Research Manager: Social Impact & Client Lead

Spalding Goobey Associates; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Spalding Goobey Associates is seeking a Research Manager to lead social/public sector projects in a hybrid London setting. You will own projects end-to-end, coordinating client communications, survey design, fieldwork, and analysis to deliver impactful insights.

The role emphasizes ownership, thought leadership, and shaping a growing research team through mentoring and process improvement, with exposure to AI-enhanced methods.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of social or political primary research, in an agency or consultancy environment.
• Experience communicating with clients and contributing to proposals; seeking greater ownership.
• Knowledge of how to analyse using R or Python and comfort with AI in research workflows.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of research projects, including client management and scoping.
• Create surveys and manage fieldwork; perform analysis and deliver insight reports with presentation to clients.
• Lead client communications, identify opportunities for growth within existing accounts.
• Conduct own research, write thought leadership, and host events with stakeholders.
• Support senior team members with proposals and help build out the research function by training juniors.

Skills

Quantitative research

Qualitative research

Survey design

Client management

R/Python data analysis

AI in research workflows

Team leadership

Tools

R

Python

Job description

Spalding Goobey Associates is seeking a Research Manager to lead social/public sector projects in a hybrid London setting. You will own projects end-to-end, coordinating client communications, survey design, fieldwork, and analysis to deliver impactful insights.

The role emphasizes ownership, thought leadership, and shaping a growing research team through mentoring and process improvement, with exposure to AI-enhanced methods.