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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.
Registered Charity
51 - 100
To develop, inspire, support and sustain a movement of organisations working together to achieve positive futures for people who are homeless.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are looking for a Research Manager to join a small team responsible for commissioning, managing and conducting high quality, robust social research.
The Research Team works closely with colleagues across the Youth Futures Foundation to support our mission as a What Works Centre.
The Research Manager will manage the next phases of work on two of our key evidence resources, the Youth Employment Toolkit and the Youth Employment Evidence and Gap Map.
They will:
- Contribute to our wider research strategy, including conducting evidence synthesis, and supporting Youth Futures’ mission to create, translate and embed evidence to improve youth employment outcomes.
- Design, manage and carry out research projects, including analysis and synthesis of evidence on youth employment and related themes.
- Lead research commissioning processes and manage commissioned research projects, including contracts and budgets, securing high quality research from providers.
This will be a Fixed term contract of 6 to 9 months maternity cover and can be based at our Birmingham, Leeds or London hub.
We currently operate a hybrid model of two-days per week in the office and three-days from home.
Please download our recruitment pack for more information on this opportunity.
Due to receiving high volumes of interest in our opportunities, this vacancy may close earlier than the advertised deadline. To ensure your application is considered, please submit it as soon as possible.
Registered Charity
51 - 100
We are the national What Works Centre for youth employment, with a specific focus on marginalised young people.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.