Research Manager (Part-Time) in Portland

Our vision is for safe and effective nursing and midwifery practice across the four countries of the UK – regulated and supported by the NMC – a fit for the future organisation, with fairness and equity at the heart of everything we do. Our role is to protect the public and maintain confidence in the nursing and midwifery professions. As the largest independent regulator in Europe of more than 860,000 nursing and midwifery professionals, we have a crucial role in making this a reality.

We do this by setting and promoting high education and professional standards for all future and registered nurses and midwives in the UK and nursing associates in England. We also ensure every nurse, midwife and nursing associate on our Register meets clear standards of conduct and practice which protects the public and the reputation of our professions. We are building a new NMC with integrity, fairness, respect, equity and effectiveness at its core.

The NMC needs insight to choose the best approaches to regulation and evaluate the impact of our work. We also have a responsibility to share insights from our work as a regulator with others to help influence positive changes in the wider health and social care environment for the benefit of those receiving care.

The insight team at the NMC produces a lot of outputs to support more effective regulatory decision-making. These outputs, while often produced for very specific purposes, contain useful insights that would be of interest and helpful to others outside of the NMC.

As Research and Evidence Manager you will lead the development and production of our flagship insight publications (including our Spotlight on Nursing and Midwifery publication) – a key part of which is translating our portfolio of insight outputs into coherent and compelling stories that contribute directly to the NMC’s corporate priorities and influencing objectives.

You’ll work collaboratively with colleagues and external partners to proactively identify gaps and influencing opportunities to inform NMC insights. You’ll matrix manage other insight colleagues who are producing insights to feed into NMC outputs.

You’ll be an experienced research, insight or evidence professional with a strong track record of turning complex information into clear, compelling narratives that influence decision-making and drive positive change. You’ll have excellent writing and editing skills, with the ability to adapt your approach for different audiences, from senior leaders and policymakers to professional and public stakeholders.

You’ll be highly collaborative, building effective relationships across teams and with external partners to maximise the impact of our insight work. You’ll be comfortable working in a matrix environment, providing leadership and direction to colleagues while supporting the delivery of high-quality outputs.

You’ll bring strong project management skills, balancing multiple priorities and ensuring that publications are delivered to a high standard and on time. You’ll also be motivated by the opportunity to evaluate the impact of insight activity and continuously improve how evidence is used to support the NMC’s strategic goals.

• 30 days annual leave
• Enhanced Pension Contributions via our attractive Pension Scheme – with a basic 8% employer contribution as standard which increases up to 14% with optional added Employee Contributions
• Life Insurance – 4 x current salary
• Hybrid working
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave
• 24 Hours Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Subsidised restaurant in our Portland Place office
• Season ticket loans

The role you are applying for is a flexible role, and whilst you will be posted initially to a team, this may require movement between teams as the flow of work dictates. You will of course understand that this flexible approach enables us to provide the best possible service to our registrants and reach the outcomes to our cases quickly and within a reasonable timeframe.

We are currently working to a policy of office attendance for two days per week with the rest of the time working from home. Before submitting your application, please ensure you are able to commit to working in one of our office locations twice per week. If you are applying for a part-time role, please pro-rata office attendance based on the number of days you would be working.

It is expected that staff new to the NMC will ordinarily be appointed to the bottom of the relevant pay band. Please note that we offer an annual review of salaries and adopt a generous progressive pay approach. For our internal colleagues, you will be paid in accordance to our internal pay policy.

We are in the process of introducing a vetting policy, and it is possible that this role may become subject to DBS and further vetting checks in future.