Research Manager - Quantitative / Mixed Methods

Ipsos; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

pension contribution

income protection

life assurance

range health & wellbeing

financial benefits

professional development opportunities

Job summary

Ipsos Public Affairs is seeking an experienced Research Manager in London to lead quantitative or mixed-methods studies for policy impact. You will manage projects, design questionnaires, and produce insights for high-profile stakeholders.

You will work across policy teams and support business development while mentoring junior colleagues. The role offers hybrid working arrangements with travel to client sites and offices in London, Manchester and Edinburgh.

Qualifications

• Excellent quantitative research skills and ability to manage projects end-to-end.
• Experience in designing questionnaires and data collection tools.
• Ability to interpret data and craft insights and narratives.
• Experience contributing to proposals and business development activities.
• Strong project management and supplier coordination abilities.
• Excellent time management and ability to handle multiple projects.
• Attention to detail and focus on solutions.
• Proven ability to work in multidisciplinary teams with clients.
• Clear written and spoken English with versatile writing styles.

Responsibilities

• Lead quantitative or mixed-methods research projects from inception to final reports and presentations.
• Write and contribute to research proposals to win new work and develop skills.
• Mentor and train junior researchers, with potential line management duties.
• Collaborate with policy, energy, environment, and transport teams and internal experts.

Skills

Exceptional quantitative research

Questionnaire design

Data interpretation

Proposals & business development

Project management

Time management

Attention to detail

Teamwork & client negotiation

Strong written and verbal English

Curiosity & drive to grow business

Tools

NVivo

SPSS

Job description

Job Description

Research Manager – Quantitative / Mixed Methods (Trade, Innovation & Enterprise)

Ipsos Public Affairs is recruiting for an experienced quantitative or mixed-methods Research Manager to run high profile studies which influence government policy and decisions.

We have offices in London, Manchester and Edinburgh. We welcome applications from candidates that can be based from one of these locations and open to travel for internal/client meetings.

The Trade, Innovation And Enterprise Team Within Ipsos Public Affairs is a fast-growing team of social researchers and evaluators. We work to understand and shape the interactions between businesses, government and the public. We carry out a wide range of qualitative and quantitative projects. These address some of the most important challenges facing society, including

• How and why businesses grow and prosper
• The challenges faced by different types of businesses, such as SMEs, or those in creative and tech industries
• How the UK works and trades with other countries, and what businesses and the UK public think about this
• How UK organisations can meet their Net Zero commitments

Our work has influenced trade policies (e.g. around the NI Protocol) and strategies (e.g. the National AI Strategy), strengthened the evidence base for various business tax reliefs (e.g. Video Games Tax Relief) and supported new businesses to deal with challenges like cyber crime.

What is in it for you?

This is a fantastic career opportunity for a Research manager to use their research skills to work with a range of research participants, including businesses, industry bodies, and policy experts.

You Will Have The Opportunity To

• Lead project teams and be the first point of contact for our clients.
• Train, mentor and delegate to junior team members, while learning from experienced project directors who will give support and guidance.
• Work closely with our associated policy teams, the Energy and Environment team, and Transport and Infrastructure team, as well as our evaluation, economic analysis, stats analysis and qualitative methods experts in Ipsos Public Affairs.

The Role…

• Managing quantitative or mixed-methods research projects from inception through to the final reports and presentations
• Writing and contributing to research proposals, to help us win exciting new work and develop your proposal writing skills
• Supporting the development of our team including training and mentoring junior researchers to improve their research skills. This may include getting involved in line managing junior staff, being supported to run training for the team, or taking on specific business development roles (e.g. building your policy knowledge for specific client accounts)

Specific Responsibilities Might Include

• Ensuring projects are delivered on budget and to time, through effective project planning (including planning ahead and managing risks) and delegation
• Effective communication with clients and stakeholders as main point of contact for research projects.
• Taking the lead on designing questionnaires and topic guides to meet client/study objectives
• Effectively managing relationships with suppliers and with internal operations colleagues to ensure specifications are met
• Monitoring fieldwork and recruitment (quantitative and qualitative)
• Drafting quantitative data specifications and checking data files
• Writing reports and presentations that deliver insights to meet the stakeholder’s and client's objectives
• Making suggestions for more efficient or effective approaches
• Working in multidisciplinary teams
• Taking a proactive approach to developing knowledge of clients
• Contributing to business development and proposals
• Working with the client and colleagues to share knowledge and identify new research opportunities, including using AI and innovative methods to further the Ipsos offering

Essential Skills

We are seeking someone with experience in or someone with a keen interest in our policy areas, such as trade, enterprise and/or economic policy.

Ideally you will be a mixed methods researcher equally adept and well versed in both quantitative and qualitative methods.

• Exceptional quantitative research skills, and ability to comfortably manage projects and deliver day-to-day
• Experience in writing questionnaires
• Ability to understand and interpret data to find insights and narratives
• Experience in contributing to proposals and business development activities
• Good project management skills including working with suppliers and timetable management
• Time management skills, working across multiple projects, prioritising tasks efficiently and meeting demanding deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail, organisational skills, and a focus on solutions
• Proven ability to work well in teams, handle clients and negotiate with suppliers
• Confident and clear written and verbal communication skills, with a high level of accurate use of English, and the ability to write in a variety of styles
• Curiosity and drive to help to grow our business

Desirable Skills

• Policy knowledge and expertise in trade, enterprise and/or economic policy
• Experience of leading on primary research components of wider evaluation studies
• Use of analysis software, such as NVivo, SPSS or other statistics packages

Benefits

• 25 days annual leave
• pension contribution
• income protection
• life assurance
• range health & wellbeing
• financial benefits
• professional development opportunities

We have a hybrid approach to work and ask people to be in the office or with clients for 3 days per week. We appreciate you may have commitments outside of work and will consider flexible working applications - please highlight what you are looking for when you make your application.

We are committed to equality, treating people fairly, promoting a positive and inclusive working environment and ensuring we have diversity of people and views.

We recognise that this is important for our business success - a more diverse workforce will enable us to better reflect and understand the world we research and ultimately deliver better research and insight to our clients.

We are proud to be a member of the Disability Confident scheme, certified as a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer.

We provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

Your application will be reviewed by someone from our Talent Team who will be in touch either way to let you know the outcome.

About Us

Ipsos is one of the world’s largest research companies and currently the only one primarily managed by researchers, ranking as a #1 full-service research organization for four consecutive years. With over 75 different data-driven solutions, and presence in 90 markets, Ipsos brings together research, implementation, methodological, and subject-matter experts from around the world, combining thematic and technical experts to deliver top-quality research and insights. Simply speaking, we help the biggest companies solve some of their biggest problems, serving more than 5000 clients across the globe by providing research, data, and insights on their target markets. And we are proud of our continuous efforts in making Ipsos the best place to work!

About The Team

The Public Affairs Service Line is the world leader in Social and Opinion Research.We work with clients on political and public opinion polling, citizen and stakeholder management, social policy improvement, sustainable development strategy and identifying societal trends and perceptions across several sectors.We assess how government and public affairs policies as well as societal trends and views impact our client’s brand/products/markets.