Senior Research Manager

Job Title: Senior Research Manager

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Location: Bristol Office (Hybrid - minimum 2 days per week in the office)

Salary: £44,736 to £49,028 per annum (Band H/I, depending on experience), with a salary review after successful completion of a 5-month probationary period

Job Type: Permanent, Full time (37.5 hours per week)

The Role:

We are looking for an experienced research leader to help shape and deliver research that supports a fair and sustainable energy transition. You'll lead major research and evaluation projects, develop new opportunities for CSE's work, and build relationships with partners, funders and policymakers to ensure our evidence informs real-world decisions.

You will identify new opportunities, develop compelling funding proposals, and work with colleagues to win new projects that strengthen CSE's research portfolio and influence. You'll manage large, strategic and technically complex research projects, providing social research expertise and advanced subject knowledge to advance CSE's strategic objectives.

Through your work, you will help ensure that social and behavioural evidence plays a central role in reducing fuel poverty, tackling climate change and creating a more equitable energy system.

Specific responsibilities:

An applicant appointed to the role will be expected to:

• Manage large, strategic and technically complex research projects, including research design, planning, ethics, data management, budgeting, monitoring and evaluation.
• Provide expertise in research management and social research across CSE.
• Contribute advanced subject knowledge in the social impacts of the UK energy transition and/or a specialist area relevant to CSE's mission.
• Provide leadership and coordination of the work of others, including external partners and subcontractors.
• Develop and maintain relationships with project partners and funders.
• Identify opportunities for CSE to influence policy and industry developments, and develop new funding proposals.
• Consolidate research insights to deliver impactful outputs, communications and policy influence.
• Present outputs to clients and wider stakeholders and represent CSE at external events.
• Line manage two junior members of the team, providing mentoring and support.
• Participate in effective workload planning across the Research & Analysis team.

To see a more detailed list of responsibilities please see the supporting documents attached. These documents are also available to download from our website. xgikmsk

About you:

Essential attributes for this role include:

• A strong track record of conducting and leading impactful research, including complex, large-scale projects.
• Experience develo...