Senior Research Executive

Verian Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Professional growth

Social impact projects

Job summary

Verian is seeking a Senior Research Executive to join the Evaluation Practice in the UK. You will lead and deliver high-quality, mixed-methods evaluations and run large-scale quantitative surveys for government clients, shaping policy through robust evidence.

The role emphasizes project planning, design, quality delivery, and profitability management, with opportunities to collaborate with academic partners and cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and managing primary research quantitative surveys.
• Strong organisational skills with ability to deliver to time and budget.
• Excellent writing and presentation skills.
• Experience with SPSS or R.

Responsibilities

• Manage and deliver strands of high-quality large-scale surveys for the evaluation practice.
• Develop research tools and supporting materials.
• Execute online, telephone and push-to-web surveys.
• Liaise with clients for progress updates on project responsibilities.
• Interpret evidence across sources to tell the policy story and provide actionable recommendations.
• Actively engage with project budgets to ensure on-time delivery and cost control.
• Develop your own skills and support team learning and growth.

Skills

Quantitative surveys

Project management

Client communication

Team collaboration

Policy area interest

Tools

SPSS

R

PowerPoint

Job description

Contract: Permanent, Hybrid (3 days in office, 2 days remote)

About Verian

Verian is a purpose-led company, delivering high-impact projects that shape public policy and drive social change. From education to health, crime to energy, our projects make a real difference.

With offices in 15 countries, our consultants and researchers advise government departments, regulators, charities, and other public sector organisations to make informed decisions and improve people’s lives.

Operating globally, Verian has offices across Europe, Asia Pacific, and the United States.

About the Team

This role is with the Evaluation PracticeatVerian. Evaluation is one of the fastest expanding areas in social research today. There is an increasing focus within the UK government on more and better evaluation. As one of the top providers of evaluations to the UK government, Verian has a wide portfolio of evaluation studies covering areas such as crime (e.g drugs, anti-social behaviour, and violence against women and girls), education (e.g. with pupils, parents and adult learners), housing (e.g. reform of the private rented sector, investment in affordable housing) energy, environment and climate change (e.g increasing homes’ energy efficiency and exploring access to nature and impact on well-being).

We work on high profile projects that lead to meaningful social change, and we are looking for a Senior Research Executive, with quantitative survey experience, to grow and build a career in this important space. We are looking for someone who likes to ask questions, who can find the story in the data, and who wants to make a difference through their work.

About the Role

You will be working on high quality, mixed-methods evaluations, running high-profile quantitative surveys for a range of Government departments to deliver robust and impactful outputs to clients. This will involve project planning and research design, quality delivery and profitability management, while working collaboratively with colleagues across project teams to deliver high-quality research outputs. You will have the chance to build your networks, through work with specialist partners from academia and other research organisations.

The diversity of our projects will give you a chance to develop professionally and personally. You will be supported to follow your interests and to continue developing your evaluation expertise through formal and informal learning, contributing to a culture of learning and excellence.

We promote an atmosphere of collaboration, where cooperation, flexibility, and mobility are encouraged. As well as your experienced evaluation colleagues, you will have the chance to work with a range of other teams, including our methods specialists (covering techniques such as RCTs, quasi-experimental approaches, participatory qualitative research and deliberative approaches, and face to face, push-to-web and telephone surveys), our behavioural practice, and data solutions experts.

What You’ll Do

• Manage and deliver strands of high-quality large-scale surveys for the evaluation practice
• Develop research tools and supporting materials
• Execute different quantitative research methodologies, including online, telephone and push-to-web
• Liaise with clients to provide progress updates on your areas of project responsibilities
• Interpret and synthesise evidence across multiple sources to tell the story of your research and actionable policy recommendations
• Actively engage with project budgets, to ensure working on time and costs
• Develop your own individual skills and support team members to learn and grow

What You’ll Bring

• Experience in designing and managing primary research quantitative surveys
• Highly organised, with a track record in delivering projects to quality, timetable and within budget
• Strong writing skills and PowerPoint design capabilities
• Strong delivery / verbal presentation to clients
• A collaborative team player who contributes positively to team learning and development
• Interest and / or experience in at least one of the following policy areas is desirable: housing, net zero, education, children’s social care, crime/justice, and transport.
• Experience running push-to-web or address based online surveying methodologies
• Experience with SPSS or R

Why Verian?

• Work on socially meaningful projects in a supportive, collaborative environment
• Hybrid working and flexible arrangements
• Professional growth and development opportunities

We encourage applications from all sections of society and provide reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities throughout the application and interview process.