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Research Manager

Location: Flexible, London Head Office (minimum 2 days per week in the office) or Home Based
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £44,598 (London, Hybrid) or £40,320 (home-based)
Closing Date: 9.00am, Monday 17 August 2026
Interview Dates: Thursday 3 September and Friday 4 September 2026 (expected)

Join Homeless Link

Homeless Link is the national membership charity for frontline homeless agencies in England. With more than 750 members, we work to improve services and campaign for policy change that will help end homelessness and ensure that everyone has a place to call home and the support they need to keep it.  

As part of the Social Change directorate the Policy and Research team lead Homeless Link’s evidence, policy influencing and thought leadership activities. The research team generates robust evidence and practical insight to improve outcomes for people experiencing homelessness. We exist to contribute to the national evidence base needed to shape policy, challenge narratives, and advocate for system-level change. We deliver applied mixed-methods social research that helps organisations, commissioners, and communities understand needs, experiences, and what works to strengthen responses to homelessness.

About the Role

We’re looking to recruit a Research Manager to support the delivery of our strategic research portfolio. This role will involve managing and delivering research design, data collection, analysis and reporting, while working collaboratively with colleagues across Homeless Link, member organisations, academics, government officials, partners and people with lived experience.

The successful candidate will be an excellent project manager with strong quantitative research skills. They will have communication and relationship building skills, understanding of interpreting research findings in wider policy contexts, and of making strategic recommendations for national and local policy and decision makers.  For full details of the role please download our Recruitment Pack.

About You

We're looking for an experienced researcher with strong project management skills and expertise in both quantitative and qualitative research methods. You'll be comfortable working with data, producing high-quality analysis and communicating findings to a wide range of audiences.

You will bring:

• Experience managing research or evaluation projects from inception to completion.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
• Experience analysing and interpreting data from multiple sources.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work collaboratively with stakeholders.
• Experience using research and data analysis software such as SPSS, R, NVivo or Power BI.

Location and Working Arrangements

This role can be based at our London Head Office or b can be home-based, with flexibility to work remotely. The successful candidate must be willing to travel across the UK when required, including occasional overnight stays.

Employee Benefits

Homeless Link is proud to offers a wide range of generous benefits including:

• 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part-time employees)
• Enhanced Maternity, Parental, Adoption and Sick Pay schemes
• Enhanced employer pension contributions and Salary Exchange Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Season Ticket Loan scheme
• Access to the Blue Light Card scheme
• Group Life Assurance scheme (4x Scheme Salary benefit)
• Flexible working arrangements
• Commitment to continuous learning and professional development

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

Homeless Link is committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce and actively welcomes applications from people with lived experience of homelessness, people from Black and minority ethnic communities, disabled people and other underrepresented groups. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and creating an environment where everyone can thrive.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV and a covering letter explaining how you meet the requirements of the role to recruitment email. Applicants that do not submit a covering letter, will not be considered. If you have any questions regarding this vacancy, please contact the recruitment team on the above email address.

Please note: All successful applicants will be required to provide proof of your eligibility to work in the UK and complete or provide a basic DBS certificate.  

About Picker

Picker is an Oxford-based charity with an international reputation for measuring and improving patient, service user and staff experience. Our mission is to make person-centred health and social care a reality for everyone. We work with NHS organisations, government bodies, charities and healthcare providers in the UK and internationally.

About the role

The Research Manager is responsible for the programme management of the NHS Staff Survey Programme, providing leadership across all aspects of programme development, delivery and continuous improvement. The post holder is accountable for maintaining high standards of quality and customer service, ensuring the needs of NHS England and programme stakeholders are met.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the centre of a high-profile national programme and help shape the future direction of staff experience measurement across the NHS.

Skills and experience

We are looking for someone with:

• Significant experience of applied quantitative research, including survey design, research methods, data analysis and reporting.
• Experience of managing complex research or survey programmes involving multiple stakeholders, competing priorities and tight deadlines.
• Strong leadership and project management skills, including planning resources, monitoring progress and driving successful delivery.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with experience of working effectively with clients, partners and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and numerical skills, with the ability to interpret and communicate findings clearly to a range of audiences.
• A degree (or equivalent professional experience) in a relevant discipline.

Experience of healthcare, social care or charity-sector research, alongside knowledge of software such as SPSS, Qualtrics or ClickUp, would be advantageous.

If you're passionate about using research to improve health and care services and are looking for an opportunity to lead high-profile national survey programmes, we'd love to hear from you.

Research Initiatives Manager
£47,240 per annum plus excellent benefits
Hybrid working – London office and home-based
35 hours per week, full-time
Permanent

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) is seeking an experienced and motivated Research Initiatives Manager to lead programmes that strengthen research capacity, capability and innovation across the paediatric workforce.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Research and Evidence team and play a leading role in shaping the future of child health research. Working closely with senior clinicians, including the Officer for Research and the Officer for Genomics, you will lead a portfolio of projects and initiatives designed to support paediatricians in developing academic skills, engaging in research and preparing for emerging developments in healthcare, including genomic medicine.

Reporting to the Head of Research and Evidence, you will lead the delivery of  a range of research initiatives focused on building research capability across the profession and manage the RCPCH Genomics Programme. You will work collaboratively with colleagues, external partners, researchers, clinicians and funders to develop resources, events and programmes that support the paediatric workforce and improve outcomes for children and young people.

You will also manage a small team, oversee funded projects and represent the College across national research and genomics networks, helping to position RCPCH as a leading voice in paediatric research and innovation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading the delivery of research initiatives that strengthen research capacity and capability across the paediatric workforce
• Managing the RCPCH Genomics Programme and supporting the integration of genomic medicine into paediatric practice
• Developing and delivering educational resources, webinars, workshops, conferences and events relating to research and genomics
• Providing strategic project leadership to support paediatricians undertaking academic and clinical research
• Managing research funding and funded projects, ensuring strong governance, compliance and achievement of objectives
• Acting as operational lead for relevant committees, working groups and project boards, ensuring effective governance and reporting
• Building and maintaining relationships with clinicians, academics, funders, policymakers and external partners
• Representing the College on external committees, advisory groups, conferences and stakeholder forums
• Working with colleagues across the College to develop communication plans and promote research initiatives and opportunities
• Supporting the identification of funding opportunities and contributing to grant applications and income generation activities
• Deputising for the Head of Research and Evidence when required
• Managing and developing two direct reports to deliver high-quality outcomes across the programme portfolio

Essential skills and experience include:

• Postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience in a research, health sciences, life sciences, genetics or genomics-related field
• Strong understanding of the UK clinical research infrastructure and research funding landscape
• Experience managing research funding, funded projects, budgets and compliance requirements
• Experience developing funding bids, grant applications or research proposals
• Knowledge of child health research and the clinical academic environment
• Experience producing high-quality reports, briefing papers, presentations and communications for a range of audiences
• Experience building and managing relationships with academics, clinicians, committees and external stakeholders
• Strong programme and project management skills, with experience delivering complex initiatives and managing multiple priorities
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly and persuasively
• Experience working collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and organisational boundaries
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to work independently

Desirable:

• Knowledge of research methodology and data analysis techniques
• Experience organising conferences, workshops, webinars or professional events
• Understanding of genomic medicine and its application within healthcare
• Knowledge of research governance, ethics, data protection and patient confidentiality requirements
• Experience working within healthcare, research, academic or professional membership organisations

The RCPCH has more than 25,000 members and fellows worldwide and plays a leading role in improving child health and supporting paediatricians across the UK and internationally. Through our Digital Health Programme, we are helping to ensure that paediatricians have the skills, knowledge and resources needed to embrace innovation and improve outcomes for children and young people.

Our values – Include, Influence, Innovate and Inspire – are central to everything we do. We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are under-represented at this level of the organisation.

We operate a flexible and modern hybrid working policy. This role is based across our London office and home working, with two days per week in our London office and the remainder working remotely.

The RCPCH is committed to safeguarding the children, young people and adults it has contact with. All staff are expected to share this commitment. Employment is subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. If you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible.

Closing date: 

Do you have experience in research grants management and extensive knowledge of research grants funding mechanisms? Could you help ensure that Alzheimer’s Society’s research funding processes are sector-leading and effectively meeting the needs of the dementia research community?

About the role
We are recruiting for a Research Grants Manager to join on a full-time, permanent contract working 35 hours per week. This is a home-based role, with occasional travel required for conferences, events and in-person stakeholder or team meetings.

As Research Grants Manager you will lead on the annual delivery of Alzheimer’s Society’s research grant funding programmes. Your extensive knowledge of research grants funding mechanisms will ensure that the Society facilitates robust, transparent and efficient expert review processes, ensuring effective use of the Society’s research funds.

In this role you will ensure that the Alzheimer’s Society’s research funding processes are sector-leading by working alongside partners such as the Association of Medical Research Charities to ensure our team follows best practice. You will develop new funding programmes and grant types in partnership with the Senior Research Manager and other external organisations, putting Alzheimer’s Society’s strategic objectives for research into practice.

You will lead on the evaluation of our existing funding schemes, ensuring they are effectively meeting the needs of the dementia research community. You will also be responsible for overseeing the management of a £50million+ active grants portfolio. Using this portfolio, you will highlight research outcomes and impact, supporting the Society to demonstrate the real-world difference made by our research funding and tell compelling narratives about the impact of our work.

About you
Joining us, you’ll be a natural communicator able to work collaboratively with others effectively, with a genuine enthusiasm for scientific research. You’ll be able to translate complex scientific and medical information into clear, accessible content for a range of audiences. You’ll have experience in research grants management, ideally in a medical research charity or similar funding organisation.

Crucially, you’ll have line management experience and the ability to lead and develop large, high performing team, as well as the interpersonal skills required to lead and work collaboratively with a range of internal and external stakeholders. We’re also looking for you to have good organisational skills and experience of managing or coordinating multiple projects or programmes with differing timelines effectively.

What you’ll focus on:

- Managing and overseeing delivery all elements of research funding calls.
- Inducting and maintaining key relationships with members of our Grant Advisory Board and expert reviewers who support the grant review processes.
- Overseeing efficient and professional support to funded grant holders, ensuring that grants are managed within agreed terms and conditions.
- Overseeing the outputs and outcomes of research funded by Alzheimer’s Society and disseminate this information across different teams within Alzheimer’s Society.
- Evaluating the Society’s research funding programme and grant types, ensuring that the Society’s funding calls meet the needs of the dementia academic community and deliver upon the Society’s research strategy.
- Supporting the Senior Research Manager and Head of Research in raising the profile of the Alzheimer’s Society’s research programme in the scientific and research community (including giving presentations, written materials and attending stakeholder events).
- Line managing the Research Grants team (one Senior Research Grants Officer and three Research Grants Officers) who deliver the Society’s research programme.

About Alzheimer's Society - who are we and what’s our mission?
Dementia is the UK’s biggest killer. One in three people born in the UK today will develop dementia in their lifetime.

At Alzheimer’s Society, we’re the UK’s leading dementia charity and the only one to tackle all aspects of dementia by giving help and hope to people living with dementia today and in the future. We give vital support to people facing the most frightening times of their lives, while also funding ground-breaking research and campaigning to make dementia the priority it should be.

Together with our supporters, we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives.

Our values make sure that our focus is clear for the challenges and opportunities ahead and remind us of what we all stand for.

Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging
We need to ensure the voices around our table better reflect and understand the communities we exist to serve. We strongly encourage individuals to apply who have a disability, impairment or health condition or individuals who identify as part of a minority ethnic background, as these groups are currently under-represented at Alzheimer's Society.

Our hiring process
We want you to bring your whole self to the process. Applications are anonymised until interview stage, and we’re happy to support any adjustments. Share your feedback via our candidate survey when applying to help us improve. We may close early if we receive high interest (with 48 hours’ notice). Some roles may require a DBS check as part of our safer recruitment commitment. Thinking about using AI during the recruitment process? we know this can be helpful in many ways but remember to include your personal and authentic self too. Your voice and experience are what really set you apart.

Giving back to you
At Alzheimer’s Society, we value our people and take a total reward approach to pay and benefits. You’ll enjoy a generous double-matched pension scheme, 27 days’ annual leave (plus bank holidays and wellbeing days), and access to a free Health Shield Cash Plan, 24/7 EAP, Thrive mental wellbeing support, and virtual GP services. Our Society Plus platform offers exclusive discounts, wellbeing resources, and recognition schemes, while our flexible working, family-friendly policies, and life assurance provide peace of mind and work/life balance. We also offer a free Will-writing service and long service awards to recognise your ongoing commitment.

We’re looking for someone who makes things happen

We’re looking for a proactive, curious and practical research and evaluation leader who spots opportunities, builds partnerships, and helps us turn lived experience into evidence that improves services, influences policy and drives change.

The Hepatitis C Trust is one of the UK’s biggest lived-experience organisations working in Inclusion Health. With almost 500 staff and volunteers, our teams work in communities and prisons across England, and in parts of Scotland and Wales, reaching people that mainstream health services routinely struggle to engage.

This gives us a unique reach among populations whose voices are too often missing from research, policy and service design.

Our research and evaluation programme aims to:

• Evidence the impact of our programmes and services.
• Understand what works, and what doesn’t, in improving outcomes for marginalised and excluded communities.
• Strengthen our understanding of the value and potential of peer-led and lived experience approaches.
• Improve the representation of excluded populations in research, policy and service design.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has a strong background in research and evaluation, including both qualitative and quantitative methods.
• Is proactive, self-directed and comfortable taking ownership of projects.
• Has experience of generating evidence that informs policy, practice or service improvement.
• Is excited by the potential of lived experience and peer-led approaches.
• Builds strong relationships and enjoys working collaboratively.
• Has excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Is committed to equity, inclusion and social justice.

Why this role?

You’ll have genuine autonomy to help shape a growing research and evaluation function within one of the UK’s leading lived-experience organisations. Most importantly, you’ll have the opportunity to generate evidence that changes services, influences policy and improves outcomes for some of the most marginalised communities in society.

Recruitment timetable

Application deadline: 11:59 PM on Sunday 23rd August

First-round interviews: 7-8 September 2026

Salary: £38-40k

The role can be full-time or part-time, depending on the successful candidate’s availability. Ideally, you’ll work from our London office at least two days a week, although we can be flexible for the right person.

The Hepatitis C Trust is committed to equity and inclusion, and particularly welcomes applications from people with lived experience of hepatitis C, drug use, homelessness, the criminal justice system, or other experiences of social exclusion.

We have an exciting vacancy for a new member of staff to join Transport for All to lead the development and delivery of our Research Team. This role includes a mixture of team and programme management, project delivery, new business and research funding applications. You’ll be responsible for income generation via your programmes, while ensuring that our research work delivers on improving transport accessibility for all disabled people. 

You’ll manage our research work which seeks to change the culture of transport and street design for the long term. Our research is highly respected within the sector and by local and national government. It also challenges the sector status quo by modelling a progressive and proactive approach to co-design and co-production by ensuring meaningful engagement with disabled people. 

Please visit our website to download our candidate pack, including a detailed job description and information on how to apply. 

Are you passionate about using research and insight to help organisations make better decisions and create greater impact? Join Shelter as our Audience Research and Insight Manager and play a key role in helping us better understand the people we support, engage and influence.

About the role

The role of Audience Research and Insight Manager is a vital role, working with teams across Shelter to develop valuable insights into our key and varied audiences, ensuring user needs are valued along with the needs of the organisation, and our work is underpinned by actionable insight. Our audiences include donors (regular givers, occasional donors, eventers, community fundraisers), retail audiences (online and high street shoppers and donors), campaigners, service users, volunteers and elite audiences (journalists, politicians, policy makers, housing professionals) and corporate partners.

Role specifics

We’re looking for someone who can lead and develop audience research and insight that helps Shelter better understand, engage and support the people we work with. You’ll manage a team of User Researchers, champion user-centred and inclusive research practices, and bring together evidence from research, analytics and audience data to generate clear, actionable insights. Working collaboratively across the organisation, you’ll help teams make informed decisions about audiences, messaging and channels, while promoting an insight-led culture, monitoring external trends and ensuring research continues to shape Shelter’s strategy and impact.

Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Benefits 

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About the team

This role sits in the 7-person Strategic Evaluation and Insight team which sits in the Digital and Audience Engagement sub directorate, within the Campaigns, Policy and Communications (CPC) department.

The team is a keystone in shaping and delivering the work of Shelter bringing together Strategic Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning, Audience insight and User Research.

About Shelter

Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.

We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.

We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

Safeguarding statement

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies. 

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

Senior Government and Research Fundraising Manager

Location: Bristol with hybrid working (40% office based)

Salary: £43,000 to £45,000 per annum FTE

Hours: Part-time, 28 hours per week (0.8 FTE)

Contract: Fixed term (up to 14 months - maternity cover)

Vacancy dates

Closing date for applications: Sunday 9th August 2026 

Interviews will be held on: Friday 14th August 2026 (with Wednesday 19th August reserved for 2nd stage interviews if required) 

Expected Start date: Monday 5th October 2026 

Expected End date: Friday 31st December 2027 

About our Organisation

The Soil Association, formed in 1946, is the only UK charity which works across the spectrum of human health, the environment and animal welfare. That’s because we cannot tackle these issues in isolation. 

We campaign for change, we support farming innovation, we serve healthy food in communities, we support and grow the organic market, and we protect forests. We couldn't do any of this without our supporters, partners, donors and dedicated staff. We make a difference in the world where it’s needed the most. 

About the Opportunity

2026 is our 80th year and an exciting time to join the Soil Association.  We have an ambitious strategy to 2030 with inspiring, scalable projects which deliver impact across the food system.  We are seeking 14-month maternity cover for our Senior Government and Research Fundraising Manager to lead on significant funding opportunities through collaboration with multiple internal and external stakeholders.

About You

We are looking for an experienced fundraiser with specific experience in securing and managing researcher-led and government funding – managing processes from horizon scanning, through application to reporting and claiming and relationship stewardship.

You will: 

• Be an expert in horizon scanning for relevant funding opportunities

• Have extensive experience in managing multiple internal and external stakeholders including senior leadership teams 

• Have a proven track record of securing and managing significant six-figure plus funding from Government and research funding sources (both UK and international)

• Be a confident communicator with the ability to translate complex food systems and sustainability programmes into compelling, tailored applications 

• Be self-motivated, process-driven and thrive in a fast-paced environment

Our Benefits

We offer a range of financial and lifestyle benefits to all our employees, including: 

• 27 days annual holiday increasing to 30 days with length of service plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time)
• Pension scheme with ethical investment options and employer contribution increasing with length of service.
• Free membership of the Soil Association and discounts on organic produce.
• Volunteer days to give back to the local community or support green initiatives.
• Family friendly policies and flexible working
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Sociable and engaging workplace of professionals that share a passion for healthy, sustainable lifestyle and produce.

To Apply

Click ‘apply now’ to submit your CV and cover letter. Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early.

Please check your junk/spam folder if you do not receive a confirmation email upon submitting your application. All candidates will subsequently receive an email to confirm whether they have made it through to interview stage.

We know the value of diversity in nature and want it in our organisation. We recognise that diverse backgrounds and experiences will bring a fresh perspective to our work. If you're not sure about applying, please get in touch with us for a chat.

Thank you for your interest in supporting our work at the Soil Association.