About you
The ideal candidate will have a strong research background in UK based social research with a depth of experience in some or all of the relevant sectors (employment support, welfare, wellbeing, health, justice, housing and young people).
This role requires an excellent leader who can bring our strategic direction to life.
We’re looking for an ambitious, passionate and commercially minded expert who wants to join a business where they can really contribute to its success and growth.
Experience and understanding of working in a large research agency is highly preferrable.
You will be able to demonstrate a proven track record of leading and managing research teams and have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
You must have excellent communication and presentation skills and have the proven ability to work collaboratively with clients and stakeholders as well as your team and the wider business.
We look for people who are leaders with the right balance of motivation, drive and support, you should be collaborative and keen to work alongside your peers to continue to create success here at IFF.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Senior Leadership Team as a Research Team Director, leading a team of Researchers and Research Directors across a range of sectors including; employment support, welfare, wellbeing, health, justice, housing and young people.
As a Research Team Director, you will be a people leader who has a passion to create and maintain a working environment where your team thrive and IFF is known as a great place to work. You will work to operationalise the strategic direction of the company, ensuring that your team achieves target profitability whilst striving to ensure that IFF operate as the foremost social research agency.
Key Responsibilities
- Leading a team of 40+ Researchers and Directors to win and deliver cutting edge research throughout your relevant sectors.
- Support Directors and Sector Heads to operate at thought leaders in their field and ensure they’re winning and delivering impactful work.
- Identify and support team development opportunities through skills gap analysis.
- Drive employee engagement through effective communication, support and team development.
- Drive profitability across the team.
What do we offer
We offer a truly person-centred business that values input from its team. We focus on creating a healthy work life balance for all our team and our Values and Rules of the Game are lived every day.
You will have the opportunity to build your career and expertise here creating impact and influence, you will also be able to undertake in house and external training where appropriate.
Our offices are based in central London. We operate on a hybrid flexible model with core hours between 11-3 to allow you to adjust your working time to suit your personal needs.
We offer 28 days holiday (plus BH) which will increase by one day after 3 and 5 years to a maximum of 30 days. We welcome flexibility around our core hours. Our benefits are designed to suit all employees and we offer an enhanced contributory pension, private healthcare and life assurance among other benefits.
As well as this we have numerous social events that bring the team together, committees to influence business progress and monthly events that ensure we connect across the business.
Employee benefits
Competitive remuneration
- Competitive salary
- Pension – we’ll contribute 12% of your basic salary
- Holiday – 28 days per year, in addition to bank holidays, with an additional day at 3 years and then 5 years service
Health & wellbeing
- Private healthcare
- Flexible working policy, with part-time and remote options available. As well as the ability to work around our core hours (11-3), allowing you start earlier or finish later so it works for you
- Enhanced family leave policies – maternity and paternity
A sociable & supportive culture
- Quarterly team days and lunches
- Dedicated social and wellbeing committees who organise events throughout the year
- Multiple sports and interest groups to join
- 2 paid volunteering days
About IFF
IFF is an award-winning social and market research agency, which sits at the summit of UK public policy and social research, conducting many of the largest and highest profile studies in the sector. Because no two projects are the same, our experienced team provide tailor-made research solutions, adapting our approach to issues and audiences. Meaning the research we deliver is tailored to each client’s specific needs.
As a full-service agency, we offer a full suite of research and evaluation services, including data collection, data analysis and reporting, covering quantitative and qualitative methodologies. We have a range of expertise across our key sectors which are: Business & Enterprise; Education; Energy & Environment; Financial Services; Higher Education; Housing; Learning & Skills; Regulation; and Work, Welfare & Wellbeing
We’re really proud that time and time again we hear that the best thing about working here is our people. We attract and retain some of the most talented, friendly and interesting people within the industry; people with different ways of thinking and working, but with a shared goal of delivering impactful insight that makes a difference.
