and delivering high-quality evidence-based recommendations. With a hybrid working model, this position offers flexibility while collaborating with a dedicated team to make a positive societal impact.

Qualifications

• Experience in social research and analysis.
• Ability to engage with stakeholders and partners.
• Capacity for strategic thinking and execution.

Responsibilities

• Develop the research strategy and identify relevant research questions.
• Manage research projects to ensure timely delivery and budget compliance.
• Synthesize evidence and provide impactful recommendations for practice.

Skills

Project management

Research strategy development

Partnership management

Evidence synthesis

Job description

The Research Manager will work in a small team that is responsible for commissioning and managing high quality, robust social research, and for synthesising and disseminating evidence of what works to support the most disadvantaged young people into good jobs.

You will support all aspects of Youth Futures research, from project development to impact.

This Will Include

• helping to develop our research strategy
• identifying research questions alongside colleagues in Youth Futures
• working closely with our research partners and suppliers so that projects are delivered on time and to budget; and ensuring that all research outputs are consistently high quality and make clear, practical and impactful recommendations for practice and policy.
  
  

This role can be based at any of our hubs located in Birmingham, Leeds or London. We currently operate a hybrid model of two-days per week in the office and three-days from home.

For more information, please download our recruitment pack.

This role can be based at any of our hubs located in Birmingham, Leeds or London. We currently operate a hybrid model of two-days per week in the office and three-days from home.

For more information, please visit our website.

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