Senior Research Leader - Energy & Policy Impact

Centre for Sustainable Energy; Gloucester; Sur place; GBP 90 000 - 120 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Company pension scheme (8% employer, 6

25 days' paid holiday

Subsidised bike purchase

Life Assurance

Health Cash plan

Retail discounts

Discounted breakdown cover

Fees and expenses on relevant training

Flexible working hours

Résumé du poste

Centre for Sustainable Energy is seeking an experienced research leader to shape and deliver evidence that supports a fair and sustainable energy transition. You’ll lead major research projects, win new funding, and build relationships with partners, funders and policymakers to ensure real-world impact.

You will oversee social research work, guide researchers, and develop opportunities to strengthen CSE’s portfolio while advancing its strategic objectives.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading impactful research programs.
• Experience developing funding proposals and securing new streams of work.
• Skills in research design, data analysis, survey design, and evaluation methods.
• Excellent written and verbal communication for diverse audiences.
• Ability to coordinate teams, stakeholders and clients for delivery.
• Strong time management, prioritisation and problem solving.
• Deep knowledge of UK sustainable energy policy and social dimensions of energy transition.
• Self-motivated, flexible, and able to work independently.

Responsabilités

• Manage large, strategic, technically complex research projects including design, planning, ethics, data management, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation.
• Provide expertise in research management and social research across CSE.
• Bring advanced knowledge of social impacts of the UK energy transition and/or related specialist area.
• Lead and coordinate work of others, including external partners and subcontractors.
• Develop and maintain relationships with project partners and funders.
• Identify opportunities to influence policy and develop new funding proposals.
• Condense research insights into outputs, communications and policy influence.
• Present outputs to clients and stakeholders and represent CSE at events.
• Line manage two junior team members and mentor.
• Participate in workload planning across the Research & Analysis team.

Connaissances

Research leadership

Funding proposal development

Research management

Data analysis

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Time management

Policy influence

Independent working

Description du poste

Centre for Sustainable Energy is seeking an experienced research leader to shape and deliver evidence that supports a fair and sustainable energy transition. You’ll lead major research projects, win new funding, and build relationships with partners, funders and policymakers to ensure real-world impact.

You will oversee social research work, guide researchers, and develop opportunities to strengthen CSE’s portfolio while advancing its strategic objectives.